e-ased.org, vol. 33, no. 1, pp.56-59, 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5635/ASED.2017.33.1.036
Description of Larval and Pupal Stages of Tipula
(Nippotipula) sinica (Diptera, Tipulidae) from
South Korea with Ecological Notes
JaeIck Jo*
Affiliation: Department of Mountain and Environmental Sciences, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and
Technology, Shinshu University, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
Abstract: The external anatomy of the immature stages (last instar larva and pupa) of the crane fly, Tipula (Nippotipula)
sinica Alexander, 1935 (Diptera: Tipulidae) is described and illustrated from specimens first collected in Korean
peninsula (South Korea). Comments concerning natural history and microhabitats of larvae are provided. This is
the first detailed description with illustrations for the last instar larva and pupa of Tipula (Nippotipula) sinica. Pupal
characteristics resemble those of most species from advanced lineages within the subfamily Tipulinae. And, also it
described with habitats and biological notes of Tipula (Nippotipula) sinica. Crane fly larvae, categorization as found
in this survey indicate a taxonomic stream and are expected to help.
Keyword:
crane fly, Diptera, immature stages, last instar, Korean peninsula

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