Detailed description and illustration of larva, pupa and imago of Holorusia mikado (Westwood, 1876) (Diptera: Tipulidae) from Japan
Citation
Kolcsár L (2021). Detailed description and illustration of larva, pupa and imago of Holorusia mikado (Westwood, 1876) (Diptera: Tipulidae) from Japan. Biodiversity Data Journal. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.9.e58009 accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-08-16.Description
Holorusia Loew, 1863 (Diptera: Tipulidae) is a relatively large crane fly genus with a wide distribution in the Afrotropic, Australasian–Oceanian, Eastern Palearctic, Oriental, and Nearctic regions. Although the genus is well known to include the largest crane fly species, the immature stages are thus far only described for the larva and pupa of the North American Holorusia hesperea Arnaud & Byers, 1990.In this study, we describe for the first time the egg, larva and pupae of the Japanese Holorusia mikado (Westwood, 1876). Larvae were collected from semi-aquatic habitats, from slow flowing areas of streams and small waterfalls where leaf litter accumulates, the larvae are detritivores and feed on wet, decomposing leaves. The larvae were reared to adults in the laboratory. Morphological characters of immature stages discussed with comparison with the North American H. hespera. Male and female genitalia are illustrated and described in detail for the first time.Taxonomic Coverages
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Levente-Péter Kolcsároriginator
position: Dr
Center for Marine Environmental Studies (CMES), Ehime University
Matsuyama
JP
email: kolcsar.peter@gmail.com
Levente-Péter Kolcsár
metadata author
position: Dr
Center for Marine Environmental Studies (CMES), Ehime University
Matsuyama
JP
email: kolcsar.peter@gmail.com
Levente-Péter Kolcsár
administrative point of contact
position: Dr
Center for Marine Environmental Studies (CMES), Ehime University
Matsuyama
JP
email: kolcsar.peter@gmail.com