A CATALOGUE OP THE DIPTERA OF THE AMERICAS SOUTH

OF THE UNITED STATES

FAMILY TIPULIDAE

Charles P. Alexander and Mabel M. Alexander

Amherst, Massachusetts

Subfamily TIPULINAE

Genus Brachypremna Osten Sacken

Brachypremna Osten Sacken, 1886b: 161. Type-species, Tipula

dispellens

-Walker (Coquillett, 1910:516, as dispellans error) (Neotropical). —

Alexander, 1912g (revision).

Genus Ctenophora Meigen

Subgenus Megistomastix Alexander

-Megistomastix Alexander, 1912a:63 (as genus). Type-species, Alexander

(mon.) (Neotropical).

Genus Elnoretta Alexander

-Elnoretta Alexander, 1929a: 15. Type-species, acracanthoides

Alexander (orig. des.) (Neotropical).

-Acracanthoides Alexander, 1929a:16, figs. 31 (wing). 111 (antenna).

Typelocality; Chile. Chiloe Is.. Ancud. Distr. — Chile.

Subgenus Iceiomastax Enderlein

Icriomastax Enderlein, 1912:9 (as genus). Type-species, ocellata

Enderlein (orig. des.) (Neotropical). Ref. — Vane-Wright, 1967.

4.08 – 4.9

Subgenus Ischnotoma Skuse

-Concinna (Philippi), 1865:605 (Tipula). Type-locality: Chile, Valdivia, Port

Corral. Distr. — Chile. Ref. — Alexander, 1929a: 22.
-Decorata DEC0RATA (Philippi), 1865:604 (Tipula). Type-locality: Chile,
Valdivia, Santiago, Illapel. Distr. — Chile. Ref. — Alexander, 1929a: 30,
fig. 6 (wing).

ssp. ARAUCANA (Alexander), 1929a:30 (footnote) (Holorusia)

Typelocality: Chile, Chiloe Is., Ancud. Distr. — Chile. Ref. — Vane- Wright,
1967:514, fig. (wing), page 526, fig. (male hypopygium).

-Delpontei (Alexander), 1929a:27, figs. 4 (wing), 115 (male hypopygium)

(Holorusia). Type-locality: Chile, Llanquihue, Ensenada. Distr. — Chile,
Argentina.

-Frauenfeldi (Schiner), 1868:36 (Tipula). Type-locality: "Chile”. Distr. —

Chile. (May be deoorata). Ref. — Alexander, 1929a :23.

-Fuscostigmosa (Alexander), 1929a:32 (Holorusia). Type-locality: Chile,

Chiloe Is., Castro. Distr. — Chile.

-Homochroa (Alexander), 1926c :391, figs. 1, 2 (male hypopygium)

(Holorusia). Type-locality: Chile, Malleco, Victoria. Distr. — Chile. Ref. —
Alexander. 1929a :23.

-Larotypa (Alexander). 1929a:31. fig. 7 (wing) (Holorusia). Type-locality;

Chile. Chiloe Is., Castro. Distr. — Chile.

-Penai (Alexander), 1952b:99, figs. 1 (male hypopygium), 5 (wing)

[Holorusia (Ischnotoma)'!. Typo-locality: Chile, Chiloe Is., Aucar. Distr. —
Chile.

guzmani Alexander, 1953b: 8 iHolomsia (Ischnotoma)'] (lapsus for

penai).

-Porteri (Alexander), 1929a:24, fig. 33 (wing) (Holorusia). Type-locality:

Chile, Chiloe Is., Castro. Distr. — Chile. Ref. — Vane-Wright, 1967:526, fig.
39 (male hypopygium), page 528, fig. 42 (male hypopygium).

-Problematica (Alexander), 1945f:8, figs. 5 (antenna), 7 (wing)

(Holorusia). Type-locality: Chile, Ruble, Guape, near Chilian. Distr. —
Chile.

-Rufostigmosa (Macquart), 1838a:60(56) (Tipula). Type-locality: “Chile”.

Distr. — Chile. Ref. — Alexander, 1929a: 22. (May be prior name of
decorata).
-Schineriana (Alexander), 1928f:635 (.Holorusial. Type-locality: Chile,
Valparaiso, Marga-Marga. Distr. — Chile.

-Shannoniana (Alexander), 1929a:27, fig. 116 (male hypopygium)

(.Holorusia). Type-locality: Chile, Chiloe Is., Castro. Distr. — Chile. Ref. —
Vane-Wright, 1967:517, fig. 11 (wing).

-Silvai (Alexander), 1929a:26, fig. 114 (male hypopygium) {Holorusia).

Type-locality: Chile, Llanquihue, Puerto Montt. Distr. — Chile.

-Vittigera (Philippi), 1865:607 (Tipula). Type-locality: Chile, Valdivia.

Distr. — Chile. Ref. — Alexander, 1929a:23.

Subgenus Neotipula Alexander

-Tipula, subg. NEOTIPULA Alexander, 1940c :105. Type-species, Tipula

pectinella Alexander (orig. des.) (Neotropical).

Subgenus Aldrovandia Enderlein

-Aldrovandia Enderlein, 1912:52 (as genus). Type-species, gesneri

Enderlein (orig. des.) (Neotropical).

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