Details for Neolimnophila placida

Name: Neolimnophila placida (Meigen, 1830) Publication: Syst. Beschr. 6: 275 (as Limnobia) Status: Recognized taxon, Synonym(s): hyalipennis (Zetterstedt, 1851); ultima (Osten Sacken, 1860); japonica (Matsumura, 1915). Classification: Family Limoniidae Subfamily Chioneinae Revision: Stary, 2019a. Descriptive note: Short description of ultima in Alexander, 1943k (reprint: 1966g). Keys: Peeters en Oosterbroek, 2016c (craneflies Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg) (in Dutch); Stubbs and Kramer, 2016i; Stubbs, 2021 (British craneflies); Stary and Oosterbroek, 2020 (European species) habitus male habitus male habitus male habitus male habitus male plus 21 more images of habitus, habitus, habitus, body part(s), body part(s), hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, ovipositor, wing, wing, wing, wing, wing, habitat and habitat. Distribution: Canada, USA (Wash, BC and Alta to Que and Maine, south to Miss and Ga);; Austria, Belgium, Czech Rep., Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France (incl. Corsica), Germany, Great Britain, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine; Russia: RUN (incl. Novaya Zemlya), RUW, RUE;; Russia: WS, ES, FE (Siberia in the north to Taymyr and Yakutiya, in the east to Khabarovskiy kray, Primorskiy kray and Sakhalin); Kazakhstan (north); Mongolia Japan (Honshu). Note: see the manual for abbreviations: Canada and USA; present-day Russia. Region(s): Nearctic;; Westpalaearctic;; Eastpalaearctic General note: Added: BC (Aexander, 1920t) (as ultima), Wash (Alexander, 1949m) (as ultima). For Sakhalin see Alexander, 1924n (as ultima). For Finland check Salmela, 2012b, 2012c, and citations below. For Norway check Olsen et al., 2018, and citations below. For Great Britain check Stubbs, 2021, and citations below. Map: Podenas et al., 2006 (Switzerland); Kramer, 2014e (Great Britain) Biology: Alexander, 1919e, 1920r (habitat, swarming) (as ultima). Young and Gelhaus, 2000 (habitat, phenology) (as ultima). Figure references: Wing: Alexander, 1919e; Alexander, 1943k (reprint: 1966g); Alexander, 1967k (Alexander all as ultima); Stary, 2019a Hypopygium: Podenas et al., 2006; Stary, 2019a Citations on biology (mainly from 2000 onward): Country not relevant Biology. Stary, 2019a: 58 (shows a significant affinity to [be atracted to] light). France Habitat. Quindroit, 2020b: 140 (loc(s) Pas-de-Calais (62) with notes on habitats and distr) (in French). Mongolia Habitat. Gelhaus and Podenas, 2006: 279, 290, 296-298 (restricted to the Hovsgol lake and its immediate edge habitat). Norway Habitat. Olsen and Andersen, 2021: 209 (loc(s) Innlandet, in former Hedmark, with habitats specified separately, for habitats see also Jonassen and Andersen, 2020). Russia Habitat. Krivosheina, N.P., 2009a: 125-133 (review Russian xylophilous Limoniidae, mainly inhabiting bark and wood of decomposing trees, with new original data on larval biology [found in wood of deciduous trees and sap concentrations and slimy masses of myxomycetes]) (in Russian). Habitat. Gavryushin in litt., 2011f: (collected in a mixed forest). Slovakia Habitat. Stary, 2009d: 31 (a local ecologically significant species, probably associated with forest habitats, not confined to aquatic environments). USA Phenology. Petersen, 2003: 99 (period of flight in relation to altitude) (as ultima). on characters and taxonomy (mainly from 2000 onward): Country not relevant Characters. Anonymous, 2008a: 10 (comparison with look-alike Crypteria limnophiloides). Immatures. Krivosheina and Krivosheina, 2011c: 96 (note on larva, loc(s)) (in Russian). Phylogeny. Jong and Ciliberti, 2014: 563-589 (used as outgroup in a study on the phylogeny (based on an extensive matrix of morphological characters) of the world species of Chionea). Revision. Stary, 2019a: 55-58 (review, synonymy, descr, comparison, figs). on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward): Austria Distribution. Reusch and Heiss, 2012: 333-342 (loc(s) Nat. Park Gesause, see PDF for months and altitudes). Belgium Distribution. Dek and Peeters, 2023a: 138 (loc(s) Botanic Garden Jean Massart, Brussels-Capital Region, widespread but local in Belgium). Country not relevant Distribution. Krivosheina and Krivosheina, 2011c: 96 (note on larva, loc(s)) (in Russian). Czech Rep. Distribution. Stary, 2009i: webpage (checklist). Distribution. Stary, 2019a: 55 (loc(s)). Denmark