Title Taxonomic and phylogenetic review of the subgenus Tipula (Vestiplex) Bezzi, 1924 (Diptera, Tipulidae) /
Translation of Title Taksonominė ir filogenetinė pogentės Tipula (Vestiplex) Bezzi, 1924 (Diptera, Tipulidae) analizė.
Authors Starkevič, Pavel
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Keywords [eng] phylogenetic analysis ; classification ; Vestiplex ; Tipulidae
Abstract [eng] There are over five thousand crane fly species belonging to the family Tipulidae currently described. Subgenus Vestiplex is phylogenetically young cranefly complex of the genus Tipula. Some of the species are poorly morphologically known and require a correction of their placement inside subgenus Vestiplex. The aim of this dissertation was to accomplish taxonomic and phylogenetic review of the subgenus Vestiplex Bezzi, 1924. The following tasks were formulated in order to achieve the aim: to investigate as many as possible type specimens and specimens of different species, illustrating the genital structures important for the species identification; compile a list of characters for the phylogenetic analysis and perform the analysis itself; to divide the species of the subgenus Vestiplex in species groups. Phylogenetic analysis of 103 species of the subgenus Vestiplex was performed for the first time. Classification of the subgenus based on the analysis of morphological features is presented. One species new for science was described. The catalogue of genital structures is presented.
Type Summaries of doctoral thesis
Language English
Publication date 2012