Details for Pilaria meridiana

Name: Pilaria meridiana (Staeger, 1840) Publication: Naturh. Tidsskr. 3: 41 (as Limnobia) Status: Recognized taxon, Synonym(s): pilicornis (Zetterstedt, 1851); osborni (Alexander, 1914). Classification: Family Limoniidae Subfamily Limnophilinae Descriptive note: Short description of female in Alexander, 1916c (as osborni Alexander). Short description in Alexander, 1943k (reprint: 1966g) (as osborni Alexander). Synonymy: Alexander, 1962n. Keys: Boardman, 2016 (craneflies Shropshire); Stubbs and Kramer, 2016g; Stubbs, 2021 (British craneflies) habitus male habitus female body part(s) antenna body part(s) head and thorax body part(s) leg plus 17 more images of body part(s), hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, ovipositor, ovipositor, wing, wing, wing, wing, habitat, habitat, habitat, habitat, habitat and habitat. Distribution: Canada, USA (Oreg to Que and Maine, south to Colo and Ohio);; Belarus, Czech Rep., Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland; Russia: RUN, RUW, RUC, RUE;; Russia: WS (near Tomsk), FE (Sakhalin); Mongolia. Note: see the manual for abbreviations: Canada and USA; present-day Russia. Region(s): Nearctic;; Westpalaearctic;; Eastpalaearctic General note: Added: Que (Harper and Lauzon, 1985), Ohio (Bolton, 1988), Switzerland (Stary and Geiger, 1998a). For Finland check Salmela, 2012b, 2012c, and citations below. For Norway check Olsen et al., 2018, and citations below. For Great Britain and Ireland check Stubbs, 2021, and citations below. Map: Ashe et al., 2005a (Ireland); Podenas et al., 2006 (Switzerland); Boardman, 2007 (Shropshire); Przhiboro, 2018b (St Petersburg region) Biology: Alexander, 1919e (as meridiana Staeger), 1943k (reprint: 1966g), 1945b (as osborni Alexander) (habitat). Figure references: Habitus: Przhiboro, 2018b (female) Wing: Alexander, 1914k (as osborni); Alexander, 1919e (as osborni); Alexander, 1967k; Podenas et al., 2006 Hypopygium: Podenas et al., 2006; Ribeiro, 2008 Citations on biology (mainly from 2000 onward): Finland Habitat. Salmela, 2004: 9 (species of small ponds ?). Habitat. Salmela and Ilmonen, 2005: 89 (the occurrence in relation to the trophic status of mires within an open boreal mire system is investigated; found at a mesotrophic site only). Habitat. Salmela and Autio, 2007b: 49 (eurytopic dweller of wetlands and moist biotopes). Biology. Salmela, 2008: 10, 24, 27, 50 (49) (ecology or habitat: rich fen; phenology). Habitat. Salmela, 2011a: 1-28 (study on three wetland habitats: aapa mires, springs and headwater ; found in aapa mires only). Habitat. Autio et al., 2013: 1128, 1131 (a wetland generalist, one of the species found in a study on species richness and rarity in a boreal mire). France Habitat. Quindroit and Racine, 2025: 341 (annotated list with information on abundancy and habitat of the Tipuloidea of the Pays de la Loire region, distr) (in French). Great Britain Habitat. Boardman, 2007: 73 (associated with bare saturated peat that is nutrient rich, such as might occur within Alnus carr or other wet woodland). Habitat. Kramer, 2008d: 2 (lake margin Carex bed). Habitat. Kramer, 2012h: 3 (Summer field meeting Scottish Highlands: found at marshes). Mongolia Habitat. Oliveira and Eck, 2025: 146, Specieslist (collected in a riverine swamp with Birch forest and Carex, and along rivulets meandering through Salix wood, see habitat photo). Norway Habitat. Olsen and Andersen, 2021: 213 (loc(s) Innlandet, in former Hedmark, with habitats specified separately, for habitats see also Jonassen and Andersen, 2020). Russia Habitat. Przhiboro, 2003: 364 (larvae are common inhabitants of the water margin zone of two lakes; rearing). Habitat. Przhiboro, 2004: 103 (in Russian). Habitat. Gavryushin in litt., 2011f: (collected in a boggy area with Salix bushes). Biology. Przhiboro, 2018b: 32, 386 (Red data book St Petersburg; fig adult female, short descr, distr, local records with map, habitats incl larval habitats, rearing, data on bionomics, proposals for protection of local populations) (in Russian). Habitat. Kolcsar et al., 2021b: 215-216 (Tatarstan Rep.: wetland). Sweden Habitat. Lindstrom and Fritz, 2015: 44, 48 (distributin and ecology in five fens in Hallands County) (in Schwedish). on characters and taxonomy (mainly from 2000 onward): Country not relevant Phylogeny. Ahonen, 2007: 1-28 (included in phylogenetic analysis of Tipuloidea subfamilies relationships based on molecular data). Phylogeny. Ribeiro, 2008: 627-694 (included in phylogenetic analysis of Limnophilinae and Tipulomorpha, figs). Characters. Drake and Stubbs, 2014: 184-185 (comparison). Russia Description. Przhiboro, 2018b: 32, 386 (Red data book St Petersburg; fig adult female, short descr, distr, local records with map, habitats incl larval habitats, rearing, data on