Nealexandriaria

Submitted by mp13 on Mon, 01/16/2006 - 09:27
Alternative Taxonomy: 

As a subgenus of Limonia or Dicranomyia:
Limonia (Nealexandriaria)
Dicranomyia (Nealexandriaria)

Description: 

Alexander, C.P. 1967. New or little-known Tipulidae from eastern Asia (Diptera). LIX. Philippine Journal of Science 95: 107.

Summary: 

The species of Nealexandriaria are grouped on the wing venation that shows the absence of the discal cell and a single medial vein attaining the wing margin. This genus is listed as a subgenus of Dicranomyia by Oosterbroek (2005) but is elevated to generic level here based on the venation of adult fly.

Images: 
Diagnosis: 

Dicranomyia (Nealexandriaria) sp. wing
Figure 1. Wing of Nealexandriaria sp. (scale bar = 1.0 mm). 

Dicranomyia (Nealexanderiaria) sp. hypopygium
 
Figure 2. Male hypopygium of Nealexandriaria cinereicapilla (Alexander) (re-drawn from Alexander 1972).

Distribution: 

The 25 species of Nealexandriaria are currently known only from the Oriental and Australian/Oceanic regions. The species of the Oriental Region (15 species) are strongly distributed throughout Indonesia and the Philippines.

Larval Habitat: 

The larval habits of this subgenus are unknown.