Hesperotipula

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Hesperotipula
Tipula californica
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Hesperotipula

(Alexander, 1947)[1]
Type species
Tipula streptocera
Doane, 1901

Hesperotipula is a subgenus of the crane fly genus Tipula that is present on the west coast of the North American continent.[1]

Species[edit]

See list of Hesperotipula species.

Description[edit]

Members of Hesperotipula resemble another Tipula subgenus, Lunatipula, except for their differing genitalia.[1]

Distribution[edit]

Hesperotipula species are present in Vancouver and California.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Alexander, Charles Paul (1947). "Undescribed species of crane-flies from the western United States and Canada (Dipt.: Tipulidae). Part VII". Entomological News. 58: 61–67 [63–64].