Details for Dicranomyia (Melanolimonia) caledonica
Name:Dicranomyia (Melanolimonia) caledonica Edwards, 1926
Publication:Entomologist's Mon. Mag. 62: 31 (as Dicranomyia)
Status:Recognized taxon.
Classification:Family Limoniidae
Subfamily Limoniinae
Keys:Podenas and Gelhaus, 2007 (Limoniinae Mongolia and nearby); Stubbs and Kramer, 2016h; Stubbs, 2021 (British craneflies); Stary, 2023 (males European Metalimonia)
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plus 6 more images of hypopygium, wing, habitat, habitat, habitat and habitat.
Distribution:Andorra, Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Rep., Denmark (incl. Faroe Is), Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine; Russia: RUN, RUS, North Caucasus; Georgia, Armenia;; Russia: WS (Tuva), ES (Taymyr), FE (Chukotkskiy AO); Mongolia.
Note: see the manual for abbreviations: present-day Russia.
Region(s):Westpalaearctic;; Eastpalaearctic
General note:Added: Montenegro (Simova-Tosic, 1992). 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.
Map:Podenas et al., 2006 (Switzerland)
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references:
Hypopygium: Podenas et al., 2006; Podenas and Gelhaus, 2007

Miscellaneous
Quindroit, 2023 (habitat)
Citationson biology (mainly from 2000 onward):
Andorra
Habitat. Quindroit, 2022d: 420 (loc(s); capturee le long de ruisseaux rapides ou semi-rapides d’alpage, souvent a vegetation rase).
Czech Rep.
Habitat. Stary and Vonicka, 2018: 65 (on Limoniidae and Pediciidae of two localities in northern Bohemia, with list of localities, altitudes and habitats).
Finland
Biology. Salmela, 2008: 11, 26, 51 (49) (ecology or habitat: alpine, wet; conservation value indicator; phenology).
Habitat. Salmela, 2011a: 12 (crenophilous and calciphilous species).
France
Habitat. Kramer, 2008c: 12 (collected at a limestone wooded stream-filled gorge, the stream can be torrential with moss covered boulders, and there are seepages from the steep sides of the limstone gorge).
Habitat. Kramer and Langlois, 2019a: 80, 83 (on larval aquatic and moss habitats in the Ravin de Valbois; see paper for details; larvae madicolous).
Habitat. Quindroit, 2023: 62, 63 (loc(s) Hautes-Alpes (05)) [locality and habitat are not given in the text but with the habitat figures].
Germany
Habitat. Reusch and Schrankel, 2006: 180 (Quellbereichen; Larven semiaquatisch, in Quellsumpfen und feuchter Erde; Larven phytosaprophag).
Great Britain
Habitat. Godfrey, 2001c: 154 (loc(s) Mar Lodge Estate, Braemar, Aberdeenshire, recorded from several sites with one exhibited from river shingle on the Quoich Water, Glen Quoich).
Habitat. Howe and Howe, 2001: 36, 40, 45.
Habitat. Kramer, 2018f: 1 (loc(s) Staffordshire, habitat photo).
Ireland
Habitat. Ashe et al., 2008: 10 (species of boggy ground with rushes, citing Falk, 1991).
Mongolia
Habitat. Gelhaus and Podenas, 2006: 289, 295 (habitat preference: 100% lotic).
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).
on characters and taxonomy (mainly from 2000 onward):
Country not relevant
Characters. Podenas and Gelhaus, 2001: 51 (comparison).
Mongolia
Key. Podenas and Gelhaus, 2007: 50 (key, figs).
on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward):
Andorra
First record. Quindroit, 2022d: 420 (loc(s); capturee le long de ruisseaux rapides ou semi-rapides d’alpage, souvent a vegetation rase).
Armenia
Distribution. Obona et al., 2016: 140 (checklist).
Distribution. Hakobyan and Jenderedjian, 2023: 1514 (annotated checklist of the craneflies of Armenia with refs, distr and flight period in Caucasus Ecoregion with refs).
Austria
Distribution. Reusch and Heiss, 2012: 314-322 (loc(s) Nat. Park Gesause, see PDF for months and altitudes).
Bulgaria
Distribution. Hubenov, 2015: 222 (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, 2021a: 37 (checklist with summary of distr in Bulgaria, references).
Czech Rep.
Distribution. Stary, 2009i: webpage (checklist).
Distribution. Stary and Vonicka, 2018: 65 (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).
Finland
Distribution. Polevoi, 2001: 191 (loc(s)).
Distribution. Salmela, 2008: 11, 51 (49) (loc(s), known from 2 of the Finnish ecoregions, apparently absent from the southern part of Finland).
Distribution. Salmela, 2012b: 237 (annotated list of Finnish crane flies).
Distribution. Salmela and Petrasiunas, 2014: 30 (checklist Finnish Tipulomorpha).
Distribution. Salmela et al., 2015: 100 (list of localities in extensive report on malaise-trapping of insects in conservation areas in Lapland in 2012–2014) (in Finnish).
France
Distribution. Kramer, 2008c: 12 (loc(s) Savoie (73)).
