| Name: | Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) quadra (Meigen, 1838) |
| Publication: | Syst. Beschr. 7: 29 (as Limnobia) |
| Status: | Recognized taxon, Synonym(s): hygropetrica Vaillant, 1952. |
| Classification: | Family Limoniidae Subfamily Limoniinae
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| Revision: | Stary and Stubbs, 2015. |
| Descriptive note: | Reinstated as valid species in Stary and Stubbs, 2015. Synonymy: Stary and Stubbs, 2015. |
| Keys: | Stary and Stubbs, 2015 (species Dicranomyia mitis complex); Boardman, 2016 (craneflies Shropshire); Stubbs and Kramer, 2016h; Stubbs, 2021 (British craneflies) |
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habitus male | habitus male | habitus male | body part(s) head and antenna | body part(s) claw |
plus 15 more images of body part(s), body part(s), hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, ovipositor, wing, wing, wing, wing, wing and habitat. |
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| Distribution: | Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Rep., France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Italy (Sardinia), Ireland, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden; Russia: RUE; Algeria. Note: see the manual for abbreviations: present-day Russia. |
| Region(s): | Westpalaearctic |
| General note: | According to Stary and Stubbs, 2015, probably widespread throughout Europe. For Spain check Eiroa and Carles-Tolra, 2019, and citations below. For Great Britain check Stubbs, 2021, and citations below. |
Figure references: | Habitus: Quindroit, 2019 (male) Wing: Stary and Stubbs, 2015; Kolcsar et al., 2023b Hypopygium: Stary and Stubbs, 2015; Quindroit, 2019; Kolcsar et al., 2023b Ovipositor: Stary and Stubbs, 2015 Other figures: Stary and Stubbs, 2015 (distal tarsomeres and claw)
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| Citations | |
| Czech Rep. Habitat. Stary and Vonicka, 2018: 64 (on Limoniidae and Pediciidae of two localities in northern Bohemia, with list of localities, altitudes and habitats). |
| France Habitat. Quindroit, 2019: 12 (habitat descriptions in two departments in northwestern France) (in French). Biology. Quindroit, 2020a: 35, 41, 45-48 (annotated list with information on abundancy and habitat of the Tipuloidea of the Pays de la Loire regoin, distr) (in French). |
| Great Britain Habitat. Stary and Stubbs, 2015: 330 (can occur in abundance by woodland streams and modest-sized rivers, including ravines; can be found in company with D. (D.) lutea and D. (D.) imbecilla). 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). |
| Ireland Habitat. Chandler et al., 2024: 196 (woodland and heath). |
| Norway Habitat. Kolcsar et al., 2021b: 65 (around lake) (in Norwegian). |
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| Country not relevant Revision. Stary and Stubbs, 2015: 321-334 (revision, descr, comparison, key, figs). Phylogeny. Santos and Ribeiro, 2018: 58, 75 (phylogeny Aphrophila: outgroup taxon). |
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| Bulgaria First record. Stary and Stubbs, 2015: 329-330 (loc(s), distr). Distribution. Hubenov, 2021a: 37 (checklist with summary of distr in Bulgaria, references). |
| Croatia First record. Kolcsar et al., 2023b: 15 (loc(s)). |
| Czech Rep. First record. Stary and Stubbs, 2015: 329-330, 333 (loc(s), distr). Distribution. Stary and Vonicka, 2018: 64 (on Limoniidae and Pediciidae of two localities in northern Bohemia, with list of localities, altitudes and habitats). |
