Redescriptions of the poorly known crane fly species () and () from Tibet and Yunnan, China (Diptera, Tipulidae).

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Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK Natural History Museum London United Kingdom.

Published: March 2020

Tipula (Vestiplex) scandens Edwards, 1928 and Tipula (Vestiplex) subscripta Edwards, 1928 were both briefly described based on single specimens and lacked illustration in the original literature. In the present paper, these two species are redescribed with new illustrations of additional morphological features based on type and non-type specimens.

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