Tipula (V.) excisa species group

The excisa species group was proposed by Mannheims (1953) and discussed by Theowald & Mannheims (1963) and Savchenko (1964). Males of the excisa group are characterized by the following features: gonocoxite hornshaped, tergite 9 forming a black polished plate with toothed posterior margin and two lateral and one medial spine- or horn-shaped projections. The excisa group is distributed in the Palaearctic Region and includes the following species: T. (V.) crolina Dufour, 1992, T. (V.) excisa Schummel, 1833, T. (V.) franzi Mannheims, 1950, T. (V.) hemiptera Mannheims, 1953, T. (V.) mediovittata Mik, 1889, T. (V.) montana Curtis, 1834, T. (V.) riedeliana Mannheims, 1953 and T. (V.) sexspinosa Strobl, 1898 .