Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World: Ellipteroides (Protogonomyia) limbatus (von Roser, 1840)

Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World

(Diptera, Tipuloidea: Pediciidae, Limoniidae, Cylindrotomidae, Tipulidae)

Details for Ellipteroides (Protogonomyia) limbatus

Name:

Ellipteroides (Protogonomyia) limbatus (von Roser, 1840)

Publication:

CorrespBl. Wurtt. landw. Ver., Stuttg. (N.S.) 17(1): 50 (as Limnobia)

Status:

Recognized taxon, Synonym(s): huguenini (Bangerter, 1947).

Classification:

Family Limoniidae
Subfamily Chioneinae

Keys:

Stubbs and Kramer, 2016i, 2016j; Stubbs, 2021 (British craneflies

Variant spelling(s):

limbata


habitus male	body part(s) antenna	hypopygium	hypopygium	hypopygium

plus 5 more images of hypopygium, ovipositor, wing, habitat and habitat.

Distribution:

Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Rep., France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy (Trentino-Alto Adige), Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Ukraine (Carpathians); Turkey (Asiatic part: Balikesir, Mugla).

Region(s):

Westpalaearctic

General note:

For Italy check Stary and Oosterbroek, 1996, and citations below. For Great Britain check Stubbs, 2021, and citations below.

Map:

Podenas et al., 2006 (Switzerland)

Figure
references:

Habitus: Blythe, 2010 (male)
Head: Stary and Rozkosny, 1970b (antenna)
Wing: Slipka and Stary, 1977b; Podenas et al., 2006; Kolcsar et al., 2023b
Hypopygium: Stary and Rozkosny, 1970b; Podenas et al., 2006; Blythe, 2010; Kramer and Langlois, 2019b; Kolcsar et al., 2023b
Ovipositor: Stary and Rozkosny, 1970b; Kramer and Langlois, 2019b

Miscellaneous
Blythe, 2010 (habitat)

Citations

on biology (mainly from 2000 onward):

Bosnia-Herzegowina
Habitat. Graf et al., 2023: 34, 37 (inventory of the upper Neretva, an unimpacted riverine system embedded in dense natural and near-natural forest; see paper for details).

France
Biology. Kramer and Langlois, 2019b: 230 (the simple structure [of the ovipositor] implies that the eggs are deposited, perhaps onto moss, rather than injected below the soil).

Great Britain
Habitat. Blythe, 2010: 34-37 (appears to be restricted to deep sheltered stream valleys; see paper for details, figs).
Habitat. Kramer and Langlois, 2019b: 230 (a typical occupant of limestone ravines with seepages).

Poland
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: 20 (faunistic and habitat data of species from the Gorce NP) (in Polish).

Slovenia
Habitat. Kolcsar et al., 2021b: 90 (edge of forest with small stream).

Turkey
Habitat. Koc, 2008: 4 (collected among short weeds under Pine [Pinus], Plane [Platanus] and Oak [Quercus] trees by a small creek).

on characters and taxonomy (mainly from 2000 onward):

Country not relevant
Characters. Blythe, 2010: 34-37 (characters, comparison, figs).
Characters. Boardman, 2020d: 170 (comparison).

France
Characters. Kramer and Langlois, 2019b: 229-230 (char, figs).

on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward):

Bosnia-Herzegowina
Distribution. Graf et al., 2023: 34, 37 (inventory of the upper Neretva, an unimpacted riverine system embedded in dense natural and near-natural forest; see paper for details).
First record. Kolcsar et al., 2023b: 18-20 (loc(s)).

Bulgaria
Distribution. Hubenov, 2021a: 34 (checklist with summary of distr in Bulgaria, references).

Czech Rep.
Distribution. Stary et al., 2005a: 26 (loc(s)).
Distribution. Stary, 2009i: webpage (checklist).
Distribution. Stary and Celechovsky, 2015: 111 (loc(s) Bohemia).

France
Distribution. Kramer and Langlois, 2019b: 227, 229 (list of craneflies captured 25-27 June 2019 in Ravin de Valbois, Doubs (25), loc(s), distr).
Distribution. Tissot et al., 2021: 208 (the Diptera of the Reserves Naturelles Nationales du Doubs (25), results of Malaise trapping since 2009) (in French).

Germany
Distribution. Reusch and Oosterbroek, 2000: 157 (checklist German Bundeslander).

Great Britain
Distribution. Blythe, 2010: 34-37 (loc(s) Wyre forest [Worcestershire], distr).

Hungary
First record. Stary, 2001b: 200 (loc(s), distr).

Montenegro
Distribution. Oosterbroek and Simova-Tosic, 2004: 443 (review literature).
Distribution. Kolcsar et al., 2023b: 20 (loc(s)).

North Macedonia
Distribution. Oosterbroek and Simova-Tosic, 2004: 443 (review literature).

Poland
Distribution. Wiedenska, 2007a: 75 (checklist).
Distribution. Wiedenska, 2015a: 53 (on the flight activity of Limoniidae in the Kamienica Valley, Gorce National Park, Western Carpathians) (in Polish, tables also in English).
Distribution. Wiedenska, 2017a: 20 (faunistic and habitat data of species from the Gorce NP) (in Polish).

Serbia
Distribution. Oosterbroek and Simova-Tosic, 2004: 443 (review literature).
Distribution. Gavryushin in litt., 2015b: (loc(s) Serbia).

Slovakia
Distribution. Stary, 2009d: 27 (loc(s) Polana area).
Distribution. Stary, 2009i: webpage (checklist).

Slovenia
First record. Kolcsar et al., 2021b: 90 (loc(s)).
Distribution. Kolcsar et al., 2023b: 20 (loc(s)).

Switzerland
Distribution. Podenas et al., 2006: 91, 239 (map, vertical distr per thermic level).
Distribution. Dufour and Merz, 2012: 353 (annotated checklist canton Geneva).

Turkey
First record. Koc, 2008: 4 (loc(s) Mugla).
Distribution. Ozgul et al., 2009: 63 (survey provinces SW Turkey).
Distribution. Koc et al., 2016: 10 (provinces Marmara region).

on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward):

Bosnia-Herzegowina
Kolcsar et al., 2023b: month(s): 6.

Czech Rep.
Stary and Celechovsky, 2015: month(s): 6-7.

France
Kramer and Langlois, 2019b: month(s): 5-6.

Great Britain
Blythe, 2010: month(s): 7.

Hungary
Stary, 2001b: month(s): 6-7.

Montenegro
Kolcsar et al., 2023b: month(s): 7.

Poland
Wiedenska, 2015a: month(s): 7.
Wiedenska, 2017a: month(s): 7-8.

Serbia
Gavryushin in litt., 2015b: month(s): 7.

Slovakia
Stary, 2009d: month(s): 6-7.

Slovenia
Kolcsar et al., 2021b: month(s): 8.
Kolcsar et al., 2023b: month(s): 7.

Switzerland
Podenas et al., 2006: month(s): 7.