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2020 , Vol. 45 >Issue 2: 135 - 145

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11865/zs.202018

Original Paper

Comparative morphological study of female internal reproductive system among nine species in the genus Tipula (Diptera: Tipulidae)

  • Qiulei Men ,
  • Pavel Starkevich ,
  • Sigitas Podenas
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  • 1School of Life Sciences, Provincial Key Laboratory of the Biodiversity Study and Ecology Conservation in Southwest Anhui, Anqing Normal University, Anqing, Anhui 246011, P.R. China 2Nature Research Centre, Akademijos str. 2, LT-08412 Vilnius, Lithuania

Online published: 2020-04-24

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31300551), and the Anhui Outstanding Young Talent Support Program (gxfx2017059)

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Abstract

Female internal reproductive systems of nine species in the genus Tipula are described and illustrated, namely T. (Beringotipula) amurensis Alexander, 1925, T. (Lunatipula) lunata Linnaeus, 1758, T. (Lunatipula) submanca Savchenko, 1964, T. (Pterelachisus) biaciculifera Alexander, 1937, T. (Sivatipula) parvauricula Alexander, 1941, T. (Vestiplex) longitudinalis Nielsen, 1929, T. (Vestiplex) sternotuberculata Alexander, 1935, T. (Yamatotipula) couckei Tonnoir, 1921 and T. (Yamatotipula) marginella Theowald, 1980. The morphological differences of internal reproductive organs for these species are listed. Additionally, taxonomic potential of some internal reproductive structures are analyzed and discussed.

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Qiulei Men , Pavel Starkevich , Sigitas Podenas . Comparative morphological study of female internal reproductive system among nine species in the genus Tipula (Diptera: Tipulidae)[J]. Zoological Systematics, 2020 , 45(2) : 135 -145 . DOI: 10.11865/zs.202018

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