Details for Paradelphomyia senilis

Name: Paradelphomyia senilis (Haliday, 1833) Publication: Ent. Mag. 1: 153 (as Limnobia) Status: Recognized taxon, Synonym(s): ?nitidicollis (Meigen, 1818); mediterranea (Lackschewitz, 1940). Classification: Family Limoniidae Subfamily Limnophilinae Descriptive note: Synonymy: Stary, 2002 (Fauna Europaea, dec. 2002), 2007. Keys: Kramer, 2015g (European Paradelphomyia except the Caucasus); Boardman, 2016 (craneflies Shropshire); Stubbs and Kramer, 2016g; Stubbs, 2021 (British craneflies) Variant spelling(s): selenis habitus male habitus male habitus male habitus male hypopygium plus 23 more images of hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, wing, wing, wing, wing, habitat, habitat, habitat, habitat, habitat and habitat. Distribution: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Rep., Denmark, Estonia, France (incl. Corsica), Germany, Great Britain, Greece (Kerkyra [Corfu], Samothraki), Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey (European part: Kirklareli), Ukraine; Russia: RUC, RUS, North Caucasus; Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey (Asiatic part: see citations for provinces), Cyprus;; Kyrgyzstan. Note: see the manual for abbreviations: present-day Russia. Region(s): Westpalaearctic;; Eastpalaearctic General note: Added: Corsica (Podenas et al., 1997, as mediterranea Lackschewitz). For Italy check Stary and Oosterbroek, 1996, and citations below. For Norway check Olsen et al., 2018, and citations below. For Portugal check Oosterbroek et al., 2020, and citations below. For Great Britain and Ireland check Stubbs, 2021, and citations below. Map: Ashe et al., 2005a (Ireland); Koc, 2004 (Mugla); Podenas et al., 2006 (Switzerland); Boardman, 2007 (Shropshire) Figure references: Wing: Slipka and Stary, 1977b; Podenas et al., 2006; Kramer, 2015g Hypopygium: Podenas et al., 2006; Kramer, 2015g (after Edwards, 1938); Kramer and Morris, 2022b Other figures: Frantsevich, 2004 (mid coxa) Immature stages Larva: Podeniene, 2003a Citations on biology (mainly from 2000 onward): Belgium Habitat. Tack et al., 2021: 117 (loc(s) Antwerpen, alle taxa biodiversiteit inventarisatie Bos t Ename, nat loofbos (in Dutch), see paper for description). Bulgaria Habitat. Hubenov, 2025a: suppl: 3 (annotated list Diptera Stara Planina Mts, local distr, habitats and zoogeography). Habitat. Hubenov, 2025b: suppl: 2 (annotated list Diptera high Bulgarian mts, local distr, habitats and zoogeography). Country not relevant Biology. Olsen et al., 2018: 144 (mainly found in dingles and wet woodlands, both calcareous and acid (Boardman 2007, 2016, Kramer 2015), frequently around springs (Lehmann & Reusch 2009, Reusch & Hohmann 2009, Salmela 2010), also in fens, marshes (Drake 2009, Mendl 1978, Reusch & Schrankel 2006) and marshy meadows (Cramer 1968); larvae live in wet soil at springs, along wooded shores (Brindle 1967, Crisp & Lloyd 1954), on several occasions bred from water- logged and rotten wood (Blackith et al. 1991, Hancock 2002), zoophagous (Reusch & Schrankel 2006); the period of flight is may-october; see table 1 for habitat information of the Norwegian locality(ties)). Cyprus Habitat. Tillier, 2025b: 17 (loc(s); near a stream). Czech Rep. Habitat. Stary and Vonicka, 2018: 51 (on Limoniidae and Pediciidae of two localities in northern Bohemia, with list of localities, altitudes and habitats). Denmark