| France First record. Quindroit, 2019: 12 (loc(s) in Put-de Dome (63) and Maine-et-Loire (49)). Distribution. Quindroit, 2020a: 35, 41, 45-48 (annotated list with information on abundancy and habitat of the Tipuloidea of the Pays de la Loire regoin, distr) (in French). Distribution. Lemoine and Quindroit, 2023: 8 (loc(s) Jura (39)). Distribution. Quindroit and Racine, 2025: 359 (table specifying the presence in the five departments of the Pays de la Loire region). |
| Great Britain First record. Stary and Stubbs, 2015: 330 (loc(s), distr, a northern and western species though locally present in more southerly parts). 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, 2018i: 3 (loc(s) Scotland). |
| Greece First record. Stary and Stubbs, 2015: 330 (loc(s) Olympos Mts, distr). |
| Ireland First record. Chandler et al., 2024: 196 (loc(s) Co. Down). |
| Italy First record. Stary and Stubbs, 2015: 330 (loc(s) Sardinia, distr). |
| North Macedonia First record. Kolcsar et al., 2021b: 64-65 (loc(s)). |
| Norway First record. Kolcsar et al., 2021b: 65-66 (loc(s) various provinces). |
| Russia First record. Kolcsar et al., 2021b: 66 (loc(s) RUE: Bashkortostan Rep.). |
| Serbia First record. Kolcsar et al., 2021b: 66 (loc(s)). |
| Slovakia First record. Stary and Stubbs, 2015: 330 (loc(s), distr). |
| Spain First record. Mederos and Eiroa, 2018: 27 (loc(s) Lerida, distr). Distribution. Eiroa and Carles-Tolra, 2019: 132 (loc(s) Tarragona, list of Spanish provinces, distr) (in Spanish). Distribution. Keresztes et al., 2022: 195 (loc(s) Asturias and review distribution in Spain) (in Spanish). |
| Sweden First record. Kolcsar et al., 2021b: 67 (loc(s) Smaland and Vastergotland [see photo(s) above]). |
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| Bulgaria Stary and Stubbs, 2015: month(s): 5. |
| Croatia Kolcsar et al., 2023b: month(s): 5-7. |
| Czech Rep. Stary and Stubbs, 2015: month(s): 6-7. Stary and Vonicka, 2018: month(s): 6-7. |
| France Quindroit, 2019: month(s): 5-6. Quindroit, 2020a: month(s): 5. Lemoine and Quindroit, 2023: month(s): 5. |
| Great Britain Stary and Stubbs, 2015: month(s): 5-8. Kramer, 2018i: month(s): 5. |
| Greece Stary and Stubbs, 2015: month(s): 6. |
| Ireland Chandler et al., 2024: month(s): 5. |
| Italy Stary and Stubbs, 2015: month(s): 5. |
| North Macedonia Kolcsar et al., 2021b: month(s): 5. |
| Norway Kolcsar et al., 2021b: month(s): 6-7. |
| Russia Kolcsar et al., 2021b: month(s): 7. |
| Serbia Kolcsar et al., 2021b: month(s): 5, 7. |
| Slovakia Stary and Stubbs, 2015: month(s): 6-7. |
| Spain Mederos and Eiroa, 2018: month(s): 6. Eiroa and Carles-Tolra, 2019: month(s): 5. Keresztes et al., 2022: month(s): 6. |
| Sweden Kolcsar et al., 2021b: month(s): 5-6. |
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| Bulgaria Hubenov, 2021a: altitude: 200-400 m. |
| Croatia Kolcsar et al., 2023b: altitude: 630-720 m. |
| Czech Rep. Stary and Stubbs, 2015: altitude: 500-1000 m. Stary and Vonicka, 2018: altitude: 840-870 m. |
| France Quindroit, 2019: altitude: 1100 m. |
| Great Britain Stary and Stubbs, 2015: altitude: 500-1000 m. |
| Greece Stary and Stubbs, 2015: altitude: 1000-1200 m. |
| Italy Stary and Stubbs, 2015: altitude: 570-715 m. |
| North Macedonia Kolcsar et al., 2021b: altitude: 698 m. |
| Norway Kolcsar et al., 2021b: altitude: 65-185 m. |
| Russia Kolcsar et al., 2021b: altitude: 550 m. |
| Serbia Kolcsar et al., 2021b: altitude: 800-1030 m. |
| Spain Mederos and Eiroa, 2018: altitude: 1100 m. Keresztes et al., 2022: altitude: 1250 m. |
| Sweden Kolcsar et al., 2021b: altitude: 25-169 m. |