Details for Antocha (Antocha) vitripennis
Name:Antocha (Antocha) vitripennis (Meigen, 1830)
Publication:Syst. Beschr. 6: 278 (as Limnobia)
Status:Recognized taxon, Synonym(s): obscura Strobl, 1906; fulvescens Lackschewitz, 1940.
Classification:Family Limoniidae
Subfamily Limoniinae
Keys:Stary and Freidberg, 2007 (Limoniidae Israel); Boardman, 2016 (craneflies Shropshire); Stubbs and Kramer, 2016h; Stubbs, 2021 (British craneflies); Mabrouki et al., 2023 (Westpalaearctic Antocha (Antocha))
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Distribution:Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Rep., Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France (incl. Corsica), Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy (incl. Sicily), Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine (Carpathians); Russia: RUN, RUE, North Caucasus; Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey (Asiatic part: see citations for provinces), Israel;; Afghanistan.
Note: see the manual for abbreviations: present-day Russia.
Region(s):Westpalaearctic;; Eastpalaearctic
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 and Ireland check Stubbs, 2021, and citations below. To be confirmed for Transcaucasus (TC in Palaearctic Catalogue (Savchenko et al., 1992)) and Latvia.
Map:Koc, 2004 (Mugla); Podenas et al., 2006 (Switzerland); Boardman, 2007 (Shropshire); Mabrouki et al., 2023 (Europe)
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references:
Wing: Slipka and Stary, 1977b; Podenas et al., 2006; Boardman, 2007
Hypopygium: Nielsen, 1963a; Stary and Rozkosny, 1970a; Podenas et al., 2006; Kramer and Morris, 2022b; Mabrouki et al., 2023 (variability)

Immature stages
Larva: Podeniene, 2003a
Citationson biology (mainly from 2000 onward):
Austria
Phenology. Malicky, 2002: 147-148 (loc(s) Niederosterreich; emergence data).
Azerbaijan
Habitat. Stary and Obona, 2020: 135 (loc(s); with list of localities, habitats and altitudes).
Czech Rep.
Habitat. Stary et al., 2013b: 377 (on Limonidae from Vraz near Pisek, with general habitat description).
Habitat. Stary and Vonicka, 2018: 62 (on Limoniidae and Pediciidae of two localities in northern Bohemia, with list of localities, altitudes and habitats).
Finland
Habitat. Salmela, 2012b: 223 (larvae were collected in bottom samples from riffles of streams and rivers).
France
Habitat. Labat, 2013: 69, 74 (on a sampling campaign on the Dordogne river sources, five Upper-Dordogne tributaries and a travertine, Auvergne, with information on the biocenotypes; see paper for details) (in French).
Habitat. Breil-Moubayed and Garrigue, 2014: 68 (in: Biocenoses aquatiques et subaquatiques de la vallee fluviale de la Massane. Etude diachronique; Pyrenees-Orientales (66)).
Georgia
Habitat. Stary and Obona, 2020: 135 (loc(s); with list of localities, habitats and altitudes).
Germany
Habitat. Reusch, 2006: 134 (Kalkquellmoor [carbonate fen complex]).
Great Britain
Habitat. Godfrey, 1999: 66, 73, 79 (rivers; larvae in riffles (and river gravels, citing Ingram, 1994).
Habitat. Hewitt et al., 2005: 37, 46, 52 (indicator species of exposed riverine sediment habitats: associated with rivers; larvae aquatic).
Habitat. Boardman, 2007: 74 (associated with rivers or wide streams, in Shropshire also found in a quarry not close to a water course).
Habitat. Kramer, 2008a: 5 (at small stream in some Birch [Betula] woodland; at small stream and area of seepages on lime rich soils; larvae aquatic/semi-aquatic).
Habitat. Kramer, 2009f: 1 (a woodland seepage-stream species).
Habitat. Kramer, 2009g: 2 (at calcareous seepages).
Habitat. Cranston and Drake, 2010: 175 (larvae can be found in marginal situations along flowing waters).
Habitat. Kramer, 2011j: 21 (a species found by runing water).
Habitat. Kramer, 2012h: 3 (Summer field meeting Scottish Highlands: collected from the river banks).
