Rhipidia (Rhipidia) chenwenyoungi Zhang, Li and Yang, 2012

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 : 212

Rhipidia (Rhipidia) chenwenyoungi Zhang, Li and Yang, 2012

Rhipidia (Rhipidia) chenwenyoungi Zhang, Li and Yang, 2012: 39 . Type locality: Yilan, Taiwan ( China).

Diagnosis. Male antenna with eight bipectinate flagellomeres. Pleuron brownish yellow with a conspicuous brownish black longitudinal stripe. Wing white; all cells with numerous pale gray spots similar in size; slightly dark spots at base of cell R, middle area of cell Sc, origin of Rs, fork of Sc, fork of Rs, fork of R1 and proximad tip of A2; Sc1 ending near midlength of Rs, basal section of CuA1 proximad of fork of M. Lobe of gonostylus with five or six rostral spines.

Specimens examined. Holotype male ( CAU), China: Taiwan, Yilan, Yuanshan, Fushan Plant Park (24°45'15"N 121°36'45"E, 635 m), 2010. XI. 12, Ding Yang. Paratypes: 9 males 3 females ( CAU), same data as holotype. Other material: 1 male ( CAU), China: Yunnan, Nujiang, Lushui (25°24'4"N 98°55'23"E, 1900 m), 2012. VII. 25, Junchao Wang. 22 males 13 females ( CAU), China: Taiwan, Yilan, Yuanshan, Fushan Plant Park (24°35'25"N 121°35'42"E, 670 m), 2011. VI. 11, Xiaoyan Liu. 1 females ( CAU), China: Taiwan, Yilan, Yuanshan, Fushan Plant Park (24°28'21"N 121°30'52"E, 750 m), 2012. VI. 18, Hui Dong. 2 males ( CAU), China: Taiwan, Taibei, Beitou, Yangmingshan (25°9'13" N 121°32'52"E, 900 m), 2012. VI.17, Lihua Wang (light trap). 12 males 4 females ( CAU), China: Taiwan, Taibei, Qinshan Street (25° 8'51"N 121°33'31"E, 670 m), 2012. VI. 17, Lihua Wang (light trap). 1 male ( CAU), China: Taiwan, Xinbei, Banqiao, Dahan Bridge (25°1'58"N 121°27'46"E, 710 m), 2011. VI. 13, Xiaoyan Liu. 2 males 2 females ( CAU), China: Taiwan, Pingdong, Chaozhou, Shouka Street (22°33'11"N 120°31'32"E, 50 m), 2012. VI. 24, Lihua Wang (light trap).

Distribution. China (Yunnan, Taiwan).

Remarks. This species is newly recorded from mainland China. For description and illustration of this species, see Zhang et al. (2012). Wing spot proximad tip of A2 ( Zhang et al. 2012, fig. 23) instead of at tip of A2, makes the species easily distinguishable from the other species of the genus.