Details for Ormosia (Ormosia) staegeriana

Name: Ormosia (Ormosia) staegeriana Alexander, 1953 Publication: Rec. Indian Mus. 50: 327 (as Ormosia) Status: Recognized taxon, Synonym(s): ?montana (Meigen, 1818); similis (Staeger, 1840). Classification: Family Limoniidae Subfamily Chioneinae Descriptive note: As new name for Erioptera similis Staeger, 1840. Keys: Stubbs and Kramer, 2016j; Stubbs, 2021 (British craneflies) habitus male body part(s) antenna body part(s) antenna body part(s) head and thorax hypopygium plus 12 more images of hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, wing, habitat, habitat, habitat, habitat, habitat and habitat. Distribution: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Rep., Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Lithuania, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine; Russia: RUN, RUW, RUC, RUE. Note: see the manual for abbreviations: present-day Russia. Region(s): Westpalaearctic General note: For Italy check Stary and Oosterbroek, 1996, and citations below. 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) Figure references: Hypopygium: Stary and Rozkosny, 1970a (as similis); Podenas et al., 2006 Miscellaneous Quindroit et al., 2025b (habitat) Citations on biology (mainly from 2000 onward): Bulgaria Habitat. Hubenov, 2025b: suppl: 5 (annotated list Diptera high Bulgarian mts, local distr, habitats and zoogeography). Czech Rep. Habitat. Stary and Vonicka, 2018: 60 (on Limoniidae and Pediciidae of two localities in northern Bohemia, with list of localities, altitudes and habitats). Denmark Habitat. Nielsen and Nielsen, 2009: 122 (emerging from a forest floor in a Beech [Fagus] stand) (in Danish). Habitat. Byriel and Rojas, 2017: 118 (among the 101 species in a study on cranefly hotspots in unmanaged and managed forests) (in Danish). Finland Biology. Salmela, 2008: 11, 27, 50 (49) (ecology or habitat: rich forest; phenology). France Habitat. Quindroit et al., 2025b: 133 (pelouse acidophile montagnarde, avec une pessiere acidophile et quelques gros hetres a proximite (see habitat photo)). Germany Habitat. Reusch and Hohmann, 2009: 129 (from spring brooks). Great Britain Habitat. Boyce, 2002: 13 (review of seepage invertebrates in England, found at woodland seepages; see paper for details). Habitat. Boardman, 2007: 11 (upland species). Habitat. Kramer, 2012h: 3 (Summer field meeting Scottish Highlands: found in the wooded sandy backchannels). Lithuania Biology. Gorban and Podeniene, 2022: 5, 8 (loc(s); reared from Ash [Fraxinus excelsior], species with a typical development habitat in moist soil or leaf litter, reared from dead wood for the first time; see paper for details). Norway Habitat. Olsen and Andersen, 2021: 210 (loc(s) Innlandet, in former Hedmark, with habitats specified separately, for habitats see also Jonassen and Andersen, 2020). Poland Habitat. Chaniecka and Wiedenska, 2006: 148 (occurrence in spring-, springbrook-, and/or bogspring plant communities) (in Polish). Habitat. Wiedenska, 2014: 13 (on the occurence of Limoniidae in six selected plant communities in the Kamienica Valley, Gorce National Park, Western Carpathians) (in Polish, habitat tables also in English). Phenology. Wiedenska, 2015a: 53 (on the flight activity of Limoniidae in the Kamienica Valley, Gorce National Park, Western Carpathians) (in Polish, tables also in English). Habitat. Wiedenska, 2017a: 19 (faunistic and habitat data of species from the Gorce NP) (in Polish). 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). Bosnia-Herzegowina Distribution. Oosterbroek and Simova-Tosic, 2004: 444 (review literature). Bulgaria Distribution. Hubenov, 2015: 221 (annotated list Diptera Pirin Mt, loc(s), faunistics and zoogeography). Distribution. Hubenov, 2016: 49 (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, 2021a: 34 (checklist with summary of distr in Bulgaria, references). Distribution. Hubenov, 2025b: suppl: 5 (annotated list Diptera high Bulgarian mts, local distr, habitats and zoogeography). Czech Rep. Distribution. Stary, 2009i: webpage (checklist). Distribution. Stary and Vonicka, 2018: 60 (on Limoniidae and Pediciidae of two localities in northern Bohemia, with list of localities, altitudes and habitats). Denmark Distribution. Petersen and Jong, 2001b: 151 (checklist). Distribution. Nielsen and Nielsen, 2009: 122 (loc(s)). Finland Distribution. Salmela et al., 2007b: 45 (loc(s)). Distribution. Salmela, 2008: 11, 50 (49) (loc(s), known from all