Habitat. Brighton, 2017c: 28, 38 (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. Kramer and Morris, 2022b: 15 (info on the species, on the distr and map of loc(s) Leicestershire and Rutland (VC55); the larvae of this fly inhabit silk tubes at the bottom of clear streams and rivers).
Lithuania
Habitat. Podeniene, 2003a: 1-295 (larva, descr, figs, habitat) (in Lithuanian).
Habitat. Podeniene, 2003b: 28 (larval habitat: aquatic species).
Luxembourg
Habitat. Vogtenhuber, 2007: 355 (Larven entwickeln sich in Bachen mit massiger bis starker Stromung, Ernahrung vermutich von pflanzlichem Detritus).
Netherlands
Habitat. Hop and Moonen, 2021: 37 (on the occurrence (rarity) in Dutch inland waters) (in Dutch).
Poland
Habitat. Wiedenska, 2007a: 74 (montane species).
Habitat. Wiedenska, 2014: 14 (on the occurence of Limoniidae in six selected plant communities in the Kamienica Valley, Gorce National Park, Western Carpathians, found only in Petasitetum kablikiani habitat) (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: 21 (faunistic and habitat data of species from the Gorce NP) (in Polish).
Romania
Habitat. Ujvarosi, 2005a: 244 (brooks and rivers, citing various sources).
Habitat. Ujvarosi et al., 2011b: 108 (loc(s) Dupa Lanca marshy area near Voslobeni) (in Hungarian, species list with habitat information in English).
Habitat. Kolcsar et al., 2013: 71 (loc(s) Cluj-Napoca and surroundings; list of habitats with altitudes).
Spain
Habitat. Hancock and Hewitt, 2020: 45-49 (in the Cazorla Parque Natural, Jaen Province, Spain, in june 2019, an area of cliff face was seen covered with a butterwort, Pinguicula vallisneriifolia (Webb), the leaves of which had trapped large numbers of insects, including 19 species of craneflies; the effectiveness of the leaf glandular secretions in relation to immobilising different sizes of flies is discussed; see paper for details, habitat figs).
Habitat. Hancock, 2020: 94 (attached to leaves of butterwort (Pinguicula vallisneriifolia Webb)) (see also Hancock and Hewitt, 2020).
Turkey
Biology. Koc, 2004: 100, 111, 116-118, 152 (habitat; phenology) (in Turkish).
on characters and taxonomy (mainly from 2000 onward):
Country not relevant
Characters. Frantsevich, 2004: 133 (structure of coxa).
Taxonomy. Mabrouki et al., 2023: 8-14 (discussion about the observed variability throughout the range of thespecies, recognizing four types, fig(s)).
Great Britain
Characters. Boardman, 2007: 74-75 (characters).
Characters. Kramer, 2008a: 6 (variable species, body colour ranges from yellow to dark brown).
Characters. Kramer and Morris, 2022b: 15 (diagnosis, figs).
Israel
Key. Stary and Freidberg, 2007: 305, 308, 330 (key).
Lithuania
Immatures. Podeniene, 2003a: 1-295 (larva, descr, figs, habitat) (in Lithuanian).
on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward):
Albania
Distribution. Mabrouki et al., 2023: 9-10, 12 (loc(s)).
Armenia
First record. Obona et al., 2016: 134 (loc(s)).
Distribution. Hakobyan and Jenderedjian, 2023: 1513 (annotated checklist of the craneflies of Armenia with refs, distr and flight period in Caucasus Ecoregion with refs).
Austria
Distribution. Malicky, 2002: 147-148 (loc(s) Niederosterreich; emergence data).
Distribution. Reusch and Heiss, 2012: 314-322 (loc(s) Nat. Park Gesause, see PDF for months and altitudes).
Distribution. Mabrouki et al., 2023: 9, 11 (loc(s) Burgenland and Vienna hills).
Azerbaijan
First record. Stary and Obona, 2020: 135 (loc(s); with list of localities, habitats and altitudes).
Distribution. Snegovaya, 2021: 1134-1135 (checklist with details on distr in Azerbaijan).
Bosnia-Herzegowina
Distribution. Oosterbroek and Simova-Tosic, 2004: 446 (review literature).
Bulgaria
Distribution. Hubenov, 2015: 221 (annotated list Diptera Pirin Mt, loc(s), faunistics and zoogeography).
