Details for Maekistocera longipennis

Name: Maekistocera longipennis (Macquart, 1838) Publication: Dipt. exot. 1(1): 57 (as Tipula) Status: Recognized taxon, Synonym(s): tenuis (Wulp, 1885). Classification: Family Tipulidae Subfamily Tipulinae Descriptive note: Description in Alexander, 1914j, 1933a. Synonymy: Alexander, 1914j. Keys: Cai at el., 2025 (World species Maekistocera) (in Chinese) habitus male habitus female habitus female habitus female habitus female plus 14 more images of habitus, habitus, body part(s), body part(s), body part(s), body part(s), hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, ovipositor, ovipositor, wing, wing and wing. Distribution: USA (Texas, La, Fla);; Bahamas, Cuba, Curacao, Dutch Caribbean (Bonaire), Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad); Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname. Note: see the manual for abbreviations: Canada and USA. Region(s): Nearctic;; Neotropic General note: Listed for Hispaniola, without details (Alexander, 1933a, 1964f); not mentioned in Neotropical Catalogue (Alexander and Alexander, 1970)). Biology: Alexander, 1969l; Rogers, 1949 (habitat, biology). Figure references: Habitus: Oosterbroek et al., 2024a (male) Head: Alexander, 1969l (antenna); Gelhaus, 2009 (antenna); Mederos and Armas, 2021 Wing: Alexander, 1914j; Alexander, 1927o; Alexander, 1933a; Alexander, 1934j; Alexander, 1964f; Alexander, 1969l; Alexander and Byers, 1981; Mederos and Armas, 2021; Oosterbroek et al., 2024a Hypopygium: Mederos and Armas, 2021 Ovipositor: Mederos and Armas, 2021 Immature stages Larva: Young, 2004: 778 (figs: larva). Citations on biology (mainly from 2000 onward): Cuba Habitat. Mederos and Armas, 2021: 439 (details on the collecting at light in an urban araea; details on habitats citing Rogers, 1949 and Alexander, 1969l) (in Spanish). on characters and taxonomy (mainly from 2000 onward): Country not relevant Immatures. Young, 2004: 778 (figs: larva). Cuba Figures. Mederos and Armas, 2021: 439-440 (Abstract: The presence in Cuba is confirmed, 180 years after its description; according to the material studied, the species seems to be well distributed in the west of the island, so its presence in the eastern half cannot be ruled out; figs) (paper in Spanish). Dutch Caribbean Description. Oliveira, 2025: 261 (descr; loc(s) Bonaire, distr). on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward): Bahamas First record. Oosterbroek et al., 2024a: 38 (loc(s); overview craneflies West Indies with relevant reference(s) per island). Brazil Distribution. Santos, 2026: Species catalogue (known from Para and Sao Paulo states, loc(s), refs). Cuba Distribution. Mederos and Armas, 2021: 439-440 (Abstract: The presence in Cuba is confirmed, 180 years after its description; according to the material studied, the species seems to be well distributed in the west of the island, so its presence in the eastern half cannot be ruled out; figs) (paper in Spanish). Distribution. Oosterbroek et al., 2024a: 38 (overview craneflies West Indies with relevant reference(s) per island). Curacao First record. Oosterbroek et al., 2024a: 38 (loc(s); overview craneflies West Indies with relevant reference(s) per island). Dutch Caribbean First record. Oosterbroek et al., 2024a: 38 (Bonaire; overview craneflies West Indies with relevant reference(s) per island). Distribution. Oliveira, 2025: 261 (descr; loc(s) Bonaire, distr). Jamaica Distribution. Oosterbroek et al., 2024a: 38 (overview craneflies West Indies with relevant reference(s) per island). Puerto Rico Distribution. Oosterbroek et al., 2024a: 38 (overview craneflies West Indies with relevant reference(s) per island). Trinidad and Tobago Distribution. Oosterbroek et al., 2024a: 38 (Trinidad; overview craneflies West Indies with relevant reference(s) per island). USA Distribution. Byers and Rossman, 2004: 885 (loc(s) La, distr). on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward): Bahamas Oosterbroek et al., 2024a: month(s): 2. Cuba Mederos and Armas, 2021: month(s): 4, 9, 11-12. Curacao Oosterbroek et al., 2024a: month(s): 10-11. USA Byers and Rossman, 2004: month(s): 6, 9.