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''Lipsothrix nigristigma'' is a species of
cranefly Crane fly is a common name referring to any member of the insect family Tipulidae. Cylindrotominae, Limoniinae, and Pediciinae have been ranked as subfamilies of Tipulidae by most authors, though occasionally elevated to family rank. In the most ...
in the genus ''
Lipsothrix ''Lipsothrix'' is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae. Distribution Palaearctic & Oriental. Species *'' L. apicifusca'' Alexander, 1957 *'' L. assamica'' Alexander, 1938 *'' L. babai'' Alexander, 1958 *'' L. burmica'' Alexander ...
'', native to
England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ...
. It is known only from the
type specimen In biology, a type is a particular specimen (or in some cases a group of specimens) of an organism to which the scientific name of that organism is formally attached. In other words, a type is an example that serves to anchor or centralizes the ...
taken in
Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a Historic counties of England, historic county, Ceremonial County, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significa ...
in 1924, and from two localities near
Telford Telford () is a town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, about east of Shrewsbury, south west of Stafford, north west of Wolverhampton and from Birmingham in the same direction. With an estim ...
in 1994. It was identified by Edwards in 1938.


Survey

In 2000, the two sites from which ''L. nigristigma'' was recorded in 1994 were resurveyed along with twenty or so similar sites in
Shropshire Shropshire (; alternatively Salop; abbreviated in print only as Shrops; demonym Salopian ) is a landlocked historic county in the West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Wales to the west and the English counties of Cheshire to ...
and
Montgomeryshire , HQ= Montgomery , Government= Montgomeryshire County Council (1889–1974)Montgomeryshire District Council (1974–1996) , Origin= , Status= , Start= , End= ...
. The target species was located at eight (possibly nine) sites. The majority of sites are centred on southwest Telford with only two outlying sites.


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* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q25703256 Fauna of England