Details for Thrypticomyia unisetosa unisetosa

Name: Thrypticomyia unisetosa unisetosa (Alexander, 1929) Publication: Philipp. J. Sci. 40: 248 (as Limonia) Status: Recognized taxon, Synonym(s): arcuata Alexander, 1920. Classification: Family Limoniidae Subfamily Limoniinae Revision: Podenas et al., 2017. Descriptive note: As new name for Thrypticomyia arcuata Alexander, 1920. Type-material: Podenas et al., 2017. Keys: Podenas and Gelhaus, 2007 (Limoniinae Mongolia and nearby); Dai et al., 2025 (Palaearctic and Oriental species) body part(s) antenna hypopygium hypopygium ovipositor wing Distribution: Russia: FE (Primorskiy kray, Sakhalin (Kuril Is)); North Korea, South Korea, Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Nansei Is [= Ryukyu Is] (Yakushima)); China (Zhejiang);; China (southeast, Taiwan), Taiwan. Note: see the manual for abbreviations: present-day Russia. Region(s): Eastpalaearctic;; Oriental General note: The borderline between the Palaearctic and Oriental regions runs through the Ryukyu islands, south of Yakushima island (for details see Kato et al., 2020b; Kato, 2021b). Map: Podenas et al., 2017 (Korea) Figure references: Head: Podenas et al., 2017 (antenna) Wing: Podenas et al., 2017 Hypopygium: Savchenko, 1976e; Podenas and Gelhaus, 2007; Podenas et al., 2017 Ovipositor: Podenas et al., 2017 Citations on biology (mainly from 2000 onward): Japan Habitat. Kato and Yamauchi, 2023: 18 (loc(s) Yakushima Is with list of habitats). South Korea Biology. Podenas et al., 2017: 277 (mountainous river slopes covered by deciduous forests and shrubs; species is attracted to light; note by Dr. G. W. Byers on label says, that this species can hang from spider web and likes medium-shaded places). on characters and taxonomy (mainly from 2000 onward): China Description. Dai et al., 2025: 4 (diagnosis). Country not relevant Characters. Dai et al., 2025: 8 (comparison). East Palaearctic Key. Podenas and Gelhaus, 2007: 27, 61 (key, figs). Japan Taxonomy. Sasakawa, 2008: 131 (on specimen(s) deposited in the Osaka Museum of Natural History) (in Japanese). Description. Podenas et al., 2017: 275-278 (type-mat, descr, figs). on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward): China Distribution. Dai et al., 2025: 4 (loc(s) Zhejiang; first record for Eastpalaearctic China). Japan Distribution. Matsumoto et al., 2007: 79 (on the Diptera of the Tama Forest Science Garden, Tokyo, Honshu) (in Japanese). Distribution. Podenas et al., 2017: 277 (type-loc(s)). Distribution. Kato and Yamauchi, 2023: 18 (loc(s) Yakushima Is with list of habitats). Distribution. Kato, 2023a: 30 (loc(s) Honshu) (in Japanese). Distribution. Kato and Kawase, 2024: 10 (loc(s) Koka city, Shiga, Honshu) (in Japanese). Distribution. Kato and Yamauchi, 2024: 29 (loc(s) Toyama pref., Honshu). Distribution. Kato, 2024b: 11 (records from Tokamachi city, Honshu) (in Japanese). North Korea First record. Podenas et al., 2017: 277 (loc(s), distr, map). Russia Distribution. Pilipenko and Sidorenko, 2006b: 151 (checklist Kedrovaya Pad, distr) (in Russian). Distribution. Pilipenko, 2009c: 335 (loc(s) Lazovsky Nature Reserve, Primorskiy kray). Distribution. Solodkii and Sergeev, 2023: 172 (loc(s) Primorskiy kray) (in Russian). South Korea First record. Podenas et al., 2017: 277-278 (loc(s), distr, map) on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward): China Dai et al., 2025: month(s): 7. Japan Matsumoto et al., 2007: month(s): 7. Podenas et al., 2017: month(s): 10. Kato and Yamauchi, 2023: month(s): 3-4, 7-11. Kato, 2023a: month(s): 6-9. Kato and Yamauchi, 2024: month(s): 8-9. Kato, 2024b: month(s): 9. North Korea Podenas et al., 2017: month(s): 7. Russia Pilipenko, 2009c: month(s): 8. Solodkii and Sergeev, 2023: month(s): 6, 8. South Korea Podenas et al., 2017: month(s): 6-9. on altitude (mainly from 2000 onward): Japan Kato and Yamauchi, 2023: altitude: 150-220 m. Kato and Yamauchi, 2024: altitude: 330 m. North Korea Podenas et al., 2017: altitude: 1676 m. South Korea Podenas et al., 2017: altitude: 11-490 m.