Finnish ecoregions). Distribution. Salmela, 2012b: 239 (annotated list of Finnish crane flies). Distribution. Salmela and Petrasiunas, 2014: 26 (checklist Finnish Tipulomorpha). Distribution. Salmela et al., 2015: 105 (list of localities in extensive report on malaise-trapping of insects in conservation areas in Lapland in 2012–2014) (in Finnish). France First record. Quindroit et al., 2025b: 132-133 (loc(s) Isere (38) and Vosges (88)). Germany Distribution. Schacht, 1999: 135 (checklist Bayern). Distribution. Reusch and Oosterbroek, 2000: 160 (checklist German Bundeslander). Distribution. Reusch and Bellstedt, 2001b: 74 (checklist Thuringen). Distribution. Schacht, 2005: 6 (checklist Bayern). Distribution. Reusch and Hohmann, 2009: 129 (loc(s) Sachsen-Anhalt). Distribution. Schacht, 2010: 17 (checklist Diptera Bayern). Distribution. Stuke, 2019: 145 (checklist Niedersachsen and Bremen with reference to original sources). Great Britain Distribution. Kramer, 2009b: 5 (Aviemore area). Distribution. Skidmore, 2009: 127 (review of occurrence on the Western Isles of Scotland, distr). Distribution. Kramer, 2012h: 3 (loc(s) Summer field meeting Scottish Highlands). Italy Distribution. Podenas and Podeniene, 2008: 349, 352 (loc(s), annotated checklist South Tyrol [Prov. Bolzano]). Lithuania Distribution. Pakalniskis et al., 2006: 23 (checklist). Distribution. Gorban and Podeniene, 2022: 5, 8 (loc(s); reared from Ash [Fraxinus excelsior], species with a typical development habitat in moist soil or leaf litter, reared from dead wood for the first time; see paper for details). Montenegro Distribution. Oosterbroek and Simova-Tosic, 2004: 444 (review literature). 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: 210 (loc(s) Innlandet, in former Hedmark, with habitats specified separately, for habitats see also Jonassen and Andersen, 2020). Poland Distribution. Chaniecka and Wiedenska, 2006: 148 (loc(s)). Distribution. Wiedenska, 2007a: 76 (checklist). Distribution. Wiedenska, 2014: 13 (on the occurence of Limoniidae in six selected plant communities in the Kamienica Valley, Gorce National Park, Western Carpathians) (in Polish, habitat tables also in English). Distribution. Wiedenska, 2017a: 19 (faunistic and habitat data of species from the Gorce NP) (in Polish). Distribution. Wiedenska and Syratt, 2023: 140 (loc(s) Bieszczady Mountains, distr and remarks). Romania Distribution. Ujvarosi, 2007: 228-231 (checklist Limoniidae). Russia Distribution. Humala and Polevoi, 2009: 66 (loc(s) RUN: Kareliya) (in Russian). Distribution. Gavryushin in litt., 2011e: (loc(s) RUN: Murmanskaya oblast). Distribution. Humala and Polevoi, 2012: 143 (loc(s) RUN: Kareliya) (in Russian). Distribution. Jakovlev et al., 2014: 309 (loc(s) RUN: Kareliya). Distribution. Paramonov and Pilipenko, 2016: 97 (loc(s) RUC: Tverskaya oblast) (in Russian). Distribution. Kolcsar et al., 2021b: 197 (loc(s) RUE: Bashkortostan Rep.). Slovakia Distribution. Stary, 2009d: 32 (loc(s) Polana area). Distribution. Stary, 2009i: webpage (checklist). Switzerland Distribution. Podenas et al., 2006: 115, 318 (map, vertical distr per thermic level). on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward): Bulgaria Hubenov, 2015: month(s): 8-9. Hubenov, 2016: month(s): 8-9. Czech Rep. Stary and Vonicka, 2018: month(s): (5)6-9(10). Finland Salmela, 2008: month(s): 7. France Quindroit et al., 2025b: month(s): 6-7. Great Britain Kramer, 2009b: month(s): 6. Kramer, 2012h: month(s): 7. Italy Podenas and Podeniene, 2008: month(s): 6-10. Norway Olsen and Andersen, 2021: month(s): 6-8. Poland Wiedenska, 2014: month(s): 7-9. Wiedenska, 2015a: month(s): 7-8. Wiedenska, 2017a: month(s): 6-9. Wiedenska and Syratt, 2023: month(s): 5-10. Russia Gavryushin in litt., 2011e: month(s): 7. Paramonov and Pilipenko, 2016: month(s): 6. Kolcsar et al., 2021b: month(s): 7. Slovakia Stary, 2009d: month(s): 6-10. Switzerland Podenas et al., 2006: month(s): 6-9. on altitude (mainly from 2000 onward): Bulgaria Hubenov, 2015: altitude: 1400-1800 m. Hubenov, 2016: altitude: 1230-1390 m. Hubenov, 2017: altitude: 1230-1800 m. Hubenov, 2021a: altitude: 1230-1800 m. Hubenov, 2025b: altitude: 1230-1800 m. France Quindroit et al., 2025b: altitude: 985-1530 m. Germany Reusch and Hohmann, 2009: altitude: 657 m. Italy Podenas and Podeniene, 2008: altitude: 1630-2310 m. Poland Wiedenska, 2017a: altitude: 760-1180 m. Wiedenska and Syratt, 2023: altitude: 500-1200 m. Russia Kolcsar et al., 2021b: altitude: 607-765 m.