Distribution. Hubenov, 2017: 70 (on vertical distribution in the Pirin and Rila Mts; see paper for details on forests and subalpine-alpine zones, distr).
Distribution. Hubenov, 2018b: 124 (review loc(s) Vrachanska Planina Mts).
Distribution. Hubenov, 2021a: 36 (checklist with summary of distr in Bulgaria, references).
Distribution. Mabrouki et al., 2023: 9-12 (loc(s)).
Croatia
Distribution. Oosterbroek and Simova-Tosic, 2004: 446 (review literature).
Distribution. Kolcsar et al., 2015a: 31 (loc(s), distr).
Distribution. Kolcsar et al., 2023b: 10 (loc(s)).
Distribution. Mabrouki et al., 2023: 9, 11 (loc(s)).
Czech Rep.
Distribution. Stary et al., 2005a: 25 (loc(s)).
Distribution. Stary, 2009i: webpage (checklist).
Distribution. Stary et al., 2013b: 377 (on Limonidae from Vraz near Pisek, with general habitat description).
Distribution. Stary and Vonicka, 2018: 62 (on Limoniidae and Pediciidae of two localities in northern Bohemia, with list of localities, altitudes and habitats).
Denmark
Distribution. Petersen and de Jong, 2001b: 148 (checklist).
Estonia
Distribution. Stary, 2004f: (Fauna Europaea: added Estonia).
Finland
First record. Salmela, 2012b: 223, 236 (annotated list of Finnish crane flies; loc(s), known from Finland after larvae only).
Distribution. Salmela and Petrasiunas, 2014: 29 (checklist Finnish Tipulomorpha).
France
Distribution. Labat, 2013: 69, 74 (on a sampling campaign on the Dordogne river sources, five Upper-Dordogne tributaries and a travertine, Auvergne, with information on the biocenotypes; see paper for details) (in French).
Distribution. Breil-Moubayed and Garrigue, 2014: 68 (in: Biocenoses aquatiques et subaquatiques de la vallee fluviale de la Massane. Etude diachronique; Pyrenees-Orientales (66)).
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).
Distribution. Quindroit, 2021c: 423, 426 (loc(s) Mercantour National Park, Alpes-Maritimes (06)).
Georgia
First record. Stary and Obona, 2020: 135 (loc(s); with list of localities, habitats and altitudes).
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: 4 (checklist Bayern).
Distribution. Reusch, 2006: 134 (loc(s)).
Distribution. Hable et al., 2010b: 90 (loc(s) Bayern).
Distribution. Schacht, 2010: 16 (checklist Diptera Bayern).
Distribution. Stuke, 2019: 141 (checklist Niedersachsen and Bremen with reference to original sources).
Distribution. Mabrouki et al., 2023: 9, 11-12 (loc(s) Eifel hills and Danube lowland).
Great Britain
Distribution. Hewitt et al., 2005: 37, 46, 52 (loc(s) Cumbria).
Distribution. Boardman, 2007: 74-75 (loc(s), map).
Distribution. Kramer, 2007d: 1 (loc(s) Scotland).
Distribution. Kramer, 2008a: 5-6 (loc(s) Scotland).
Distribution. Kramer, 2009f: 1 (loc(s)).
Distribution. Kramer, 2009g: 2 (loc(s)).
Distribution. Skidmore, 2009: 128 (review of occurrence on the Western Isles of Scotland, distr).
Distribution. Kramer, 2011j: 21 (loc(s) Leicestershire and Rutland (VC55)).
Distribution. Kramer, 2012c: 1 (loc(s) Shropshire).
Distribution. Kramer, 2012h: 3 (loc(s) Summer field meeting Scottish Highlands).
Distribution. Hewitt, 2014: (provisional checklist Cumbrian Diptera).
Distribution. Brighton, 2017c: 28, 38 (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. Kramer and Morris, 2022b: 15 (info on the species, on the distr and map of loc(s) Leicestershire and Rutland (VC55); the larvae of this fly inhabit silk tubes at the bottom of clear streams and rivers).
Greece
Distribution. Mabrouki et al., 2023: 10, 12 (loc(s) Olympus mts).
Hungary
First record. Kolcsar and Soltesz, 2018: 165 (loc(s) Pest county).
