Nephrotoma tenuipes ( Riedel, 1910 )

Ren, Jinlong & Yang, Ding, 2017, Nephrotoma Meigen (Diptera, Tipulidae) from Xinjiang, China, Zootaxa 4353 (3), pp. 551-567 : 566

6. Nephrotoma tenuipes ( Riedel, 1910)

Figs. 39–46

Pachyrhina tenuipes Riedel, 1910: 431 . Typy locality: Italy: Trentino, Trafoiertal.

Diagnosis. Anterior end of lateral prescutal stripe curved outward, shinning. Wing tip with numerous small macrotrichiae. Posterior extension of tergite 9 deeply depressed, with two projections bearing large black spines. Clasper of gonostylus with erect projection at basal beak; posterior basal lobe with four small projections. Midposterior margin of sternite 8 flattened, with a long spiky projection.

Material examined. 2 males ( CAU), China: Xinjiang, Habahe, Baihabacun (48.68°N, 86.78°E, 1246 m), 2016. VII.3, Jinlong Ren . 1 male ( CAU), China: Xinjiang, Habahe, Baihabacun (48.41°N, 86.46°E, 1355 m), 2016. VII.4, Chunkai Wang . 2 females ( CAU), China: Xinjiang, Burqin, Xinkanascun (48.41°N, 87.00°E, 1352 m), 2016. VII.5, Chunkai Wang (light trap) . 1 male ( CAU), China: Xinjiang, Habahe, Baihabacun (48.41°N, 87.00°E, 1371 m), 2016. VII.5, Chunkai Wang . 1 male ( CAU), China: Xinjiang, Habahe, Xinkanascun (48.41°N, 86.10°E, 1397 m), 2016. VII.6, Chunkai Wang . 2 males ( CAU), China: Xinjiang, Habahe, Hemucun (48.58°N, 87.45°E, 1397 m), 2016. VII.11, Jinlong Ren . 1 male ( CAU), China: Xinjiang, Habahe, Hemucun (48.58°N, 87.45°E, 1334 m), 2016. VII.11, Jinlong Ren.

Distribution. Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, China (Xinjiang), Czech Rep., Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia, Mongolia, Montenegro, North Caucasus, Norway, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine.

Remarks. First record for China.

Figures

FIGURES 39–41. Nephrotoma tenuipes (Riedel, 1910) 39: Male habitus, lateral view; 40: Head and thorax, dorsal view; 41: Right wing. Scale bar:39–41 = 1.0 mm.

FIGURES 42–46. Nephrotoma tenuipes (Riedel, 1910) 42: Hypopygium, lateral view; 43: Hypopygium, ventral view; 44: Tergite nine, dorsal view; 45: Clasper of gonostylus, lateral external view; 46: Lobe of gonostylus, lateral external view. Scale bar:42–44 = 0.5 mm; 45–46 = 0.1 mm.