Details for Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) quadra
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
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.
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)
Citationson biology (mainly from 2000 onward):
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).
on characters and taxonomy (mainly from 2000 onward):
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).
on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward):
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]).
on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward):
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.
on altitude (mainly from 2000 onward):
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.

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