Chionea (Chionea) mirabilis n. sp., a new species of snow fly (Insecta, Diptera, Limoniidae) from Korea

Vanin, Stefano (2008) Chionea (Chionea) mirabilis n. sp., a new species of snow fly (Insecta, Diptera, Limoniidae) from Korea. Zoosystema, 30 (2). pp. 413-418. ISSN 1280-9551

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Abstract

Winter-active insects have attracted the attention of numerous biologists. Since
the beginning of the 19th century such research focused on their ecology (activity
on snow cover, caves, burrows) and morphology (apterism). Th e most abundant
winter active insects belong to the Diptera. Th e snow crane fl ies belonging to
the genus Chionea (Diptera, Limoniidae) have an Holarctic distribution with
14 Palaearctic and 18 Nearctic species. Few data about these organisms have
been reported from Eastern Asia. Th is region represents a very interesting area,
from a biogeographical point of view, to investigate the spread and evolution of
this genus. In this paper Chionea (Chionea) mirabilis n. sp., from South Korea is
described and illustrated. Th is species shows two very interesting particularities
not present in other species: the apically enlarged tibiae and wings that are longer
than in the other described species.

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