Acutipula

Li, Yan & Yang, Ding, 2010, Species of the subgenus Acutipula Alexander from Henan, east-central China (Diptera, Tipulidae), Zootaxa 2648, pp. 32-44 : 33

Key to species (males) of subgenus Acutipula from Henan

1. Wing with basal regions of cells M1, M2, M3 and CuA1 white; sternite 8 simple and short, with sparse short hairs only; clasper of gonostylus with outer beak very slender and acute, without any seta at tip ........................................ ............................................................................................................................... pseudacanthophora Yang and Yang

- Wing with cells M1, M2, M3 and CuA1 monochrome; sternite 8 with dense setae; clasper of gonostylus with outer beak more or less with setae at tip ................................................................................................................................ 2

2. Sternite 8 with posterior margin medially produced into a quadrate process, with a fringe of long dense yellow setae along medial longitudinal carina; clasper of gonostylus with outer beak produced at middle of dorsal edge .............. .............................................................................................................................. pseudocockerelliana Yang and Yang

- Sternite 8 without process at posterior margin, with dense setae at or near tip; clasper of gonostylus with outer beak produced at or near apex ............................................................................................................................................... 3

3. Clasper of gonostylus with outer beak produced apically, with few long erect yellow setae near tip; apex of clasper of gonostylus with a line of setae ......................................................................................... gansuensis Yang and Yang

- Clasper of gonostylus with outer beak produced subapically, with abundant dense setae; apex of clasper of gonostylus with dense brush-like setae ..................................................................................................................................... 4

4. Pleura yellow; tergite 9 with apex of median lobe weakly notched; sternite 8 subterminally convex; lobe of gonostylus with apex obtuse; clasper of gonostylus with outer beak extended into an acute spinous point at apex ................. ........................................................................................................................................................ henanensis sp. nov.

- Pleura dark brown; tergite 9 with apex of median lobe simple, truncated; sternite 8 not convex; lobe of gonostylus with apex truncated; clasper of gonostylus with outer beak obtuse at apex ............................. buboda Yang and Yang