A New Genus and Two New Species of Short-Palped Crane Flies (Diptera: Limoniidae) from Central Asia-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

A New Genus and Two New Species of Short-Palped Crane Flies (Diptera: Limoniidae) from Central Asia

Published:2023-09-01 Issue:9 Volume:15 Page:988
ISSN:1424-2818
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Author:

Podenas Sigitas¹²,Gelhaus Jon³,Podeniene Virginija²,Devyatkov Vladimir⁴,Yadamsuren Oyunchuluun⁵,Torres Jimenez Maria Fernanda²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Nature Research Centre, Akademijos Str. 2, LT–08412 Vilnius, Lithuania

2. Institute of Biosciences, Life Sciences Centre, Vilnius University, Sauletekio Str. 7, LT–10257 Vilnius, Lithuania

3. Department of Entomology, Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA

4. Kazakh Institute of Fish Research, Altai Branch, Protozanova Str. 83, Ust-Kamenogorsk 070004, Kazakhstan

5. School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Mongolian National University of Education, Ulaanbaatar 210646, Mongolia

Abstract

A new genus of Limoniidae crane flies, Tauroconopa gen. nov., is described from specimens of two new species from north-central and western Mongolia, Kazakhstan, and Russia. Descriptions and illustrations of the distinguishing morphological features, including wing venation, male and female genitalia, and larval and pupal stages are provided. A discussion is presented of the possible classification of Tauroconopa gen. nov., and three species of western North American Symplecta (Psiloconopa) are transferred to Tauroconopa gen. nov. based primarily on their aedeagal structure. Certain deficiencies are outlined in the current identification keys for Holarctic Chioneinae crane flies, and this new genus does not key satisfactorily in the present generic keys. The use of molecular sequences (DNA “barcoding”) allowed for initial identification of the larval stages of Tauroconopa gen. nov. from unreared but associated specimens. A phylogenetic analysis of Tauroconopa gen. nov. is presented based on DNA barcoding evidence and confirms the isolated position of this new genus from other Chioneinae. Habitat information for each species is presented.

Funder

U.S. National Science Foundation

Survey of the Aquatic Macroinvertebrates of the Selenge River Basin, Mongolia

Survey and Inventory of the Aquatic Insects of the Altai and Hangai Mountains’ Drainages, Mongolia

the Trust for Mutual Understanding, New York

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Nature and Landscape Conservation,Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous),Ecological Modeling,Ecology

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/9/988/pdf

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