Ireland
Distribution. Chandler et al., 2008: 12 (checklist).
Israel
First record. Stary and Freidberg, 2007: 305, 308, 330 (loc(s), distr).
Latvia
Distribution. Stary, 2004f: (Fauna Europaea: added ?Latvia).
Lithuania
Distribution. Pakalniskis et al., 2006: 17 (checklist).
Luxembourg
First record. Vogtenhuber, 2007: 354, 355 (loc(s)).
Montenegro
Distribution. Oosterbroek and Simova-Tosic, 2004: 446 (review literature).
Distribution. Mabrouki et al., 2023: 10, 13 (loc(s)).
Netherlands
Distribution. de Jong and Oosterbroek, 2002b: 33 (checklist).
Distribution. Cuppen, 2009: 6 (loc(s) larval records).
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).
Poland
Distribution. Wiedenska, 2007a: 74 (checklist).
Distribution. Wiedenska, 2014: 14 (on the occurence of Limoniidae in six selected plant communities in the Kamienica Valley, Gorce National Park, Western Carpathians, found only in Petasitetum kablikiani habitat) (in Polish, habitat tables also in English).
Distribution. Wiedenska, 2017a: 21 (faunistic and habitat data of species from the Gorce NP) (in Polish).
Distribution. Wiedenska and Syratt, 2023: 144 (loc(s) Bieszczady Mountains, distr and remarks).
Romania
Distribution. Ujvarosi, 2007: 228-231 (checklist Limoniidae).
Distribution. Ujvarosi et al., 2011b: 108 (loc(s) Dupa Lanca marshy area near Voslobeni) (in Hungarian, species list with habitat information in English).
Distribution. Kolcsar et al., 2013: 71 (loc(s) Cluj-Napoca and surroundings; list of habitats with altitudes).
Distribution. Mabrouki et al., 2023: 9-12 (loc(s) various mts).
Russia
Distribution. Lantsov in litt., 2018a: (loc(s) North Caucasus: Krasnodarskiy kray, new for the North Caucasus).
Distribution. Kolcsar et al., 2021b: 13 (loc(s) RUE: Bashkortostan Rep.).
Distribution. Mabrouki et al., 2023: 10, 13 (loc(s) North Caucasus).
Serbia
Distribution. Oosterbroek and Simova-Tosic, 2004: 446 (review literature).
Distribution. Gavryushin in litt., 2015b: (loc(s) Serbia).
Slovakia
Distribution. Leskova, 2009: 113-114 (frequency, loc(s)).
Distribution. Stary, 2009d: 33 (loc(s) Polana area).
Distribution. Stary, 2009i: webpage (checklist).
Slovenia
Distribution. Oosterbroek and Simova-Tosic, 2004: 446 (review literature).
Distribution. Kolcsar et al., 2023b: 10 (loc(s)).
Spain
Distribution. Eiroa and Baez, 2002a: 55 (checklist).
Distribution. Chvala, 2008: 199 (type-loc(s) obscura).
Distribution. Eiroa et al., 2020: 247-248 (loc(s) Teruel and distr Spanish provinces).
Distribution. Hancock and Hewitt, 2020: 45-49 (in the Cazorla Parque Natural, Jaen Province, Spain, in june 2019, an area of cliff face was seen covered with a butterwort, Pinguicula vallisneriifolia (Webb), the leaves of which had trapped large numbers of insects, including 19 species of craneflies; the effectiveness of the leaf glandular secretions in relation to immobilising different sizes of flies is discussed; see paper for details, habitat figs).
Distribution. Hancock, 2020: 94 (loc(s) Jaen, Cazorla National Park).
Distribution. Keresztes et al., 2022: 194 (loc(s) Asturias and review distribution in Spain) (in Spanish).
Distribution. Mabrouki et al., 2023: 9, 12 (loc(s) Cuenca).
Switzerland
Distribution. Podenas et al., 2006: 153, 199 (map, vertical distr per thermic level).
Distribution. Dufour and Merz, 2012: 354 (annotated checklist canton Geneva).
Turkey
First record. Koc, 2004: 100, 111, 116-118, 152 (loc(s), distr, map) (in Turkish).
Distribution. Ozgul et al., 2009: 63 (survey provinces SW Turkey).