First record. Petersen and Jong, 2001b: 150 (checklist). Estonia Distribution. Stary, 2004f: (Fauna Europaea: added Estonia). Finland Distribution. Salmela, 2012b: 238 (annotated list of Finnish crane flies). Distribution. Salmela and Petrasiunas, 2014: 26 (checklist Finnish Tipulomorpha). France Distribution. Quindroit, 2020b: 140 (loc(s) Pas-de-Calais (62) with notes on habitats and distr) (in French). Distribution. Quindroit and Lemoine, 2022a: 36 (table specifying the presence in the five departments of the Hauts-de-France region). Germany Distribution. Schacht, 1999: 134 (checklist Bayern). Distribution. Reusch and Bellstedt, 2000: 261 (loc(s) Thuringen). Distribution. Reusch and Oosterbroek, 2000: 159 (checklist German Bundeslander). Distribution. Reusch and Bellstedt, 2001b: 74 (checklist Thuringen). Distribution. Reusch et al., 2004: 115 (loc(s) Baden-Wurttemberg). Distribution. Schacht, 2005: 6 (checklist Bayern). Distribution. Schacht, 2010: 17 (checklist Diptera Bayern). Distribution. Stuke, 2019: 145 (checklist Niedersachsen and Bremen with reference to original sources). Great Britain Distribution. Kramer, 2007d: 1 (loc(s) Scotland). Distribution. Kramer, 2013a: 2 (loc(s) Kent). Distribution. Kramer, 2014e: 5 (on the first and the total number of records for Great Britain, map GB). Japan Distribution. Nakamura, 2012b: 1-4 (loc(s) Honshu) (as ultima). Latvia Distribution. Stary, 2004f: (Fauna Europaea: added Latvia). Mongolia Distribution. Gelhaus and Podenas, 2006: 279, 290, 296-298 (loc(s)). Netherlands Distribution. Jong and Oosterbroek, 2002b: 30 (checklist). Distribution. Stary, 2020a: 45 (Limoniidae Kaaistoep, Noord-Brabant). Distribution. Hoven, 2022: 24 (loc(s) Gelderland). Norway Distribution. Olsen et al., 2018: 156-157 (annotated checklist Nordic countries and for Norway according to the Strand regions). Distribution. Olsen and Andersen, 2021: 209 (loc(s) Innlandet, in former Hedmark, with habitats specified separately, for habitats see also Jonassen and Andersen, 2020). Poland Distribution. Wiedenska, 2007a: 76 (checklist). Distribution. Stary, 2019a: 55 (loc(s)). Russia Distribution. Pilipenko and Sidorenko, 2006b: 143 (checklist Kedrovaya Pad, distr) (in Russian). Distribution. Gavryushin in litt., 2011f: (loc(s) RUN: Arkhangelskaya oblast). Distribution. Kolcsar et al., 2021b: 185 (loc(s) RUE: Bashkortostan Rep.) Distribution. Devyatkov and Dubatolov, 2025: 32 (loc(s) Khabarovskiy kray, Bolshekhekhtsirsky Nature Reserve, distr) (in Russian). Slovakia First record. Thalhammer: 1899: XXX (loc(s)). Distribution. Stary, 2001a: 186 (loc(s), first documented records for Slovakia, distr). Distribution. Stary, 2009d: 31 (loc(s) Polana area, first documented record for Slovakia). Distribution. Stary, 2009i: webpage (checklist). Distribution. Stary, 2019a: 55 (loc(s) RUN and RUW). Distribution. Stary, 2019a: 55 (loc(s)). Switzerland Distribution. Podenas et al., 2006: 112, 307 (map). USA Distribution. Petersen et al., 2005: 8 (recorded from Great Smoky Mountains National Park by Hynes, 1996 (unpublished)) (as ultima). Distribution. Stary, 2019a: 55 (loc(s) Ind). on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward): Czech Rep. Stary, 2019a: month(s): 5-9. France Quindroit, 2020b: month(s): 6. Germany Reusch and Bellstedt, 2000: month(s): 6. Reusch et al., 2004: month(s): 6. Great Britain Kramer, 2007d: month(s): 6. Japan Nakamura, 2012b: month(s): 7. Mongolia Gelhaus and Podenas, 2006: month(s): 7. Netherlands Hoven, 2022: month(s): 6. Norway Olsen and Andersen, 2021: month(s): 7-8. Poland Stary, 2019a: month(s): 7-8. Russia Gavryushin in litt., 2011f: month(s): 8. Kolcsar et al., 2021b: month(s): 8. Devyatkov and Dubatolov, 2025: month(s): 6, 8-9. Slovakia Stary, 2001a: month(s): 6. Stary, 2009d: month(s): 6. Stary, 2019a: month(s): 7-8. Stary, 2019a: month(s): 6. USA Petersen, 2003: month(s): 8. Stary, 2019a: month(s): 9. on altitude (mainly from 2000 onward): Czech Rep. Stary, 2019a: altitude: 600 m. Germany Reusch and Bellstedt, 2000: altitude: 500 m. Reusch et al., 2004: altitude: 355 m. Mongolia Gelhaus and Podenas, 2006: altitude: 1680 m. Norway Olsen and Andersen, 2021: altitude: 239-666 m. Russia Gavryushin in litt., 2011f: altitude: 36 m. Kolcsar et al., 2021b: altitude: 607 m. Devyatkov and Dubatolov, 2025: altitude: 80 m. Slovakia Stary, 2001a: altitude: 700 m. Stary, 2019a: altitude: 35 m. Stary, 2019a: altitude: 700 m.