Details for Metalimnobia (Metalimnobia) zetterstedti
Name:Metalimnobia (Metalimnobia) zetterstedti (Tjeder, 1968)
Publication:Opusc. Ent. 33: 280 (as Limonia)
Status:Recognized taxon, Synonym(s): elegans (Zetterstedt, 1838).
Classification:Family Limoniidae
Subfamily Limoniinae
Descriptive note:As new name for Limnobia elegans Zetterstedt, 1838. For possible synonymy see the Nearctic hudsonica.
Keys:Podenas and Gelhaus, 2007 (Limoniinae Mongolia and nearby); Peeters en Oosterbroek, 2014a, 2014c (craneflies Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg) (in Dutch); Podenas and Byun, 2016 (Metalimnobia Korea); Stubbs and Kramer, 2016h; Stubbs, 2021 (British craneflies, included as extralimital species)
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Distribution:Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Rep., Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine (Carpathians); Russia: RUN, RUC;; Russia: WS (Tuva), ES (Yakutiya), FE (Amurskaya oblast, Primorskiy kray, Sakhalin); Kazakhstan (east); Mongolia, North Korea.
Note: see the manual for abbreviations: present-day Russia.
Region(s):Westpalaearctic;; Eastpalaearctic
General note:For Italy check Stary and Oosterbroek, 1996, and citations below. For Finland check Salmela, 2012b, 2012c, and citations below. For Norway check Olsen et al., 2018, and citations below.
Map:Podenas et al., 2006 (Switzerland); Podenas and Byun, 2016 (Korea)
Figure
references:
Wing: Podenas et al., 2006; Podenas and Gelhaus, 2007; Podenas and Byun, 2016; Wiedenska and Syratt, 2021
Hypopygium: Podenas et al., 2006; Podenas and Gelhaus, 2007; Podenas and Byun, 2016; Wiedenska and Syratt, 2021
Ovipositor: Podenas and Gelhaus, 2007

Miscellaneous
Wiedenska and Syratt, 2021 (habitat)
Citationson biology (mainly from 2000 onward):
Austria
Habitat. Schultz et al., 2006: 351 (Hochmoor).
Habitat. Vogtenhuber and Kofler, 2017: 140 (species of the montane and subalpine zone).
Bulgaria
Habitat. Hubenov, 2025b: suppl: 7 (annotated list Diptera high Bulgarian mts, local distr, habitats and zoogeography).
Country not relevant
Habitat. Podenas and Byun, 2016: 341 (adults are flying among old deciduous trees where larvae develop under bark and in mushrooms).
Czech Rep.
Habitat. Stary and Vonicka, 2018: 68 (on Limoniidae and Pediciidae of two localities in northern Bohemia, with list of localities, altitudes and habitats).
Finland
Habitat. Salmela and Harma, 2004: 143 (herb-riched forest influenced by lime-deposits).
Habitat. Salmela, 2004: 9 (heath forests).
Biology. Salmela, 2008: 11, 24-26, 52 (49) (ecology or habitat: fungi; phenology).
Habitat. Autio and Salmela, 2010: 48 (habitats Aland Is, a common forest species also found in wooded mire).
Habitat. Salmela, 2012c: 4 (strictly fungivorous).
France
Habitat. Tillier, 2023a: 228 (en forêt d’Epicea [Picea abies] assez ouverte).
Norway
Habitat. Olsen and Andersen, 2021: 216 (loc(s) Innlandet, in former Hedmark, with habitats specified separately, for habitats see also Jonassen and Andersen, 2020).
Poland
Habitat. Wiedenska and Syratt, 2021: 431-432 (short descr, figs, loc(s), distr, first record for Poland since Tjeder, 1968, habitat) (in Polish).
Romania
Habitat. Ujvarosi, 2005a: 237, 246 (fleshy fungi, citing various sources).
Habitat. Ujvarosi, 2005b: 68-69 (associated with fleshy fungi, citing Reusch and Oosterbroek, 1997).
on characters and taxonomy (mainly from 2000 onward):
Country not relevant
Phylogeny. Boldgiv, 2006: 96-154 (one of the 84 morphological taxa from northern Mongolia in a consistency test of morphology based species identification of crane flies against DNA-barcoding identification using 536-base-pair sequence profiles of the COI gene, also known as the DNA barcode).
