Details for Orimarga (Orimarga) virgo

Name: Orimarga (Orimarga) virgo (Zetterstedt, 1851) Publication: Dipt. Scand. 10: 3896 (as Limnobia) Status: Recognized taxon, Synonym(s): anomala Mik, 1883; stenoptera Seguy, 1937. Classification: Family Limoniidae Subfamily Limoniinae Descriptive note: Lectotype designation: Tjeder, 1958. Synonymy of anomala questioned by Alexander, 1970d. Synonymy stenoptera: Stary, 2006a. Keys: Stubbs and Kramer, 2016h; Stubbs, 2021 (British craneflies) habitus male habitus female hypopygium hypopygium hypopygium plus 6 more images of ovipositor, wing, wing, wing, habitat and habitat. Distribution: Andorra, Austria, Croatia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece (Kriti [Crete]), Ireland, Italy (incl. Sicily), Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine (Carpathians); Algeria; Turkey (Asiatic part: Mugla), Cyprus, Lebanon. Region(s): Westpalaearctic General note: For Italy check Stary and Oosterbroek, 1996, and citations below. For Great Britain and Ireland check Stubbs, 2021, and citations below. Map: Podenas et al., 2006 (Switzerland) Figure references: Habitus: Mitchell, 2025 (male) Wing: Podenas et al., 2006 Hypopygium: Podenas et al., 2006 Miscellaneous Mitchell, 2025 (habitat) Citations on biology (mainly from 2000 onward): Croatia Habitat. Kolcsar et al., 2015a: 34 (reported from different types of calcareous rocky habitats covered with moss and or algae). Cyprus Habitat. Tillier, 2025b: 17 (loc(s); waterfall and pool). Great Britain Habitat. Howe and Howe, 2001: 35, 43-45 (tufa-rich calcareous springs). Habitat. Boyce, 2002: 11, 28 (review of seepage invertebrates in England, found at stable cliff seepages; see paper for details). Habitat. Boyce, 2002: 13 (review of seepage invertebrates in England, found at woodland seepages; see paper for details). Habitat. Boyce, 2002: 17 (review of seepage invertebrates in England, found at calcareous seepages; see paper for details). Habitat. Kramer, 2011f: 2 (at a seepage on a soft cliff). Habitat. Stubbs, 2014c: 3 (loc(s) NW Wales; see paper for details on habitat). Habitat. Cunningham, 2017: 16 (collected at the active coastal chalky landslips at Ware Cliffs, Devon). Ireland Habitat. Ashe et al., 2008: 12 (a species which on British sites tends to favour base-rich seepages, often on coastal cliffs, citing Falk, 1991; recorded here from flushed red marl slopes and flushed slopes with Phragmitis, Filipendula and Molinia tussocks). Habitat. Mitchell, 2025: 46 (loc(s) Co Sligo, previously known from two records in Co Antrim and Co Down; a species strongly associated with limestone steep seepages and natural crags). Norway Habitat. Olsen and Andersen, 2021: 217 (loc(s) Innlandet, in former Hedmark, with habitats specified separately, for habitats see also Jonassen and Andersen, 2020). Turkey Habitat. Koc, 2008: 5 (collected in ferny and mossy banks of small creek in forest of Oak [Quercus] and Pine [Pinus]). on characters and taxonomy (mainly from 2000 onward): Algeria Characters. Stary, 2006a: 182 (synonymy, characters stenoptera). on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward): Algeria Distribution. Stary, 2006a: 182 (type-loc(s) stenoptera, distr). Andorra First record. Eiroa and Baez, 2002a: 55-56 (checklist, loc(s)). Austria Distribution. Reusch and Heiss, 2012: 333-342 (loc(s) Nat. Park Gesause, see PDF for months and altitudes). Distribution. Vogtenhuber and Kofler, 2017: 141 (loc(s) Osttirol). Croatia Distribution. Oosterbroek and Simova-Tosic, 2004: 448 (review literature). Distribution. Kolcsar et al., 2015a: 34 (loc(s), distr). Cyprus First record. Tillier, 2025b: 17 (loc(s); waterfall and pool). Denmark Distribution. Petersen and Jong, 2001b: 150 (because of neighbouring distribution likely to occur in Denmark). Germany Distribution. Schacht, 1999: 135 (checklist Bayern). Distribution. Reusch and Oosterbroek, 2000: 163 (checklist German Bundeslander). Distribution. Schacht, 2005: 6 (checklist Bayern). Distribution. Schacht, 2010: 17 (checklist Diptera Bayern). Great Britain Distribution. Howe and Howe, 2001: 35, 43-45 (see paper for details on loc(s) in which of the eight vice-counties visited). Distribution. Boyce, 2002: 11, 28 (review of seepage invertebrates in England, found at stable cliff seepages; see paper for details). Distribution. Skidmore, 2009: 129 (review of occurrence on the Western Isles of Scotland, distr). Distribution. Kramer, 2011f: 2 (loc(s) Devon). Distribution. Drake, 2014: 22 (loc(s) Gwynedd). Distribution. Hewitt, 2014: (provisional checklist Cumbrian Diptera). Distribution. Stubbs, 2014c: 3 (loc(s) NW Wales; see paper for details on habitat). Distribution. Cunningham, 2017: 16 (collected at the active coastal chalky landslips at Ware Cliffs, Devon). Distribution. Kramer, 2018i: 3 (loc(s) Scotland). Greece First record. Stary, 2006a: 182 (loc(s) Kriti [Crete]). Ireland First record. Ashe et al., 2008: 12 (loc(s)). Distribution. Chandler et al., 2008: 14 (checklist). Distribution. Mitchell, 2025: 46 (loc(s) Co Sligo, previously known from two records in Co Antrim and Co Down; a species strongly associated with limestone steep seepages and natural crags). Italy Distribution. Podenas and Podeniene, 2008: 349, 352 (loc(s), annotated checklist South Tyrol [Prov. Bolzano]). Norway First record. Kolcsar et al., 2021b: 188 (loc(s) Hedmark and Nordland). Distribution. Olsen and Andersen, 2021: 217 (loc(s) Innlandet, in former Hedmark, with habitats specified separately, for habitats see also Jonassen and Andersen, 2020). Slovakia Distribution. Stary, 2009i: webpage (checklist). Slovenia Distribution. Oosterbroek and Simova-Tosic, 2004: 448 (review literature). Distribution. Kolcsar et al., 2023b: 28 (loc(s)). Switzerland Distribution. Podenas et al., 2006: 178, 309 (map, vertical distr per thermic level). Turkey First record. Koc, 2008: 4 (loc(s) Mugla). Distribution. Ozgul et al., 2009: 64 (survey provinces SW Turkey). on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward): Algeria Stary, 2006a: month(s): 9. Andorra Eiroa and Baez, 2002a: month(s): 7. Austria Vogtenhuber and Kofler, 2017: month(s): 7. Croatia Kolcsar et al., 2015a: month(s): 7. Cyprus Tillier, 2025b: month(s): 4. Great Britain Howe and Howe, 2001: month(s): 6. Kramer, 2011f: month(s): 7. Drake, 2014: month(s): 7. Stubbs, 2014c: month(s): 7. Cunningham, 2017: month(s): 6. Kramer, 2018i: month(s): 5. Greece Stary, 2006a: month(s): 5. Ireland Ashe et al., 2008: month(s): 6. Mitchell, 2025: month(s): 7. Italy Podenas and Podeniene, 2008: month(s): 6-7. Norway Kolcsar et al., 2021b: month(s): 6-7. Olsen and Andersen, 2021: month(s): 7. Slovenia Kolcsar et al., 2023b: month(s): 7. Switzerland Podenas et al., 2006: month(s): 6-10. Turkey Koc, 2008: month(s): 6. on altitude (mainly from 2000 onward): Andorra Eiroa and Baez, 2002a: altitude: 1500 m. Austria Vogtenhuber and Kofler, 2017: altitude: 2120 m. Croatia Kolcsar et al., 2015a: altitude: 265 m. Italy Podenas and Podeniene, 2008: altitude: 940 m. Norway Kolcsar et al., 2021b: altitude: 0-780 m. Olsen and Andersen, 2021: altitude: 770-780 m. Slovenia Kolcsar et al., 2023b: altitude: 600 m. Turkey Koc, 2008: altitude: 618 m.