Details for Rhabdomastix (Rhabdomastix) edwardsi

Name: Rhabdomastix (Rhabdomastix) edwardsi Tjeder, 1967 Publication: Opusc. Ent. 32: 225 (as Rhabdomastix) Status: Recognized taxon. Classification: Family Limoniidae Subfamily Chioneinae Revision: Stary, 2004a. Keys: Stary, 2004a (Westpalaearctic Rhabdomastix); Stubbs, 2007 (Rhabdomastix Great Britain); Boardman, 2016 (craneflies Shropshire); Stubbs and Kramer, 2016i; Stubbs, 2021 (British craneflies) hypopygium hypopygium ovipositor ovipositor ovipositor plus 6 more images of wing, habitat, habitat, habitat, habitat and habitat. Distribution: Albania, Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Rep., France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain. Region(s): Westpalaearctic General note: For Spain check Eiroa and Carles-Tolra, 2019, and citations below. For Great Britain check Stubbs, 2021, and citations below. Map: Boardman, 2007 (Shropshire) Figure references: Hypopygium: Stary, 2004a Ovipositor: Stary, 2004a Citations on biology (mainly from 2000 onward): Bulgaria Habitat. Hubenov, 2025b: suppl: 6 (annotated list Diptera high Bulgarian mts, local distr, habitats and zoogeography). Croatia Habitat. Kolcsar et al., 2015a: 29 (riverine species associated with sandy sediments mostly in mountainous areas, citing Boardman, 2012). Germany Habitat. Reusch and Hohmann, 2009: 129 (from spring brooks). Great Britain Habitat. Godfrey, 1999: 78 (species of shingle exposed riverine sediments). Habitat. Godfrey, 2001a: 21, 23. Habitat. Crossley, 2003b: 61 (in dry river bed on solid limestone). Habitat. Hewitt et al., 2005: 38, 46, 52 (indicator species of exposed riverine sediment habitats: found in upland areas especially where there are sandy sediments; larvae probably aquatic). Habitat. Boardman, 2007: 56 (found at water margins where there are small stones and some fine sediment). Habitat. Kramer, 2008a: 5-6 (at small stream in some Birch [Betula] woodland and river margin; larvae aquatic/semi-aquatic). Habitat. Cranston and Drake, 2010: 175 (Rhabdomastix larvae can be found in marginal situations along flowing waters [no species mentioned]). Habitat. Drake, 2010: 228 (probably a genuine exposed-riverine sediment (ERS) specialist). Habitat. Boardman, 2012b: 2 (swept from waterside vegetation growing in fine sand and from small coarse pebbly vegetation). Habitat. Brighton, 2017c: 26, 35 (overall regional checklist Lancashire and Cheshire (VC58, 59 and 60) with notes on habitats and/or regional occurrence and/or status; see paper for details). Habitat. Boardman, 2018: 3 (loc(s) Yorkshire, from riverine sediments). Montenegro Habitat. Kolcsar et al., 2021b: 224 (Oak [Quercus] plantation; calcareous stream; dry stream bed). on characters and taxonomy (mainly from 2000 onward): Country not relevant Phylogeny. Men et al., 2018a: 98 (comparison of female internal reproductive system, based on literure data). Characters. Kramer and Langlois, 2019a: 77 (comparison). Great Britain Description. Edwards, 1938a: 113-115 (diagnosis, key, figs) (as parva; see Stary, 2004a). Revision. Stary, 2004a: 658, 659, 667-670, 683 (revision, type-mat, descr, key, comparison, figs, review literature). on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward): Albania Distribution. Lackschewitz, 1940a: 56 (loc(s)) (as schistacea; see Stary, 2004a). Distribution. Mannheims, 1967f: 473 (loc(s)) (as schistacea; see Stary, 2004a). First record. Stary, 2004a: 670 (loc(s)). Austria Distribution. Lackschewitz, 1940a: 56 (loc(s)) (as schistacea; see Stary, 2004a). First record. Stary, 2004a: 670 (loc(s)). Bosnia-Herzegowina Distribution. Lackschewitz, 1940a: 56 (loc(s)) (as schistacea; see Stary, 2004a). First record. Stary, 2004a: 670 (loc(s)). Bulgaria First record. Stary, 2004a: 670 (loc(s)). Distribution. Hubenov, 2021a: 35 (checklist with summary of distr in Bulgaria, references). Distribution. Hubenov, 2025b: suppl: 6 (annotated list Diptera high Bulgarian mts, local distr, habitats and zoogeography). Croatia First record. Kolcsar et al., 2015a: 29 (loc(s), distr). Czech Rep. Distribution. Stary, 2004a: 670 (loc(s)). Distribution. Stary, 2009i: webpage (checklist). France First record. Stary, 2004a: 670 (loc(s) Gard (30), Haute-Garonne (31) and Herault (34)). Distribution. Labat, 2021: 92 (on Diptera taxa recorded along the over-all length of the Dordogne River and some of its tributaries; see paper for the locality details) (in