Dolichopeza (Nesopeza), 1914

Men, Qiu-Lei, Dong, Yan, Yue, Chao, Cao, Yong & Xu, Zi-Kun, 2018, Six new species of Dolichopeza (Nesopeza) from China (Diptera: Tipulidae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae (Acta. Ent. Mus. Natl. Pragae) 58 (2), pp. 589-608 : 590

Key to species of Dolichopeza (Nesopeza) in China

1 Wing with ground color gray, cell c and outer end of cell sc whitish, brown areas distributed in prearcular and postarcular regions, one third of length of cell r, origin of Rs, cells r 2, r 3, r 5 and m 1, each with a conspicuously white enclosed area near outer end (see ALEXANDER 1928a: 456). ............................................. ................................. D. (N.) circe (Alexander, 1928)

‒ Wing with ground color or marking pattern not as above. ...................................................................... 2

2 Wing with dark markings extended from costal area. .................................................................................. 3

‒ Wing without marking pattern described as above. ... 4

3 Cell m 1 longer than its petiole. ................................ 5

‒ Cell m 1 not longer than its petiole. .......................... 6

4 Cell m 1 shorter than its petiole (see ALEXANDER 1937a: 370, Pl. I, fig. 4). ..... D. (N.) fabella Alexander, 1937

‒ Cell m 1 not shorter than its petiole. ......................... 9

5 Sc ending approximately opposite 4/5 of the length of Rs, the latter without basal spur (see DE MEIJERE 1911: 60). ........................ D. (N.) gracilis de Meijere, 1911

‒ Sc ending at the same level as the end of Rs, the latter bearing basal spur (see ALEXANDER 1935a: 137, Pl. I, fig. 3). ................................................................ ............ D. (N.) profundemarginata Alexander, 1935

6 Hypopygium with the tergal arms erose apically; cell m 1 subequal in length to its petiole (see ALEXANDER 1956: 657). ... D. (N.) tuberculifera Alexander, 1956

‒ Hypopygium without such arms; cell m 1 shorter than its petiole. ................................................................ 7

7 Sternite eight produced caudad into a stout lobe, on either side of median line with a further small lobule bearing a group of short setae, median area broad and membranous with a group of microscopic setulae (see ALEXANDER 1949: 191). .............................................. .................... D. (N.) magnisternata Alexander, 1949