Habitat. Byriel and Rojas, 2017: 118 (among the 101 species in a study on cranefly hotspots in unmanaged and managed forests) (in Danish). France Habitat. Quindroit, 2019: 13 (rencontree a une tourbiere pentue tres arboree). Biology. Quindroit, 2020a: 32, 45-48 (annotated list with information on abundancy and habitat of the Tipuloidea of the Pays de la Loire regoin, distr); see also Quindroit and Racine, 2025: 341 (habitat) (in French). Habitat. Quindroit, 2020b: 140 (loc(s) Nord (59) with notes on habitats and distr) (in French). Habitat. Quindroit, 2021a: 36 (loc(s), resultats d une campagne de piegeage dans le Pas-de-Calais (62); see paper for details on habitat). Germany Habitat. Ruckert, 2005: 47, 53 (found in a study on the association with the type of source: limnokrene, rheokrene, or helokrene in Schlesig-Holstein; see paper for details, as well as Anhang A2-A10). Habitat. Wittrock, 2005: 85 (summer emergence; helokrene, rheokrene and limnokrene (subdominant)). Habitat. Reusch and Schrankel, 2006: 179 (Quellbereichen; Larven semiaquatisch, in hygropetrischen Zonen, Quellbereichen, Sumpfen und feuchter Erde; Larven zoophag). Habitat. Reusch, 2006: 134 (Kalkquellmoor [carbonate fen complex]). Habitat. Ruckert et al., 2007: 56 (Limnophil und haufigste der limnophilen Arten) (see also Ruckert et al., 2006). Habitat. Lehmann and Reusch, 2009: 122 (from around lowland springs). Habitat. Reusch and Hohmann, 2009: 129 (from spring brooks). Habitat. Reiff et al., 2015: 234 (loc(s) Baden-Wurttemberg with list of habitats). Great Britain Habitat. Godfrey, 2000a: 20, 22. Habitat. Godfrey, 2001a: 21, 23. Habitat. Boyce, 2002: 13 (review of seepage invertebrates in England, found at woodland seepages; see paper for details). Habitat. Hancock, 2002: 14 (recorded in this study emerging from water-logged wood). Habitat. Boardman, 2007: 70 (dingle or wet woodland). Habitat. Drake, 2009: 54 (common in Norfolk fens). Habitat. Drake, 2011a: 25 (among the Diptera from a wet Alder [Alnus] wood in Devon). Habitat. Kramer, 2011j: 20 (a common species of damp woodland). Habitat. Kramer, 2015g: 53, 57 (loc(s), widespread and common over the British Isles in wet woodland). Habitat. Brighton, 2017c: 28, 37 (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. Showers, 2017c: 26 (collected in a long neglected Birch [Betula] woodland). Habitat. Stubbs, 2018b: 2 (prefers wet scrub carr). Habitat. Kramer and Morris, 2022b: 11 (info on the species, on the distr and map of loc(s) Leicestershire and Rutland (VC55); associated with damp woodland). Biology. Wolton, 2022: 6-8 (on observations on the phenology and sex ratios of craneflies (Limoniidae) found in emergencetraps, showing phenology charts for six species of Limoniidae from four emergence traps running between the beginning of may and the end of october 2020 in a wet woodland at Locks Park Farm, Devon; see paper for details on this apparently bivoltine species). Ireland Habitat. Ashe et al., 2005a: 317, 330-331 (bred from rotten Betula, citing Blackith et al., 1991). Lithuania Habitat. Podeniene, 2003a: 1-295 (larva, descr, figs, habitat) (in Lithuanian). Netherlands Habitat. Hop and Moonen, 2021: 38 (on the occurrence (rarity) in Dutch inland waters) (in Dutch). Poland Habitat. Wiedenska, 2014: 12 (on the occurence of Limoniidae in six selected plant communities in the Kamienica Valley, Gorce National Park, Western Carpathians, found only