Details for Nipponomyia pentacantha

Name: Nipponomyia pentacantha Alexander, 1958 Publication: Philipp. J. Sci. 86: 293 (as Nipponomyia) Status: Recognized taxon. Classification: Family Pediciidae Subfamily Pediciinae Revision: Kolcsar et al., 2020. Descriptive note: Type-material: Kolcsar et al., 2020. Keys: Kolcsar et al., 2020 (World species Nipponomyia) habitus male body part(s) head and thorax body part(s) thorax hypopygium hypopygium plus 4 more images of hypopygium, ovipositor, ovipositor and wing. Distribution: Japan (Honshu). Region(s): Eastpalaearctic Map: Kolcsar et al., 2020 Figure references: Habitus: Kolcsar et al., 2020 (male) Head: Kolcsar et al., 2020 Wing: Alexander, 1958g (orig descr); Kolcsar et al., 2020 Hypopygium: Alexander, 1958g (orig descr); Kolcsar et al., 2020 Ovipositor: Kolcsar et al., 2020 Other figures: Kolcsar et al., 2020 (thorax) Citations on characters and taxonomy (mainly from 2000 onward): Japan Description. Kolcsar et al., 2020: 79-85 (type-mat, descr, key, comparison, bar-coding, figs). on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward): Japan Distribution. Kolcsar et al., 2020: 80-81, 85 (type-loc(s), loc(s), distr. map). Distribution. Kato, 2023a: 4 (loc(s) Honshu) (in Japanese). Distribution. Kato, 2024b: 2 (records from Tokamachi city, Honshu) (in Japanese). on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward): Japan Kolcsar et al., 2020: month(s): 6-7(9). Kato, 2023a: month(s): 6, 9-10. Kato, 2024b: month(s): 5-6. on altitude (mainly from 2000 onward): Japan Kolcsar et al., 2020: altitude: 170-1530 m.