Details for Neolimnophila alaskana

Name: Neolimnophila alaskana (Alexander, 1924) Publication: Proc. U.S. Natn. Mus. 64(10): 10 (as Limnophila) Status: Recognized taxon, Synonym(s): ?sverdrupi (Soot-Ryen, 1928). Classification: Family Limoniidae Subfamily Chioneinae Revision: Stary, 2019a. Descriptive note: Type-material, species status and synonymy: Stary, 2019a; treated before as a subspecies of ultima. Keys: Stary and Oosterbroek, 2020 (European species) habitus female body part(s) head and thorax hypopygium hypopygium hypopygium plus 3 more images of ovipositor, wing and wing. Distribution: Canada, USA (Alaska, NWT);; Czech Rep., Finland, Netherlands, Norway; Russia: RUN, RUC;; Russia: ES (Zabaykalskiy kray, Yakutiya); Kazakhstan (Akmola region). Note: see the manual for abbreviations: Canada and USA; present-day Russia. Region(s): Nearctic;; Westpalaearctic;; Eastpalaearctic Figure references: Wing: Stary, 2019a Hypopygium: 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). Finland Biology. Viitanen et al., 2025: 20-21 (loc(s) Uusimaa (U), figs, distr, biology) (in Finnish) (see photos above). on characters and taxonomy (mainly from 2000 onward): USA Revision. Stary, 2019a: 56-58 (revision, type-mat, synonymy, descr, comparison, figs). on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward): China First record. Stary, 2019a: 56 (loc(s) NWT). Czech Rep. First record. Stary, 2019a: 56 (loc(s)). Finland First record. Viitanen et al., 2025: 20-21 (loc(s) Uusimaa (U), figs, distr, biology) (in Finnish) (see photos above). Kazakhstan First record. Stary, 2019a: 56 (loc(s) Akmola region). Netherlands First record. Kolcsar et al., 2021b: 183 (loc(s) Friesland [see photo(s) above]). Norway First record. Kolcsar et al., 2021b: 183-184 (loc(s) Buskerud and Telemark). Russia First record. Stary, 2019a: 56 (loc(s) RUN, RUC, ES, FE). USA Distribution. Stary, 2019a: 56 (type-loc(s) Alaska). on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward): China Stary, 2019a: month(s): 8-9. Czech Rep. Stary, 2019a: month(s): 6. Finland Viitanen et al., 2025: month(s): (5-6). Kazakhstan Stary, 2019a: month(s): 8. Netherlands Kolcsar et al., 2021b: month(s): 8. Norway Kolcsar et al., 2021b: month(s): 6-7. Russia Stary, 2019a: month(s): 6-8. USA Stary, 2019a: month(s): 6, 8. on altitude (mainly from 2000 onward): Czech Rep. Stary, 2019a: altitude: 650 m. Norway Kolcsar et al., 2021b: altitude: 10-410 m.