French). Germany First record. Stary, 2004a: 670 (loc(s) Bayern). Distribution. Reusch and Hohmann, 2009: 129, 132 (loc(s) Sachsen-Anhalt, review distr Germany). Great Britain Distribution. Edwards, 1938a: 113-115 (Derby, Devon, Glasgow, Hereford, Perth, Westmoreland, Yorks) (as parva; see Stary, 2004a). Distribution. Coe, 1950: 52 (uncommon. Generally distributed) (as parva; see Stary, 2004a). Distribution. Rotheray and Robertson, 1993: 17 (loc(s) Strathspey) (as parva; see Stary, 2004a). Distribution. Godfrey, 2001a: 21, 23 (recorded from sites in Shropshire and just over the country border in Montgmeryshire; see paper for details). Distribution. Crossley, 2003b: 61 (loc(s) Sheffield). Distribution. Stary, 2004a: 658, 659, 667-670, 683 (type-loc(s), loc(s), distr). Distribution. Hewitt et al., 2005: 38, 46, 52 (loc(s) Cumbria). Distribution. Boardman, 2007: 56-57 (loc(s), map). Distribution. Godfrey, 2007a: 18-19 (records of Rhabdomastix held in the Royal Scottish Museum (also as parva and schistacea, see Stary, 2004a)). Distribution. Godfrey, 2007a: 7 (can be frequent and consequently one of the [Rhabdomastix] species most easily encountered). Distribution. Kramer, 2007d: 1 (loc(s) Scotland). Distribution. Kramer, 2008a: 5-6 (loc(s) Scotland). Distribution. Kramer, 2009f: 1 (loc(s) Yorkshire). Distribution. Skidmore, 2009: 127 (review of occurrence on the Western Isles of Scotland, distr). Distribution. Boardman, 2012b: 2 (loc(s) Shropshire). Distribution. Drake, 2014: 23 (loc(s) Gwynedd). Distribution. Hewitt, 2014: (provisional checklist Cumbrian Diptera). Distribution. Stubbs, 2014c: 3 (loc(s) NW Wales). Distribution. Brighton, 2017c: 26, 35 (overall regional checklist Lancashire and Cheshire (VC58, 59 and 60) with notes on habitats and/or regional occurrence and/or status; see paper for details). Distribution. Boardman, 2018: 3 (loc(s) Yorkshire, from riverine sediments). Hungary First record. Kolcsar et al., 2021b: 223-224 (loc(s) Pest). Italy Distribution. Lackschewitz, 1940a: 56 (loc(s)) (as schistacea; see Stary, 2004a). First record. Stary, 2004a: 671 (loc(s)). Montenegro First record. Kolcsar et al., 2021b: 224 (loc(s)). Serbia First record. Kolcsar et al., 2021b: 224 (loc(s)). Slovakia Distribution. Stary, 2004a: 670 (loc(s)). Distribution. Stary, 2009i: webpage (checklist). Slovenia Distribution. Mendl, 1984a: 7 (loc(s)) (as schistacea; see Stary, 2004a). First record. Stary, 2004a: 670 (loc(s)). Spain First record. Stary, 2004a: 670 (loc(s)). Distribution. Hancock et al., 2015a: 241 (loc(s) Lugo). Distribution. Eiroa and Carles-Tolra, 2019: 131 (loc(s) Tarragona, list of Spanish provinces, distr) (in Spanish). on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward): Austria Lackschewitz, 1940a: month(s): 7. Stary, 2004a: month(s): 6-7. Bosnia-Herzegowina Stary, 2004a: month(s): 7. Bulgaria Stary, 2004a: month(s): 5. Croatia Kolcsar et al., 2015a: month(s): 6, 9. Czech Rep. Stary, 2004a: month(s): 5-7. France Stary, 2004a: month(s): 4-6. Germany Stary, 2004a: month(s): 7-9. Reusch and Hohmann, 2009: month(s): 5-6. Great Britain Edwards, 1938a: month(s): 5+6. Godfrey, 2001a: month(s): 5. Crossley, 2003b: month(s): 6-7. Stary, 2004a: month(s): 5-7. Godfrey, 2007a: month(s): 6. Kramer, 2007d: month(s): 6. Kramer, 2008a: month(s): 6. Kramer, 2009f: month(s): 5. Boardman, 2012b: month(s): 6. Drake, 2014: month(s): 7. Stubbs, 2014c: month(s): 7. Hungary Kolcsar et al., 2021b: month(s): 5. Italy Stary, 2004a: month(s): 5-6. Montenegro Kolcsar et al., 2021b: month(s): 5. Serbia Kolcsar et al., 2021b: month(s): 7. Slovakia Stary, 2004a: month(s): 5-7. Slovenia Mendl, 1984a: month(s): 5. Stary, 2004a: month(s): 5. Spain Stary, 2004a: month(s): 5, 7. Hancock et al., 2015a: month(s): 5. Eiroa and Carles-Tolra, 2019: month(s): 5. on altitude (mainly from 2000 onward): Austria Stary, 2004a: altitude: 830-1200 m. Bulgaria Hubenov, 2021a: altitude: 360-650 m. Hubenov, 2025b: altitude: 360-650 m. Croatia Kolcsar et al., 2015a: altitude: 390 m. France Stary, 2004a: altitude: 210-240 m. Labat, 2021: altitude: 899-1203 m. Germany Stary, 2004a: altitude: 900-1600 m. Reusch and Hohmann, 2009: altitude: 435 m. Great Britain Stary, 2004a: altitude: 240-760 m. Montenegro Kolcsar et al., 2021b: altitude: 19-203 m. Serbia Kolcsar et al., 2021b: altitude: 648 m. Slovakia Stary, 2004a: altitude: 750-1050 m. Spain Stary, 2004a: altitude: 1000-1500 m. Hancock et al., 2015a: altitude: 610 m.