in bog spring with Caltha-Chaerophyllum) (in Polish, habitat tables also in English). Phenology. Wiedenska, 2015a: 52 (on the flight activity of Limoniidae in the Kamienica Valley, Gorce National Park, Western Carpathians) (in Polish, tables also in English). Habitat. Wiedenska, 2017a: 12 (faunistic and habitat data of species from the Gorce NP) (in Polish). Romania Habitat. Ujvarosi, 2005a: 247 (hygropetric zone, swamp, moist soil, citing various sources). Habitat. Kolcsar et al., 2013: 73 (loc(s) Cluj-Napoca and surroundings; list of habitats with altitudes). Spain Habitat. Mederos et al., 2025b: 161 (loc(s) Barcelna and Lerida, distr; see habitat photo). Sweden Habitat. Salmela, 2010b: 129 (a spring specialist, citing various authors). Turkey Biology. Koc, 2004: 82, 84, 111, 116-118, 149 (habitat; phenology) (in Turkish). on characters and taxonomy (mainly from 2000 onward): Country not relevant Characters. Podeniene, 2002: 306 (comparison). Characters. Frantsevich, 2004: 133-134 (structure of coxa, figs). Synonymy. Stary, 2007: 26 (type-mat and synonymy mediterranea). Revision. Kramer, 2015g: 43-55 (review British species, identification, key, figs). Characters. Olsen et al., 2018: 144 (wing fairly broad with a distinct anal lobe and with macrotrichia in discal cell and even apex of first basal cell. Scutellum dark; male genitalia dark orange-brown; fig). Characters. Stary, 2019b: 57 (some specimens in my collection possess exceptionally a supernumerary crossvein between R3 and R4, sometimes on both wings). Great Britain Characters. Kramer and Morris, 2022b: 11 (diagnosis, figs). Ireland Taxonomy. Ashe et al., 2005a: 317, 330-331 (type-mat). Lithuania Immatures. Podeniene, 2003a: 1-295 (larva, descr, figs, habitat) (in Lithuanian). Portugal Characters. Ferreira et al., 2021: 7 (barcoding based on material mentioned in Oosterbroek et al. 2020). on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward): Armenia First record. Obona et al., 2016: 128 (loc(s)). Distribution. Hakobyan and Jenderedjian, 2023: 1512 (annotated checklist of the craneflies of Armenia with refs, distr and flight period in Caucasus Ecoregion with refs). Austria Distribution. Reusch and Heiss, 2012: 333-342 (loc(s) Nat. Park Gesause, see PDF for months and altitudes). Azerbaijan Distribution. Snegovaya, 2021: 1148 (checklist with details on distr in Azerbaijan). Belgium Distribution. Tack et al., 2021: 117 (loc(s) Antwerpen, alle taxa biodiversiteit inventarisatie Bos t Ename, nat loofbos (in Dutch), see paper for description). Bulgaria Distribution. Hubenov, 2018b: 123 (review loc(s) Vrachanska Planina Mts). Distribution. Hubenov, 2021a: 29 (checklist with summary of distr in Bulgaria, references). Distribution. Hubenov, 2025a: suppl: 3 (annotated list Diptera Stara Planina Mts, local distr, habitats and zoogeography). Distribution. Hubenov, 2025b: suppl: 2 (annotated list Diptera high Bulgarian mts, local distr, habitats and zoogeography). Channel Is Distribution. Stubbs, 2022b: 5 (on a collection of craneflies from Jersey, collected between 1985 and 2002 by Tony Warne). Croatia First record. Kolcsar et al., 2015a: 31 (loc(s), distr). Distribution. Kolcsar et al., 2023b: 29 (loc(s)). Cyprus First record. Tillier, 2025b: 17 (loc(s); near a stream). Czech Rep. Distribution. Stary et al., 2005a: 29 (loc(s)). Distribution. Stary, 2009i: webpage (checklist). Distribution. Stary and Vonicka, 