bionomics, proposals for protection of local populations) (in Russian). on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward): Czech Rep. Distribution. Ribeiro, 2008: 693 (loc(s)). Distribution. Stary, 2009i: webpage (checklist). Denmark Distribution. Petersen and Jong, 2001b: 151 (checklist). Estonia Distribution. Stary, 2004f: (Fauna Europaea: added Estonia). Finland Distribution. Salmela, 2002: 30-32 (loc(s) lake Iidesjarvi) (in Finnish). Distribution. Salmela, 2004: 9 (loc(s)). Distribution. Salmela and Ilmonen, 2005: 89 (loc(s)). Distribution. Salmela and Autio, 2007b: 54 (loc(s)). Distribution. Salmela et al., 2007b: 45 (loc(s)). Distribution. Salmela, 2008: 10, 50 (49) (loc(s), known from all Finnish ecoregions). Distribution. Salmela, 2011a: 24 (loc(s) subalpine northern boreal Finland). Distribution. Salmela, 2012b: 239 (annotated list of Finnish crane flies). Distribution. Salmela and Petrasiunas, 2014: 28 (checklist Finnish Tipulomorpha). Distribution. Salmela et al., 2015: 106 (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 and Racine, 2025: 341 (annotated list with information on abundancy and habitat of the Tipuloidea of the Pays de la Loire region, distr) (in French). Distribution. Quindroit and Racine, 2025: 359 (table specifying the presence in the five departments of the Pays de la Loire region). Germany Distribution. Reusch and Oosterbroek, 2000: 156 (checklist German Bundeslander). Distribution. Reusch and Bellstedt, 2001a: 268 (red list status Thuringen). Distribution. Reusch and Bellstedt, 2001b: 72 (checklist Thuringen). Great Britain Distribution. Boardman, 2007: 73 (loc(s), map). Distribution. Kramer, 2008d: 1-2 (historical and recent records Scotland). Distribution. Kramer, 2009b: 5 (Aviemore area). Distribution. Kramer, 2012h: 3 (loc(s) Summer field meeting Scottish Highlands). Distribution. Hewitt, 2014: (provisional checklist Cumbrian Diptera). Ireland Distribution. Ashe et al., 2005a: 317, 334-336 (review Irish records). Distribution. Chandler et al., 2008: 12 (checklist). Lithuania Distribution. Pakalniskis et al., 2006: 24 (checklist). Mongolia First record. Oliveira and Eck, 2025: 146, Specieslist (loc(s) Khentii aimag). North Macedonia Distribution. Oosterbroek and Simova-Tosic, 2004: 446 (review literature). Norway Distribution. Olsen et al., 2018: 160-161 (annotated checklist Nordic countries and for Norway according to the Strand regions). Distribution. Olsen and Andersen, 2021: 213 (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. Wiedenska, 2010: 135 (loc(s) Parku Krajobrazowego Wzniesien Lodzkich, Lodz). Russia Distribution. Polevoi and Humala, 2003: 70 (loc(s) RUN: Kareliya). Distribution. Przhiboro, 2003: 364 (loc(s) NW Russia). Distribution. Przhiboro, 2004: 103 (loc(s) RUW: Leningradskaya oblast) (in Russian). Distribution. Polevoi and Humala, 2007: 135 (RUN: list of Diptera of Chukozero area, Kareliya) (in Russian). Distribution. Humala and Polevoi, 2009: 66 (loc(s) RUN: Kareliya) (in Russian). Distribution. Gavryushin in litt., 2011e: (loc(s) RUN: Murmanskaya oblast). Distribution. Gavryushin in litt., 2011f: (loc(s) RUN: Arkhangelskaya oblast). Distribution. Paramonov and Pilipenko, 2016: 98 (loc(s) RUC: Tverskaya oblast, distr) (in Russian). Distribution. Przhiboro, 2018b: 32, 386 (Red data book St Petersburg; fig adult female, short descr, distr, local records with map, habitats incl larval habitats, rearing, data on bionomics, proposals for protection of local populations) (in Russian). Distribution. Kolcsar et al., 2021b: 215-216 (loc(s) RUE: Tatarstan Rep.). Distribution. Humala and Polevoi, 2022: 33 (loc(s) RUN: Arkhangelskaya oblast). Slovakia Distribution. Stary, 2009i: webpage (checklist). Sweden Distribution. Lindstrom and Fritz, 2015: 44, 48 (distributin and ecology in five fens in Hallands County) (in Schwedish). Switzerland Distribution. Podenas et al., 2006: 149, 327 (map, vertical distr per thermic level). on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward): Czech Rep. Ribeiro, 2008: month(s): 7, 9. Finland Salmela, 2008: month(s): 7-8. France Quindroit and Racine, 2025: month(s): 6-7. Great Britain Kramer, 2009b: month(s): 6. Kramer, 2012h: month(s): 7. Ireland Ashe et al., 2005a: month(s): 8. Mongolia Oliveira and Eck, 2025: month(s): 8. Norway Olsen and Andersen, 2021: month(s): 7. Russia Przhiboro, 2003: month(s): 6-10. Gavryushin in litt., 2011e: month(s): 7. Gavryushin in litt., 2011f: month(s): 8. Paramonov and Pilipenko, 2016: month(s): 6. Kolcsar et al., 2021b: month(s): 6. Switzerland Podenas et al., 2006: month(s): 9. on altitude (mainly from 2000 onward): Mongolia Oliveira and Eck, 2025: altitude: 1100-1550 m. Norway Olsen and Andersen, 2021: altitude: 251-638 m. Russia Gavryushin in litt., 2011f: altitude: 19 m. Kolcsar et al., 2021b: altitude: 71-87 m.