Details for Rhamphophila sinistra

Name: Rhamphophila sinistra (Hutton, 1900) Publication: Trans. N.Z. Inst. 32: 40 (as Limnophila) Status: Recognized taxon, Synonym(s): obscuripennis (Hudson, 1895). Classification: Family Limoniidae Subfamily Limnophilinae Descriptive note: As new name for Tipula obscuripennis Hudson, 1895. Descriptive note in Edwards, 1923b (as obscuripennis Hutton). Lectotype designation: Johns and Jenner, 2005. hypopygium hypopygium hypopygium wing Distribution: New Zealand (New Zealand). Region(s): Australian/Oceanian Map: Johns and Jenner, 2005 Biology: Hudson 1920a (immature stages, biology, quoted in Alexander, 1920r; Edwards, 1923b). Alexander, 1929f (habitat). Figure references: Wing: Edwards, 1923b (as obscuripennis Hutton); Johns and Jenner, 2005 Hypopygium: Edwards, 1923b (as obscuripennis Hutton); Johns and Jenner, 2005; Ribeiro, 2008 Citations on biology (mainly from 2000 onward): New Zealand Biology. Johns and Jenner, 2005: 26 (habitat: high rainfall forests of the South Is mountains and the lowlands west of them; behaviour: when disturbed it flies quickly in a straight but vertically undulating path for 5-10 m at a height of 1-2 m, it then folds its wing and drops to the ground and immediatly settles among the dead leaves of the forest litter). on characters and taxonomy (mainly from 2000 onward): Country not relevant Phylogeny. Ribeiro, 2008: 627-694 (included in phylogenetic analysis of Limnophilinae and Tipulomorpha, figs). New Zealand Revision. Johns and Jenner, 2005: 23-26 (review, type-mat obscuripennis, characters, comparison, figs). on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward): New Zealand Distribution. Johns and Jenner, 2005: 23-26 (type-loc(s), distr, map). Distribution. Ribeiro, 2008: 693 (loc(s)). on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward): New Zealand Johns and Jenner, 2005: month(s): 10-3. Ribeiro, 2008: month(s): 12. on altitude (mainly from 2000 onward): New Zealand Johns and Jenner, 2005: altitude: 800 m. Ribeiro, 2008: altitude: 628 m.