Details for Molophilus (Molophilus) obsoletus

Name: Molophilus (Molophilus) obsoletus Lackschewitz, 1940 Publication: Annln Naturh. Mus. Wien 50: 24 (as Molophilus) Status: Recognized taxon. Classification: Family Limoniidae Subfamily Chioneinae hypopygium hypopygium Distribution: Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Serbia; Turkey (Asiatic part: Eskisehir). Region(s): Westpalaearctic Figure references: Hypopygium: Mendl, 1986c; Kolcsar et al., 2021b Citations on biology (mainly from 2000 onward): Bulgaria Habitat. Hubenov, 2025b: suppl: 5 (annotated list Diptera high Bulgarian mts, local distr, habitats and zoogeography). Turkey Habitat. Bilgin et al., 2015: 7 (habitat) (in Turkish). on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward): Bulgaria Distribution. Hubenov, 2015: 221 (annotated list Diptera Pirin Mt, loc(s), faunistics and zoogeography). Distribution. Hubenov, 2016: 48 (annotated checklist Diptera of the Rila Mountains based on data from the literature). Distribution. Hubenov, 2017: 69 (on vertical distribution in the Pirin and Rila Mts; see paper for details on forests and subalpine-alpine zones, distr). Distribution. Hubenov, 2018a: 16 (on the Diptera of the Vitosha Mt; see paper for details on vegetation belts and local distr). Distribution. Hubenov, 2021a: 33 (checklist with summary of distr in Bulgaria, references). Distribution. Hubenov, 2021b: 21 (in review of the families of Nematocera of Bulgaria in discussion about Mediterranean species; see paper for details). Distribution. Hubenov, 2025b: suppl: 5 (annotated list Diptera high Bulgarian mts, local distr, habitats and zoogeography). Greece First record. Kolcsar et al., 2015: 9 (loc(s) Ioanina). Romania Distribution. Ujvarosi, 2007: 228-231 (checklist Limoniidae). Serbia First record. Kolcsar et al., 2021b: 172 (loc(s)). Turkey First record. Bilgin et al., 2015: 5, 7, 8 (loc(s) Eskisehir, distr) (in Turkish). on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward): Bulgaria Hubenov, 2015: month(s): 6-7. Hubenov, 2016: month(s): 6-7. Greece Kolcsar et al., 2015: month(s): 8. Serbia Kolcsar et al., 2021b: month(s): 6. Turkey Bilgin et al., 2015: month(s): 6. on altitude (mainly from 2000 onward): Bulgaria Hubenov, 2015: altitude: 1700 m. Hubenov, 2016: altitude: 2389 m. Hubenov, 2017: altitude: 1700-2389 m. Hubenov, 2021a: altitude: 1200-2389 m. Hubenov, 2025b: altitude: 1200-2389 m. Greece Kolcsar et al., 2015: altitude: 1750 m. Serbia Kolcsar et al., 2021b: altitude: 1556 m. Turkey Bilgin et al., 2015: altitude: 1628 m.