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Author
Judson, Sarah W.
Author
Nelson, C. Riley
text
Zootaxa
2012
2012-11-06
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journal article
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Diura majuscula
(Klapalek, 1912)
SYNONYMY
Dictyopterygella majuscule
Klapálek, 1912
Diura nanseni
(males)
Brinck, 1949
Diura bicaudata
(females)
Brinck, 1949
Diura majuscula
Zhiltzova, 1975
TYPE
LOCALITY:
Russia
:
Lena River
,
Bazaikha
(
Krasnoyarsk
) and
Ust-Kutsk
.
DIAGNOSIS:
Males are brachypterous, with the wing tips reaching the middle of the abdomen (
Fig. 268
), but rarely to the apex, Comparatively, the wing tips of
D. bicaudat
a only extend slightly beyond the thorax to approximately tergum 2. Adult head of both sexes has a round pale interocellar mark that is closed posteriorly (
Fig. 268
), in contrast to
D. bicaudata
which has a pointed mark that is open posteriorly (
Fig. 263
). The pronotum has pale median stripe which is thicker than that of
D. bicaudata
. The male subanal lobes are pilous (
Fig. 269
), with long, dense setation, whereas
D. bicaudata
has entirely glabrous subanal lobes (
Fig. 264
). The female subgenital plate is broadly rounded at the apex (
Fig. 270
), as opposed to
D. bicaudata
which is truncate (
Fig. 266
). The nymph is unknown.
DISTRIBUTION—Global:
East Palearctic—
Regional:
AOB, IDB—
Aimag:
AR, BO, KhD, KhG, SE*, TO^, UB*, ZA^.
DISCUSSION:
Historically,
D. majuscula
males and females have been assigned to separate species (Brinck 1949). Currently, it is currently unclear if
D. majuscula
and the very similar
D. nanseni
are the same species. All specimens from
Mongolia
have been traditionally identified as
D. majuscula
, but this may be for historical (Zhiltzova 1972) and not taxonomic or morphological reasons.
Diura nanseni
may occur sympatrically or be the same species.