Tipula (Eumicrotipula) mordax Alexander, 1945

Alexander, 1945a: 256–258 (original description); 280, figure 6 (male terminalia). Type locality: Brazil, São Paulo, São Paulo (Serra da Cantareira).

Holotype male with labels: (1) handwritten on white paper: “ Brazil | S. Paulo | S. Cantareira | 900m. | Dec. 1940 [December, 1940] | Travassos”; (2) printed with handwritten inscriptions on red paper: “ HOLOTYPE ♂ | Tipula | mordax | C. P. Alexander”.

Preservation: mounted at the tip of a pinned paper triangle; terminalia mounted on a plastic slide pinned with the specimen. Missing parts: right antenna, right wing and right legs. Additional note: the original description indicates as collectors “Guimarães & Travassos”. This differs from the specimen label which indicates only “Travassos” as the collector.

Allotype female with labels: (1) handwritten on white paper: “ Brazil | Sao Paulo | S. Cantareira | 900m, XII. 40 [December, 1940] | Travassos”; (2) printed with handwritten inscriptions on red paper: “ALLOTYPE Ψ | Tipula | mordax | C. P. Alexander”.

Preservation: mounted at the tip of a pinned paper triangle. Missing parts: flagella and all legs.

Paratype male with labels: (1) handwritten on white paper: “ Brazil | São Paulo | S. Cantareira | 900m; XII. 40 [December, 1940] | Travassos”; (2) printed with handwritten inscriptions on blue paper: “ PARATYPE ♂ | Tipula | mordax | C. P. Alexander”.

Preservation: mounted at the tip of a pinned paper triangle; terminalia undissected. Missing parts: right flagellum, left wing and most legs except left hind leg.

Paratype male with labels: (1) handwritten on white paper: “ Brazil | Sao Paulo | S. Cantareira | 900m, XII. 40 [December, 1940] | Travassos”; (2) printed with handwritten inscriptions on blue paper: “ PARATYPE ♂ | Tipula | mordax | C. P. Alexander”.

Preservation: mounted at the tip of a pinned paper triangle; terminalia undissected. Missing parts: most legs except fore legs.

Paratype male with labels: (1) handwritten on white paper: “ Brazil | S. Paulo | S. Cantareira | 900m. | Dec. 1940 [December, 1940] | Travassos”; (2) printed with handwritten inscriptions on blue paper: “ PARATYPE ♂ | Tipula | mordax | C. P. Alexander”.

Preservation: mounted at the tip of a pinned paper triangle. Missing parts: left flagellum, one undetermined wing, most legs except left hind leg and one undetermined leg glued on a second paper triangle pinned with the specimen and abdomen.