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 Tipula (Vestiplex) fragilicornis Riedel 1913 ♀
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| Elena Regina |
Posted on 06-09-2025 19:13
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Member Location: Posts: 265 Joined: 11.11.15 |
Lazio, 2025-IX, TBL 25 mm
Edited by Elena Regina on 16-09-2025 18:17 Scias characterem non constituere genus, sed genus characterem. |
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| eklans |
Posted on 07-09-2025 13:26
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Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 4264 Joined: 11.11.18 |
Is a dorsal view of the last tergites available? First idea is T. pagana.
Greetings, Eric |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 07-09-2025 16:13
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eklans wrote: Is a dorsal view of the last tergites available? First idea is T. pagana. Aren't the palps too short for Tipula? |
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| eklans |
Posted on 07-09-2025 17:05
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Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 4264 Joined: 11.11.18 |
You are right - thanks John!
Greetings, Eric |
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| Elena Regina |
Posted on 07-09-2025 17:23
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Member Location: Posts: 265 Joined: 11.11.15 |
There it is:  
Scias characterem non constituere genus, sed genus characterem. |
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| eklans |
Posted on 08-09-2025 15:37
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Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 4264 Joined: 11.11.18 |
Grazie per le immagini! It's definitely not T. pagana! The ovipositor looks like these of subgenus Lunatipula (alpina etc.). The palpus is short but seems to have enough segments. I have no experience with dried specimen, do the segments shrink when dried? Is the brachyptery caused by a growth defect? Greetings, Eric |
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| Elena Regina |
Posted on 08-09-2025 16:40
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There were two live females over a permanent mountain puddle at approx. 1000 m asl. Segments of palpus did not shrink after death; I don't know what caused the brachyptery. Any idea about the species?
Scias characterem non constituere genus, sed genus characterem. |
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| eklans |
Posted on 08-09-2025 17:48
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Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 4264 Joined: 11.11.18 |
I respect John's statement about the length of the palpus, though the head looks like Tipula - particularly the "nose" in T. alpina. But if I concentrate on the ovipositor I've found three similar species for Italy in subgenus Lunatipula: alpina graeca livida Source: https://ccw.natur... Greetings, Eric |
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| eklans |
Posted on 09-09-2025 12:18
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Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 4264 Joined: 11.11.18 |
Two live females with same growth defect is quite unlikely... Maybe I've found your Tipula in Kris Peeters & Pjotr Oosterbroek (2014): Langpootmuggen en aanverwante families van Nederland, België en Luxemburg, Tabel K: Kortfleugelig Tipula (Savtshenkia) gimmerthali gimmerthali Lackschewitz, 1925 Thorax browngrey to grey, broad evenly coloured midstripe, lateral stripes brown. Wings short, usually not longer than 2nd tergite... Species of the mountains (300-2700 m) 5.a. Borststukrug bruingrijs tot grijs met brede gelijkmatig bruin gekleurde middenstreep en bruine zijstrepen. Vleugel kort, meestal niet verder reikend dan tweede achterlijfsegment, soms tot vierde; vleugel aan uiteinde verbreed en afgerond met concentratie van sterk verkorte aders; costa opvallend verdikt en aan uiteinde met veel haarachtige borstels (fig. K7-9). Achterlijf bruingrijs, soms met vage bruine middenstreep. Ovipositor goed ontwikkeld, valve reikt to helft van cercus (fig. K7). Lichaamslengte 11-13 mm. Tipula gimmerthali (midden)gebergte soort (300-2700 m), niet bekend van Benelux, 9-10; mannetje: tabel H Also in https://ccw.natur... with distribution in Italy, too. Greetings, Eric |
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| eklans |
Posted on 10-09-2025 13:51
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Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 4264 Joined: 11.11.18 |
Thanks for the informative link - the wings of this female resemble the Osterbroek image of T. gimmerthali, I think. Due to the resolution I cannot compare it to the wing of your fly. If it's not the same venation, your cranefly could be indeed the female of the probably Lazio-endemic Tipula (Vestiplex) fragilicornis of which I could not find a reliable image in the web.
Greetings, Eric |
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| Elena Regina |
Posted on 16-09-2025 18:17
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Member Location: Posts: 265 Joined: 11.11.15 |
Pavel Starkevich wrote: Dear Elena, here I'm attaching you photos of female T. fragilicornis (ZFMK, Bonn Museum). Regarding your photos, definitely it is not Savtshenkia because of elongated hypovalvae. The female from your pictures has typical reduced hypovalvae of virgatula species group (Vestiplex), so it is T. fragilicornis. Cheers, P.   
Scias characterem non constituere genus, sed genus characterem. |
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| eklans |
Posted on 16-09-2025 19:43
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Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 4264 Joined: 11.11.18 |
Good news! Thanks for the information!
Greetings, Eric |
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