Distribution. Kramer and Langlois, 2019a: 76 (record(s) Ravin de Valbois, Doubs (25)).
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. Tissot et al., 2021: 208 (the Diptera of the Reserves Naturelles Nationales du Doubs (25), results of Malaise trapping since 2009) (in French).
Distribution. Quindroit, 2022d: 420 (loc(s) Pyrenees-Orientales (66); review distr in France).
Distribution. Quindroit, 2023: 62, 63 (loc(s) Hautes-Alpes (05)) [locality and habitat are not given in the text but with the habitat figures].
Germany
Distribution. Schacht, 1999: 135 (checklist Bayern).
Distribution. Reusch and Oosterbroek, 2000: 161 (checklist German Bundeslander).
Distribution. Schacht, 2005: 5 (checklist Bayern).
Distribution. Reusch and Schrankel, 2006: 180 (loc(s) Bayern, Nationalpark Berchtesgaden, distr).
Distribution. Schacht, 2010: 16 (checklist Diptera Bayern).
Great Britain
Distribution. Godfrey, 2001c: 154 (loc(s) Mar Lodge Estate, Braemar, Aberdeenshire, recorded from several sites with one exhibited from river shingle on the Quoich Water, Glen Quoich).
Distribution. Howe and Howe, 2001: 36, 40, 45 (loc(s)).
Distribution. Kramer, 2009b: 5 (Aviemore area).
Distribution. Skidmore, 2009: 129 (review of occurrence on the Western Isles of Scotland, distr).
Distribution. Kramer, 2013a: 1 (loc(s) Pertshire).
Distribution. Kramer, 2018f: 1 (loc(s) Staffordshire, habitat photo).
Distribution. Kramer, 2018i: 3 (loc(s) Scotland).
Ireland
Distribution. Ashe et al., 2008: 10 (additional Irish record(s), distr).
Distribution. Chandler et al., 2008: 13 (checklist).
Mongolia
First record. Podenas and Gelhaus, 2001: 51 (new for Mongolia, without further details).
Distribution. Gelhaus and Podenas, 2006: 289, 295 (loc(s)).
Montenegro
Distribution. Oosterbroek and Simova-Tosic, 2004: 447 (review literature).
Norway
Distribution. Olsen et al., 2018: 162-163 (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: 74 (checklist).
Distribution. Wiedenska and Syratt, 2023: 146 (loc(s) Bieszczady Mountains, distr and remarks).
Romania
Distribution. Parvu, 2006: 261 (loc(s)).
Distribution. Ujvarosi, 2007: 228-231 (checklist Limoniidae).
Serbia
First record. Kolcsar et al., 2021b: 33 (loc(s)).
Slovakia
Distribution. Stary, 2009d: 35 (loc(s) Polana area).
Distribution. Stary, 2009i: webpage (checklist).
Switzerland
Distribution. Podenas et al., 2006: 163, 214 (map, vertical distr per thermic level).
on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward):
Andorra
Quindroit, 2022d: month(s): 6.
Bulgaria
Hubenov, 2015: month(s): 6.
Czech Rep.
Stary and Vonicka, 2018: month(s): 5-6.
Finland
Salmela, 2008: month(s): 6-7.
France
Kramer, 2008c: month(s): 5.
Quindroit, 2022d: month(s): 7.
Quindroit, 2023: month(s): 6.
Germany
Reusch and Schrankel, 2006: month(s): 6.
Great Britain
Godfrey, 2001c: month(s): 6.
Howe and Howe, 2001: month(s): 6.
Kramer, 2009b: month(s): 6.
Kramer, 2018f: month(s): 6.
Kramer, 2018i: month(s): 5.
Ireland
Ashe et al., 2008: month(s): 6.
Mongolia
Gelhaus and Podenas, 2006: month(s): 7.
Norway
Olsen and Andersen, 2021: month(s): 7.
Poland
Wiedenska and Syratt, 2023: month(s): 6.
Romania
Parvu, 2006: month(s): 6.
Serbia
Kolcsar et al., 2021b: month(s): 6.
Slovakia
Stary, 2009d: month(s): 5-7.
Switzerland
Podenas et al., 2006: month(s): 5-8.
on altitude (mainly from 2000 onward):
Andorra
Quindroit, 2022d: altitude: 2200 m.
Bulgaria
Hubenov, 2015: altitude: 1300-1800 m.
Hubenov, 2017: altitude: 1300-1800 m.
Hubenov, 2021a: altitude: 1200-1800 m.
France
Labat, 2021: altitude: 1357 m.
Quindroit, 2022d: altitude: 2300 m.
Quindroit, 2023: altitude: 1900-2200 m.
Germany
Reusch and Schrankel, 2006: altitude: 1100-1250 m.
Mongolia
Gelhaus and Podenas, 2006: altitude: 1646-1725 m.
Norway
Olsen and Andersen, 2021: altitude: 780 m.
Poland
Wiedenska and Syratt, 2023: altitude: 700-800 m.
Serbia
Kolcsar et al., 2021b: altitude: 1556 m.

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