Characters. Mao and Yang, 2010a: 10 (comparison).
Description. Podenas and Byun, 2016: 334, 336, 338, 341 (short descr, figs, key).
Mongolia
Key. Podenas and Gelhaus, 2007: 76-77 (key, figs).
Poland
Characters. Wiedenska and Syratt, 2021: 431-432 (short descr, figs, loc(s), distr, first record for Poland since Tjeder, 1968, habitat) (in Polish).
on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward):
Austria
Distribution. Schultz et al., 2006: 351 (loc(s)).
Distribution. Reusch and Heiss, 2012: 323-332 (loc(s) Nat. Park Gesause, see PDF for months and altitudes).
Distribution. Vogtenhuber and Kofler, 2017: 140 (loc(s) Osttirol).
Belarus
First record. Kolcsar et al., 2021b: 156-157 (loc(s) Minsk region).
Bulgaria
Distribution. Hubenov, 2016: 49 (annotated checklist Diptera of the Rila Mountains based on data from the literature).
Distribution. Hubenov, 2017: 70 (on vertical distribution in the Pirin and Rila Mts; see paper for details on forests and subalpine-alpine zones, distr).
Distribution. Hubenov, 2018a: 17 (on the Diptera of the Vitosha Mt; see paper for details on vegetation belts and local distr).
Distribution. Hubenov, 2021a: 38 (checklist with summary of distr in Bulgaria, references).
Distribution. Hubenov, 2025b: suppl: 7 (annotated list Diptera high Bulgarian mts, local distr, habitats and zoogeography).
Czech Rep.
Distribution. Stary, 2009i: webpage (checklist).
Distribution. Stary and Vonicka, 2018: 68 (on Limoniidae and Pediciidae of two localities in northern Bohemia, with list of localities, altitudes and habitats).
Denmark
Distribution. Petersen and Jong, 2001b: 150 (because of neighbouring distribution likely to occur in Denmark).
Estonia
First record. Salmela in litt., 2003: (new for Estonia).
Finland
Distribution. Salmela, 2001a: 144, 151 (loc(s)).
Distribution. Salmela and Harma, 2004: 143 (loc(s)).
Distribution. Salmela, 2004: 9 (loc(s)).
Distribution. Stary and Salmela, 2004: 47 (loc(s)).
Distribution. Mukkala et al., 2005: 16 (among list of insects collected in South Ostrobothnia, Ilmajoki during 2001-2004).
Distribution. Salmela and Autio, 2007b: 54 (loc(s)).
Distribution. Salmela et al., 2007b: 37, 46 (abundance, loc(s)).
Distribution. Salmela, 2008: 11, 52 (49) (loc(s), known from all Finnish ecoregions).
Distribution. Autio and Salmela, 2010: 48 (loc(s) Aland Is).
Distribution. Salmela, 2012b: 238 (annotated list of Finnish crane flies).
Distribution. Salmela, 2013: 18 (belongs to the most abundant and frequent cranefly species of Finland, see table above under Habitat).
Distribution. Salmela and Petrasiunas, 2014: 31 (checklist Finnish Tipulomorpha).
Distribution. Salmela et al., 2015: 103 (list of localities in extensive report on malaise-trapping of insects in conservation areas in Lapland in 2012–2014) (in Finnish).
France
First record. Tillier, 2023a: 228 (loc(s) Savoie (73) and Vosges (88), distr).
Germany
Distribution. Reusch and Oosterbroek, 2000: 163 (checklist German Bundeslander).
Distribution. Reusch and Bellstedt, 2001b: 75 (checklist Thuringen).
Distribution. Reusch et al., 2004: 119 (loc(s) Baden-Wurttemberg, Sachsen-Anhalt and Thuringen).
Distribution. Stuke, 2019: 144 (checklist Niedersachsen and Bremen with reference to original sources).
Italy
Distribution. Podenas and Podeniene, 2008: 348, 351-352 (loc(s), annotated checklist South Tyrol [Prov. Bolzano]).
Kazakhstan
First record. Devyatkov, 2020a: 54 (loc(s) East Kazakhstan, distr) (in Russian).
Lithuania
Distribution. Pakalniskis et al., 2006: 22 (checklist).
