Details for Discobola taivanella

Name: Discobola taivanella (Alexander, 1930) Publication: Philipp. J. Sci. 43: 511 (as Limonia) Status: Recognized taxon. Classification: Family Limoniidae Subfamily Limoniinae Descriptive note: Beijing, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang Keys: Ma, S. et al., 2025 (Chinese species) habitus male body part(s) head and antenna body part(s) thorax body part(s) thorax hypopygium plus 4 more images of hypopygium, ovipositor, wing and wing. Distribution: China (see citations for provinces);; China (see citations for provinces, Taiwan), Taiwan. Region(s): Eastpalaearctic;; Oriental Map: Ma, S. et al., 2025 Biology: Fujian, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Figure references: Habitus: Ma, S. et al., 2025 (male) Head: Ma, S. et al., 2025 Wing: Alexander, 1930u (orig descr); Ma, S. et al., 2025 Hypopygium: Alexander, 1930u (orig descr); Ma, S. et al., 2025 Ovipositor: Ma, S. et al., 2025 Other figures: Ma, S. et al., 2025 (thorax, halter) Citations on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward): China Distribution. Ma, S. et al., 2025: 22-26 (descr male, female, barcoding, phylogeny, figs). Distribution. Ma, S. et al., 2025: 4, 26-27, 29 (loc(s) Beijing, Fujian, Gansu, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hunan, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan, Zhejiang, Taiwan, map). Distribution. Provinces Eastpalaearctic part, 2026: (Beijing, Gansu, Henan, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan, Xizang, Zhejiang). Distribution. Provinces Oriental part, 2026: (known from Fujian, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Yunnan, Taiwan). on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward): China Ma, S. et al., 2025: month(s): 5-11. on altitude (mainly from 2000 onward): China Ma, S. et al., 2025: altitude: 1192-1872 m. Ma, S. et al., 2025: altitude: 1176-2733 m.