Distribution. Koc et al., 2016: 11 (provinces Marmara region).
Distribution. Provinces Asiatic part, 2024: (known from Antalya, Balikesir, Isparta, Mugla, Sakarya).
on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward):
Albania
Mabrouki et al., 2023: month(s): 5.
Armenia
Obona et al., 2016: month(s): 8.
Austria
Mabrouki et al., 2023: month(s): 6.
Azerbaijan
Stary and Obona, 2020: month(s): 9-10.
Bulgaria
Hubenov, 2015: month(s): 6.
Mabrouki et al., 2023: month(s): 6, 8.
Croatia
Kolcsar et al., 2015a: month(s): 4-7.
Kolcsar et al., 2023b: month(s): 5-6.
Mabrouki et al., 2023: month(s): 6-7.
Czech Rep.
Stary et al., 2005a: month(s): 5-9.
Stary et al., 2013b: month(s): 6.
Stary and Vonicka, 2018: month(s): 5-7.
Georgia
Stary and Obona, 2020: month(s): 4.
Germany
Mabrouki et al., 2023: month(s): 7-8.
Great Britain
Kramer, 2007d: month(s): 6.
Kramer, 2008a: month(s): 6.
Kramer, 2009f: month(s): 5.
Kramer, 2009g: month(s): 7.
Kramer, 2011j: month(s): 6.
Kramer, 2012h: month(s): 7.
Greece
Mabrouki et al., 2023: month(s): 7.
Hungary
Kolcsar and Soltesz, 2018: month(s): 5.
Israel
Stary and Freidberg, 2007: month(s): 3-7.
Montenegro
Mabrouki et al., 2023: month(s): 5.
Poland
Wiedenska, 2014: month(s): 7, 9.
Wiedenska, 2015a: month(s): 8.
Wiedenska, 2017a: month(s): 7-9.
Wiedenska and Syratt, 2023: month(s): 5-8, 10.
Romania
Ujvarosi et al., 2011b: month(s): 6.
Kolcsar et al., 2013: month(s): 6, 8.
Mabrouki et al., 2023: month(s): 6-8.
Russia
Kolcsar et al., 2021b: month(s): 8.
Mabrouki et al., 2023: month(s): 7.
Serbia
Gavryushin in litt., 2015b: month(s): 4.
Slovakia
Stary, 2009d: month(s): 6-7.
Slovenia
Kolcsar et al., 2023b: month(s): 7.
Spain
Chvala, 2008: month(s): 7.
Eiroa et al., 2020: month(s): 6-7.
Hancock and Hewitt, 2020: month(s): 6.
Hancock, 2020: month(s): 5-6, 9.
Keresztes et al., 2022: month(s): 8.
Mabrouki et al., 2023: month(s): 8.
Switzerland
Podenas et al., 2006: month(s): 5-10.
Turkey
Koc, 2004: month(s): 5.
on altitude (mainly from 2000 onward):
Armenia
Obona et al., 2016: altitude: 1354-1872 m.
Azerbaijan
Stary and Obona, 2020: altitude: 595-1250 m.
Bulgaria
Hubenov, 2015: altitude: 1810 m.
Hubenov, 2017: altitude: 1810 m.
Hubenov, 2018b: altitude: 380 m.
Hubenov, 2021a: altitude: 350-1810 m.
Croatia
Kolcsar et al., 2015a: altitude: 15-545 m.
Kolcsar et al., 2023b: altitude: 545 m.
France
Labat, 2021: altitude: 13-1357 m.
Quindroit, 2021c: altitude: 1400 m.
Georgia
Stary and Obona, 2020: altitude: 665-700 m.
Hungary
Kolcsar and Soltesz, 2018: altitude: 170 m.
Poland
Wiedenska, 2017a: altitude: 450-810 m.
Wiedenska and Syratt, 2023: altitude: 300-750 m.
Russia
Kolcsar et al., 2021b: altitude: 550-607 m.
Slovakia
Stary, 2009d: altitude: 630-780 m.
Slovenia
Kolcsar et al., 2023b: altitude: 490 m.
Spain
Eiroa et al., 2020: altitude: 853-1221 m.
Keresztes et al., 2022: altitude: 1434 m.
Turkey
Koc, 2004: altitude: 65 m.

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