Details for Rhipidia (Rhipidia) ctenophora

Name: Rhipidia (Rhipidia) ctenophora Loew, 1871 Publication: Beschr. europ. Dipt. 2: 4 (as Rhipidia) Status: Recognized taxon. Classification: Family Limoniidae Subfamily Limoniinae Keys: Peeters en Oosterbroek, 2014c (craneflies Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg) (in Dutch); Boardman, 2016 (craneflies Shropshire); Stubbs and Kramer, 2016h; Stubbs, 2021 (British craneflies) habitus male body part(s) antenna body part(s) antenna hypopygium wing plus one additional image of habitat. Distribution: Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Rep., Denmark, France (incl. Corsica), Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Italy (incl. Sicily), Netherlands, Romania, Spain, Sweden (south), Switzerland. Region(s): Westpalaearctic General note: Added: Ireland (Ashe et al., 1991), Italy (Sicily) (Stary and Oosterbroek, 1996), Corsica (Podenas et al., 1997), Czech Rep. (Stary and Bartak, 2000a). For Great Britain and Ireland check Stubbs, 2021, and citations below. Map: Podenas et al., 2006 (Switzerland) Biology: Loew, 1871a (orig descr) (habitat). Figure references: Habitus: Fritz and Lindstrom, 2013 (male) Head: Podenas et al., 2006 (antenna) Wing: Podenas et al., 2006 Hypopygium: Podenas et al., 2006 Miscellaneous Fritz and Lindstrom, 2013 (habitat) Citations on biology (mainly from 2000 onward): Bulgaria Habitat. Hubenov, 2025a: suppl: 4 (annotated list Diptera Stara Planina Mts, local distr, habitats and zoogeography). Habitat. Hubenov, 2025b: suppl: 7 (annotated list Diptera high Bulgarian mts, local distr, habitats and zoogeography). Denmark Habitat. MacGowan, 2005: 64-65 (larva in sap exudation on Aesculus; review dead wood habitats and trees: Aesculus, Acer, Populus, Ulmus). France Habitat. Quindroit and Lemoine, 2021b: 8 (loc(s) Nord (59); see paper for habitat description) (in French) (first confirmation for mainland France since apparently recorded for the first time for France in Palaearctic Catalogue (Savchenko et al., 1992), also known from Corsica (Podenas et al., 1997)). Great Britain Habitat. Hancock, 1999: 56 (larvae in decaying heartwood of live Acer). Habitat. Robertson, 1999: 31 (male and female on exposed sapwood of Acer). Habitat. Crossley, 2001: 194 (reared from sappy Acer and Aesculus wood). Habitat. Howe and Howe, 2001: 37, 44-45. Habitat. Rotheray et al., 2001: 79 (associated with Acer pseudoplatanus, microhabitat: decaying heartrot). Habitat. Alexander, 2002: 90 (broadleaved woodlands; reared from a wide range of dead wood situations incl. rot-holes, sap and rotting stumps, from Ulmus, Aesculus, Acer). Habitat. Stubbs, 2003: 81 (a saproxylic species that has been found on rather unknown sites, none in wood pasture). Habitat. Godfrey, 2010: 259 (well recorded from parklands and are more esily found by rearing from rot holes). Biology. Harvey, 2021: 5-6 (brief notes on rearing records for craneflies; a male and a female emerged 1 june 1997 from a small piece of recently cut Oak [Quercus] collected 4 may 1997 which was places in a netting cage outdoors and watered occasionally; loc Berkshire). Romania Habitat. Ujvarosi and Poti, 2006: 256, 260 (habitat in Dupa Lunca marshland: swamp with bushes and trees). Habitat. Ujvarosi et al., 2011b: 109 (loc(s) Dupa Lanca marshy area near Voslobeni) (in Hungarian, species list with habitat information in English). Sweden Habitat. Fritz and Lindstrom, 2013: 20-23, 36, 43-44, 63 (on distribution, habitat preference and habitat conservation in nature reserved forest and tree habitats in Hallands County) (in Schwedish). on characters and taxonomy (mainly from 2000 onward): Great Britain Immatures. Alexander, 2002: 90 (larvae almost transparent). on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward): Bulgaria