Details for Nephrotoma suturalis wulpiana

Name: Nephrotoma suturalis wulpiana (Bergroth, 1888) Publication: Wien. Ent. Ztg 7: 200 (as Pachyrrhina) Status: Recognized taxon, Synonym(s): occidentalis (Doane, 1908). Classification: Family Tipulidae Subfamily Tipulinae Revision: Oosterbroek, 1984. Descriptive note: Species status retained in Byers, 2002. Synonymy: Alexander, 1967k. habitus male habitus male habitus female habitus female habitus female plus 31 more images of habitus, habitus, habitus, habitus, habitus, body part(s), body part(s), body part(s), body part(s), body part(s), body part(s), body part(s), body part(s), body part(s), body part(s), body part(s), hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, ovipositor and wing. Distribution: Canada, USA (BC and Alta, south to Calif, Channel Is, NMex and Texas);; France, Portugal, Romania, Spain (incl. Canary Is);; Mexico (Baja Calif);; Hawaiian Is (Ouha). Note: see the manual for abbreviations: Canada and USA. Region(s): Nearctic;; Westpalaearctic;; Neotropic;; Australian/Oceanian General note: Added: Hawaiian Is (Nishida, 1992). For Portugal check Oosterbroek et al., 2020, and citations below. Introduced in Westpalaearctic and Hawaiian Is by accidental transport. Map: Alexander, 1967k (California) Figure references: Head: Alexander, 1967k (antenna); Kolcsar et al., 2025 (head) Wing: Alexander, 1967k Hypopygium: Kolcsar et al., 2025 Other figures: Kolcsar et al., 2025 (thorax) Citations on biology (mainly from 2000 onward): Portugal Biology. Hancock et al., 2016: 160 (discussion on the possibilities of introduction by plant trade, enhanced by the life style as root feeder; see paper for details). USA Biology. Manolis, 2025: 17-25 (on crane flies extracted from a swimming pool in Sacramento County, Calif, 2021–2024; see paper for details). on characters and taxonomy (mainly from 2000 onward): Portugal Characters. Hancock et al., 2016: 157-160 (chars, identification, figs). Characters. Ferreira et al., 2021: 4, 13 (barcoding based on material mentioned in Oosterbroek et al. 2020, sharing BIN with sequences of N. ferruginea). Spain Figures. Mederos, 2018: 141-142 (figs and loc(s) 44 km N Barcelona, fourth record for Iberian Peninsula, second for Spain) (in Spanish). on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward): Canary Is First record. Viitanen in litt., 2023a: (found on Gran Canaria, Playa del Ingles, 16.III.2023, see photo above by V.-M. Mukkala). Europe Distribution. Kolcsar et al., 2025: 13-15 (review distributional history; the species should be considered an invasive non-native species). France First record. Mandl in litt., 2025: on iNaturalist (as Nephrotoma wulpiana), Salon-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhone (13), 8.X.2025, det. P. Oosterbroek & P. Tillier. Hawaiian Is Distribution. Evenhuis, 2004: 31 (checklist, adventive). Mexico Distribution. Contreras-Ramos and Gelhaus, 2002: 592 (checklist Mexico, distr specified at state level). Portugal First record. Hancock et al., 2016: 157-161 (two records in the Faro, october and december 2015, most probably due to some kind of accidental transport). Distribution. Oosterbroek et al., 2020: 340-341 (known from Faro only, distr, most likely arrived in Southwest Europe by accidental transport but seems meanwhile established). Romania First record. Kolcsar et al., 2025: 13 (Cluj-Napoca, Flower Time Garden center, in a spiderweb). Spain First record. Jansen in litt., 2017: (found in Valencia, for details see photos above by H. Jansen; more photos from Valencia by M. d’Oliveira). Distribution. Mederos, 2018: 141-142 (figs and loc(s) 44 km N Barcelona, fourth record for Iberian Peninsula, second for Spain) (in Spanish). USA Distribution. Umble and Rao, 2005: 47-48 (loc(s) Oreg). Distribution. Manolis, 2025: 17-25 (on crane flies extracted from a swimming pool in Sacramento County, Calif, 2021–2024; see paper for details). on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward): Canary Is Viitanen in litt., 2023a: month(s): 3. France Mandl in litt., 2025: month(s): 10. Portugal Oosterbroek et al., 2020: month(s): 10. Romania Kolcsar et al., 2025: month(s): 3. Spain Jansen in litt., 2017: month(s): 3. Mederos, 2018: month(s): 9. USA Manolis, 2025: month(s): 4-5. on altitude (mainly from 2000 onward): Romania Kolcsar et al., 2025: altitude: 320 m.