Mongolia
Distribution. Boldgiv, 2006: 153 (loc(s)).
Montenegro
Distribution. Oosterbroek and Simova-Tosic, 2004: 448 (review literature).
North Korea
First record. Podenas and Byun, 2016: 341, 344 (loc(s), map).
Norway
Distribution. Olsen et al., 2018: 164 (annotated checklist Nordic countries and for Norway according to the Strand regions).
Distribution. Olsen and Andersen, 2021: 216 (loc(s) Innlandet, in former Hedmark, with habitats specified separately, for habitats see also Jonassen and Andersen, 2020).
Poland
Distribution. Wiedenska and Syratt, 2021: 431-432 (short descr, figs, loc(s), distr, first record for Poland since Tjeder, 1968, habitat) (in Polish).
Distribution. Wiedenska and Syratt, 2023: 149 (loc(s) Bieszczady Mountains, distr and remarks).
Romania
First record. Ujvarosi, 2005a: 237, 246 (loc(s)).
Distribution. Ujvarosi, 2005b: 68-69 (loc(s), distr).
Distribution. Ujvarosi, 2007: 228-231 (checklist Limoniidae).
Russia
Distribution. Humala and Polevoi, 2008: 133 (loc(s) RUN: Kareliya).
Distribution. Jakovlev et al., 2014: 310 (loc(s) RUN: Kareliya).
Distribution. Paramonov and Klepikov, 2014: 36 (loc(s) Yaroslavskaya oblast).
Serbia
Distribution. Oosterbroek and Simova-Tosic, 2004: 448 (review literature).
Slovakia
Distribution. Stary, 2009d: 38 (loc(s) Polana area).
Distribution. Stary, 2009i: webpage (checklist).
Switzerland
Distribution. Podenas et al., 2006: 176, 286 (map, vertical distr per thermic level).
on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward):
Austria
Vogtenhuber and Kofler, 2017: month(s): 6-7.
Belarus
Kolcsar et al., 2021b: month(s): 7.
Bulgaria
Hubenov, 2016: month(s): 6-8.
Czech Rep.
Stary and Vonicka, 2018: month(s): (4)5-9.
Finland
Salmela, 2001a: month(s): 6-7.
Salmela, 2008: month(s): 6.
France
Tillier, 2023a: month(s): 7-8.
Germany
Reusch et al., 2004: month(s): 5-7.
Italy
Podenas and Podeniene, 2008: month(s): 5-7.
Kazakhstan
Devyatkov, 2020a: month(s): 6-8.
North Korea
Podenas and Byun, 2016: month(s): 7-8.
Norway
Olsen and Andersen, 2021: month(s): 6-7.
Poland
Wiedenska and Syratt, 2021: month(s): 8.
Wiedenska and Syratt, 2023: month(s): 5.
Romania
Ujvarosi, 2005b: month(s): 6-8.
Russia
Paramonov and Klepikov, 2014: month(s): 6.
Slovakia
Stary, 2009d: month(s): 5-7.
Switzerland
Podenas et al., 2006: month(s): 6-8.
on altitude (mainly from 2000 onward):
Austria
Vogtenhuber and Kofler, 2017: altitude: 1260-1720 m.
Belarus
Kolcsar et al., 2021b: altitude: 161 m.
Bulgaria
Hubenov, 2016: altitude: 1876 m.
Hubenov, 2017: altitude: 1876 m.
Hubenov, 2018a: altitude: 1400-1420 m.
Hubenov, 2021a: altitude: 1200-1876 m.
Hubenov, 2025b: altitude: 1200-1876 m.
France
Tillier, 2023a: altitude: 982-1829 m.
Germany
Reusch et al., 2004: altitude: 400-900 m.
Italy
Podenas and Podeniene, 2008: altitude: 1630 m.
Kazakhstan
Devyatkov, 2020a: altitude: 465-1654 m.
North Korea
Podenas and Byun, 2016: altitude: 1524-1676 m.
Norway
Olsen and Andersen, 2021: altitude: 700 m.
Poland
Wiedenska and Syratt, 2021: altitude: 760-820 m.
Wiedenska and Syratt, 2023: altitude: 600-950 m.
Romania
Ujvarosi, 2005b: altitude: 800-1300 m.
Slovakia
Stary, 2009d: altitude: 560-780 m.

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