2018: 51 (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). Estonia First record. Salmela in litt., 2003: (new for Estonia). France Distribution. Kramer and Langlois, 2019b: 228 (list of craneflies captured 25-27 june 2019 in Ravin de Valbois, Doubs (25)). Distribution. Quindroit, 2019: 13 (loc(s) Mayenne (53)). Distribution. Quindroit, 2020a: 32, 45-48 (annotated list with information on abundancy and habitat of the Tipuloidea of the Pays de la Loire regoin, distr); see also Quindroit and Racine, 2025: 341 (habitat) (in French). Distribution. Quindroit, 2020b: 140 (loc(s) Nord (59) with notes on habitats and distr) (in French). Distribution. Quindroit, 2021a: 36 (loc(s), resultats d une campagne de piegeage dans le Pas-de-Calais (62); see paper for details on habitat). Distribution. Tissot et al., 2021: 209 (the Diptera of the Reserves Naturelles Nationales du Doubs (25), results of Malaise trapping since 2009) (in French). Distribution. Quindroit and Lemoine, 2022a: 38 (table specifying the presence in the five departments of the Hauts-de-France region). Distribution. Quindroit and Racine, 2025: 359 (table specifying the presence in the five departments of the Pays de la Loire region). Georgia First record. Obona et al., 2019b: 283 (new and interesting records of Diptera from Azerbaijan and Georgia). Germany Distribution. Schacht, 1999: 134 (checklist Bayern). Distribution. Reusch and Bellstedt, 2000: 261 (loc(s) Thuringen). Distribution. Reusch and Oosterbroek, 2000: 156 (checklist German Bundeslander). Distribution. Reusch and Bellstedt, 2001b: 72 (checklist Thuringen). Distribution. Ruckert, 2005: 47, 53 (found in a study on the association with the type of source: limnokrene, rheokrene, or helokrene in Schlesig-Holstein; see paper for details, as well as Anhang A2-A10). Distribution. Schacht, 2005: 6 (checklist Bayern). Distribution. Wittrock, 2005: 85 (loc(s) Schleswig-Holstein). Distribution. Reusch and Schrankel, 2006: 179 (loc(s) Bayern, Nationalpark Berchtesgaden, distr). Distribution. Reusch, 2006: 134 (loc(s) Bayern). Distribution. Ruckert et al., 2007: 56 (loc(s) Schleswig-Holstein). Distribution. Lehmann and Reusch, 2009: 122 (loc(s) Niedersachsen). Distribution. Reusch and Hohmann, 2009: 129 (loc(s) Sachsen-Anhalt). Distribution. Schacht, 2010: 17 (checklist Diptera Bayern). Distribution. Reiff et al., 2015: 234 (loc(s) Baden-Wurttemberg with list of habitats). Distribution. Stuke, 2019: 145 (checklist Niedersachsen and Bremen with reference to original sources). Distribution. Podenas et al., 2020d: 527 (loc(s) Brandenburg). Distribution. Stuke et al., 2024: 161 (loc(s) Niedersachsen). Great Britain Distribution. Godfrey, 2000a: 20, 22 (see paper for details of sites surveyed in Shropshire and into Wales). Distribution. Godfrey, 2001a: 21, 23 (recorded from sites in Shropshire and just over the country border in Montgmeryshire; see paper for details). Distribution. Hewitt et al., 2005: 38 (loc(s) Cumbria). Distribution. Boardman, 2007: 70 (distr, map). Distribution. Drake and Godfrey, 2010: 15 (comparison). Distribution. Drake, 2011a: 25 (loc(s) Devon). Distribution. Kramer, 2011j: 20 (loc(s) Leicestershire and Rutland (VC55)). Distribution. Kramer, 2013i: 8 (checklist of species from Leigh Woods NNR, Bristol district). Distribution. Hewitt, 2014: (provisional checklist Cumbrian Diptera). Distribution. Wolton et al., 2014: 27 (among Diptera