Tipiula (Lunatipula) lunata Linnaeus, 1758

Men, Qiulei, Starkevich, Pavel & Podenas, Sigitas, 2020, Comparative morphological study of female internal reproductive system among nine species in the genus Tipula (Diptera: Tipulidae), Zoological Systematics 45 (2), pp. 135-145 : 137

Tipiula (Lunatipula) lunata Linnaeus, 1758 ( Fig.2 )

Description. Bursa copulatrix very narrow and elongated, rounded apically ( Fig. 2A ). Spermatheca three, pear-shaped, 0.20 mm at widest point. Spermathecal ducts distinctly shorter than bursa copulatrix, not arising from same level, lateral ducts arising front of central duct ( Figs 2A–B ). Accessory gland being elongated sac, swollen, connected to each other by a long stem ( Fig. 2C ). A special structure generated from base of bursa copulatrix, characterized as follows: swollen in general, terminating cephalad in a thin lobe which truncated apically, with a small hole medially, in which common stem of accessory gland generated, with a concaved region medially in lateral view ( Figs 2A, D–F ). Vaginal apodeme broad basally, narrowed to a sharp terminal ( Figs 2A, F ).

Figures

Figure 2. Female internal reproductive system of T. (L.) lunata. A. Internal reproductive system. B. Joints between spermatheca and bursa copulatrix. C. Accessory glands. D. Special structure of bursa copulatrix, dorsal view. E. Special structure of bursa copulatrix, ventral view. F. Special structure of bursa copulatrix, lateral view. Scale bars: A, D–F =1.0mm; B–C=0.5mm.