Distribution. Hubenov, 2021a: 38 (checklist with summary of distr in Bulgaria, references). Distribution. Hubenov, 2025a: suppl: 4 (annotated list Diptera Stara Planina Mts, local distr, habitats and zoogeography). Distribution. Hubenov, 2025b: suppl: 7 (annotated list Diptera high Bulgarian mts, local distr, habitats and zoogeography). Czech Rep. Distribution. Stary, 2001a: 186 (loc(s), distr). Distribution. Stary, 2009i: webpage (checklist). Denmark First record. MacGowan, 2005: 64-65 (loc(s)). France Distribution. Quindroit and Lemoine, 2021b: 8 (loc(s) Nord (59); see paper for habitat description) (in French) (first confirmation for mainland France since apparently recorded for the first time for France in Palaearctic Catalogue (Savchenko et al., 1992), also known from Corsica (Podenas et al., 1997)). Distribution. Quindroit and Lemoine, 2022a: 37 (table specifying the presence in the five departments of the Hauts-de-France region). Germany Distribution. Reusch and Oosterbroek, 2000: 163 (checklist German Bundeslander). Great Britain Distribution. Hancock, 1999: 56 (loc(s) Scotland). Distribution. Robertson, 1999: 31 (loc(s) Midlothian). Distribution. Crossley, 2001: 194 (loc(s) Sheffield). Distribution. Howe and Howe, 2001: 37, 44-45 (see paper for details on loc(s) in which of the eight vice-counties visited). Distribution. Alexander, 2002: 90 (distr). Distribution. Boardman, 2012b: 2 (loc(s) Shropshire). Distribution. Chandler, 2015: 90 (loc(s) Bushy Park, Middlesex). Distribution. Boardman, 2018: 3 (loc(s) Staffordshire). Distribution. Harvey, 2021: 5-6 (brief notes on rearing records for craneflies; a male and a female emerged 1 june 1997 from a small piece of recently cut Oak [Quercus] collected 4 may 1997 which was places in a netting cage outdoors and watered occasionally; loc Berkshire). Greece First record. Kolcsar et al., 2021b: 227-228 (loc(s) Thessalia). Ireland Distribution. Chandler et al., 2008: 14 (checklist). Italy Distribution. Kolcsar et al., 2021b: 228 (loc(s) Calabria). Netherlands Distribution. Jong and Oosterbroek, 2002b: 34 (checklist). Romania Distribution. Ujvarosi, 2005a: 247 (no details). Distribution. Ujvarosi and Poti, 2006: 256, 260 (loc(s) eastern Carpathians). Distribution. Ujvarosi, 2007: 228-231 (checklist Limoniidae). Distribution. Ujvarosi et al., 2011b: 109 (loc(s) Dupa Lanca marshy area near Voslobeni) (in Hungarian, species list with habitat information in English). Spain First record. Stary and Oosterbroek, 2008: 17 (loc(s) Teruel, distr). Distribution. Carles-Tolra and Lencina, 2010: 484 (loc(s) Murcia). Sweden First record. Fritz and Lindstrom, 2013: 20-23, 36, 43-44, 63 (on distribution, habitat preference and habitat conservation in nature reserved forest and tree habitats in Hallands County) (in Schwedish). Switzerland Distribution. Podenas et al., 2006: 178, 334 (map). on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward): Czech Rep. Stary, 2001a: month(s): 7. France Quindroit and Lemoine, 2021b: month(s): 5. Great Britain Robertson, 1999: month(s): 6. Crossley, 2001: month(s): 5-6. Howe and Howe, 2001: month(s): 6. Boardman, 2012b: month(s): 6. Chandler, 2015: month(s): 7. Greece Kolcsar et al., 2021b: month(s): 6. Italy Kolcsar et al., 2021b: month(s): 6. Romania Ujvarosi et al., 2011b: month(s): 6. Spain Stary and Oosterbroek, 2008: month(s): 7. Carles-Tolra and Lencina, 2010: month(s): 6. Switzerland Podenas et al., 2006: month(s): 7. on altitude (mainly from 2000 onward): Bulgaria Hubenov, 2021a: altitude: 700 m. Hubenov, 2025a: altitude: 700 m. Hubenov, 2025b: altitude: 700 m. Romania Ujvarosi and Poti, 2006: altitude: 670 m. Spain Stary and Oosterbroek, 2008: altitude: 350 m. Carles-Tolra and Lencina, 2010: altitude: 600 m.