Tipula (Beringotipula) amurensis Alexander, 1925

Men, Qiulei, Starkevich, Pavel & Podenas, Sigitas, 2020, Comparative morphological study of female internal reproductive system among nine species in the genus Tipula (Diptera: Tipulidae), Zoological Systematics 45 (2), pp. 135-145 : 136

Tipula (Beringotipula) amurensis Alexander, 1925 ( Fig.1 )

Description. Bursa copulatrix stout, basal half distinctly broader than apical half. Spermatheca three, spherical, 0.20 mm in diameter, with a lateral cap. Three spermathecal ducts distinctly longer and narrower than bursa copulatrix, arising from same level, lateral ducts distinctly longer than central one. Accessory gland irregular sac-like, swollen, connected to each other by a short stem which is connected to base of bursa copulatrix ( Fig. 1 ).

Figures

Figure 1. Female internal reproductive system of T.(B.) amurensis. Scale bar=1.0mm.