associated with a hedge in Devon, caught in emergence trap). Distribution. Chandler, 2015: 90 (loc(s) Bushy Park, Middlesex). Distribution. Kramer, 2015g: 53, 57 (loc(s), widespread and common over the British Isles in wet woodland). Distribution. Brighton, 2017c: 28, 37 (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. Showers, 2017c: 26 (loc(s) Northamptonshire). Distribution. Stubbs, 2018b: 2 (loc(s) Staffordshire). Distribution. Podenas et al., 2020d: 527 (loc(s) Wales, Hertfordshire). Distribution. Cunningham, 2022: 30 (loc(s) Knapp Copse, Devon). Distribution. Kramer and Morris, 2022b: 11 (info on the species, on the distr and map of loc(s) Leicestershire and Rutland (VC55); associated with damp woodland). Distribution. Wolton, 2022: 6-8 (on observations on the phenology and sex ratios of craneflies (Limoniidae) found in emergencetraps, showing phenology charts for six species of Limoniidae from four emergence traps running between the beginning of may and the end of october 2020 in a wet woodland at Locks Park Farm, Devon; see paper for details on this apparently bivoltine species). Greece Distribution. Stary, 2007: 26 (type-loc(s) of mediterranea Kerkyra [Corfu]). Distribution. Stary and Oosterbroek, 2008: 10 (loc(s) Samothraki, distr). Hungary First record. Stary, 2001b: 200 (loc(s), distr). Ireland Distribution. Ashe et al., 2005a: 317, 330-331 (review Irish records). Distribution. Chandler et al., 2008: 12 (checklist). Lithuania Distribution. Pakalniskis et al., 2006: 23 (checklist). First record. Podenas and Visarcuk, 2006: 76 (loc(s)). Netherlands Distribution. Jong and Oosterbroek, 2002b: 32 (checklist). Distribution. Hoven, 2024: 13 (loc(s) Limburg). North Macedonia Distribution. Oosterbroek and Simova-Tosic, 2004: 446 (review literature). Norway First record. Olsen et al., 2018: 144, 158-159 (loc(s) O and HOY; distr; annotated checklist Nordic countries and for Norway according to the Strand regions). Poland Distribution. Wiedenska, 2007a: 76 (checklist). Distribution. Wiedenska, 2008: 45, 47 (loc(s) Parowy Janinowski nature reserve near Lodz) (in Polish). Distribution. Wiedenska, 2010: 135 (loc(s) Parku Krajobrazowego Wzniesien Lodzkich, Lodz). Distribution. Wiedenska, 2014: 12 (on the occurence of Limoniidae in six selected plant communities in the Kamienica Valley, Gorce National Park, Western Carpathians, found only in bog spring with Caltha-Chaerophyllum) (in Polish, habitat tables also in English). Distribution. Wiedenska, 2017a: 12 (faunistic and habitat data of species from the Gorce NP) (in Polish). Distribution. Wiedenska and Syratt, 2023: 130 (loc(s) Bieszczady Mountains, distr and remarks). Portugal First record. Stary, 2014b: 88 (loc(s) Faro). Distribution. Oosterbroek et al., 2020: 327 (loc(s) Braganca, also known from Faro, distr). Romania Distribution. Ujvarosi, 2007: 228-231 (checklist Limoniidae). Distribution. Kolcsar et al., 2013: 73 (loc(s) Cluj-Napoca and surroundings; list of habitats with altitudes). Russia Distribution. Kolcsar et al., 2021b: 201-202 (loc(s) RUC: Moskovskaya oblast). Slovakia Distribution. Stary, 2009d: 26 (loc(s) Polana area). Distribution. Stary, 2009i: webpage (checklist). Spain Distribution. Eiroa and Baez, 2002a: 55 (checklist). Distribution. Mederos et al., 2025b: 161 (loc(s) Barcelna and Lerida, distr; see habitat photo). Sweden Distribution. Salmela, 2010b: 129, 133 (loc(s) Malmo, distr). Switzerland