Rhipidia (Eurhipidia) formosana Alexander, 1923

Zhang, Xiao, Li, Yan & Yang, Ding, 2014, A review of the genus Rhipidia Meigen from China, with descriptions of seven new species (Diptera, Limoniidae), Zootaxa 3764 (3), pp. 201-239 : 205

Rhipidia (Eurhipidia) formosana Alexander, 1923

Rhipidia (Rhipidia) rostrifera formosana Alexander, 1923: 61 . Type locality: Funkiko, Taiwan ( China).

Diagnosis. Male antenna with eleven bipectinate flagellomeres. Pleuron brownish yellow with two conspicuous brown longitudinal stripes. Wing white with brownish black clouds; major brownish black areas at base of cell R, origin of Rs, tip of R1, and wing tip in cells R1 and R3+4; brownish black stripe along cord to basal section of CuA1; brownish black spots at tip of M1+2, M3, CuA1, CuA2 and A2; Sc1 ending just distad of origin of Rs, cell dm open by atrophy of m-m, basal section of CuA1 a short distance distad of fork of M. Lobe of gonostylus with two rostral spines arising from a commom tubercle.

Specimens examined. 1 male (CAU), China: Sichuan, Mt. Omei (29°35'11"N 103°22'39 "E, 1100 m), 2012. VI. 8, Xiao Zhang. 1 male 1 female (CAU), China: Yunnan, Xishuangbanna (22°2'19"N 100°48'3"E, 735 m), 2012. VII. 27, Yingying Wang. 9 males 3 females (CAU), China: Taiwan, Yilan, Yuanshan, Fushan Plant Park (24°45'15"N 121°36'45"E, 635 m), 2010. XI. 12, Ding Yang. 6 males (CAU), China: Taiwan, Yilan, Yuanshan, Fushan Plant Park (24°35'25"N 121°35'42"E, 670 m), 2011. VI. 11, Xiaoyan Liu (light trap). 4 males 1 female (CAU), China: Taiwan, Nantou, Renai, Mt. Lu (24° 2'13"N 121°11'7"E, 1660 m), 2011. VI. 18, Xiaoyan Liu (light trap).

Distribution. China (Sichuan, Yunnan, Taiwan).

Remarks. This subspecies is newly recorded from mainland China. For descriptions and illustrations of this subspecies, see Alexander (1923) and Zhang et al. (2012). It was first described as a subspecies or variety of rostrifera Edwards by Alexander (1923), but then it was proved to be a valid species ( Alexander 1934).