Distribution. Podenas et al., 2006: 146, 320 (map). Turkey First record. Koc, 2004: 82, 84, 111, 116-118, 149 (loc(s), distr, map) (in Turkish). Distribution. Stary, 2007: 26 (loc(s) Denizli). Distribution. Ozgul et al., 2009: 64 (survey provinces SW Turkey). Distribution. Bilgin et al., 2015: 6 (loc(s) Eskisehir, distr) (in Turkish). Distribution. Koc et al., 2016: 11 (provinces Marmara region). Distribution. Akpinar and Ozgul, 2023: 55 (loc(s) Aksaray). Distribution. Provinces Asiatic part, 2025: (known from Balikesir, Bursa, Canakkale, Denizli, Eskisehir, Isparta, Mugla). on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward): Armenia Obona et al., 2016: month(s): 9. Channel Is Stubbs, 2022b: month(s): 6. Croatia Kolcsar et al., 2015a: month(s): 6, 10. Kolcsar et al., 2023b: month(s): 6. Cyprus Tillier, 2025b: month(s): 4. Czech Rep. Stary et al., 2005a: month(s): 5. Stary and Vonicka, 2018: month(s): 6-7, 9. France Kramer and Langlois, 2019b: month(s): 6. Quindroit, 2020a: month(s): 5-6, 8-10. Quindroit, 2020b: month(s): 5-6. Georgia Obona et al., 2019b: month(s): 9. Germany Reusch and Bellstedt, 2000: month(s): 6-9. Reusch and Schrankel, 2006: month(s): 8-9. Reiff et al., 2015: month(s): 6. Podenas et al., 2020d: month(s): 9. Stuke et al., 2024: month(s): 6. Great Britain Godfrey, 2000a: month(s): 6. Godfrey, 2001a: month(s): 5. Boardman, 2007: month(s): 5-10. Kramer, 2011j: month(s): 6, 8-9. Chandler, 2015: month(s): 5-11. Kramer, 2015g: month(s): 4-9. Showers, 2017c: month(s): 5. Stubbs, 2018b: month(s): 6. Podenas et al., 2020d: month(s): 9. Kramer and Morris, 2022b: month(s): 5-10. Greece Stary, 2007: month(s): 4. Stary and Oosterbroek, 2008: month(s): 6. Hungary Stary, 2001b: month(s): 5-6. Ireland Ashe et al., 2005a: month(s): 5-7, 9. Lithuania Podenas and Visarcuk, 2006: month(s): 7. Netherlands Hoven, 2024: month(s): 5. Norway Olsen et al., 2018: month(s): 6-7. Poland Wiedenska, 2008: month(s): 6. Wiedenska, 2014: month(s): 7. Wiedenska, 2015a: month(s): 7. Wiedenska, 2017a: month(s): 8. Wiedenska and Syratt, 2023: month(s): 8. Portugal Stary, 2014b: month(s): 5. Oosterbroek et al., 2020: month(s): 6. Romania Kolcsar et al., 2013: month(s): 6. Russia Kolcsar et al., 2021b: month(s): 7. Slovakia Stary, 2009d: month(s): 6-7. Spain Mederos et al., 2025b: month(s): 5, 9. Switzerland Podenas et al., 2006: month(s): 6-7, 9. Turkey Koc, 2004: month(s): 5. Stary, 2007: month(s): 10. on altitude (mainly from 2000 onward): Armenia Obona et al., 2016: altitude: 1030 m. Bulgaria Hubenov, 2018b: altitude: 380 m. Hubenov, 2021a: altitude: 100-700 m. Hubenov, 2025a: altitude: 100-700 m. Hubenov, 2025b: altitude: 100-700 m. Croatia Kolcsar et al., 2015a: altitude: 680-715 m. Kolcsar et al., 2023b: altitude: 630 m. France Quindroit, 2020a: altitude: 269 m. Georgia Obona et al., 2019b: altitude: 874 m. Germany Reusch and Bellstedt, 2000: altitude: 590 m. Reusch and Schrankel, 2006: altitude: 1100-1250 m. Reusch and Hohmann, 2009: altitude: 435 m. Reiff et al., 2015: altitude: 671 m. Stuke et al., 2024: altitude: 150-170 m. Greece Stary and Oosterbroek, 2008: altitude: 0-100 m. Poland Wiedenska, 2017a: altitude: 950 m. Wiedenska and Syratt, 2023: altitude: 470 m. Portugal Stary, 2014b: altitude: 290 m. Russia Kolcsar et al., 2021b: altitude: 220 m. Spain Mederos et al., 2025b: altitude: 170 m. Turkey Koc, 2004: altitude: 641 m. Stary, 2007: altitude: 1000 m.