Details for Discobola caesarea

Name: Discobola caesarea (Osten Sacken, 1854) Publication: Stettin. Ent. Ztg 15: 212 (as Limnobia) 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, included as extralimital species) habitus male habitus male habitus female habitus female hypopygium plus 17 more images of hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, ovipositor, wing, wing, wing, wing, wing, wing, wing, wing, wing, wing, wing and habitat. Distribution: Austria, Czech Rep., Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine; Russia: RUN, RUW, RUC;; Russia: WS (Tuva), FE (Khabarovskiy kray, Primorskiy kray); Kazakhstan (east). Note: see the manual for abbreviations: present-day Russia. Region(s): Westpalaearctic;; Eastpalaearctic General note: For Finland check Salmela, 2012b, 2012c, and citations below. Removed: Italy (not confirmed by Stary and Oosterbroek, 1996). Map: Podenas et al., 2006 (Switzerland) Biology: Mik, 1884 (biology, pupa, quoted by Alexander, 1920r). Figure references: Wing: Stary, 1974e; Podenas et al., 2006; Podenas and Gelhaus, 2007 Hypopygium: Stary, 1974e; Podenas et al., 2006; Podenas and Gelhaus, 2007 Citations on biology (mainly from 2000 onward): 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 Habitat. Komonen et al., 2001: 13 (reared from old-growth forest Polypore Amylocystis lapponica). Habitat. Komonen et al., 2004: 107 (primary fungivore of the polypore Fomitopsis pinicola). Habitat. Salmela and Stary, 2009: 271 (adults were obtained from trunk-emergence traps on Betula logs lying on the forest floor and decayed by polyporous fungi). Habitat. Salmela, 2012c: 11 (classified as a saproxylic and/or fungivorous species). Habitat. Rasimus, 2018: 17 (on saproxylic craneflies in the Tampere region) (in Finnish). France Habitat. Kramer and Langlois, 2019a: 83 (on larval fungal habitats in the Ravin de Valbois; see paper for details). Lithuania Biology. Gorban and Podeniene, 2022: 5, 8 (loc(s); reared from Poplar [Populus tremula], Oak [Quercus robur] and Alder [Alnus glutinosa], mycetophagous species; see paper for details). Norway Habitat. Kolcsar et al., 2021b: 84 (along road and stream) (in Norwegian). Poland Habitat. Wiedenska, 2007a: 75 (decayed wood). 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 bog spring with Caltha-Chaerophyllum) (in Polish, habitat tables also in English). Habitat. Wiedenska, 2017a: 22 (faunistic and habitat data of species from the Gorce NP) (in Polish). Romania Habitat. Kolcsar et al., 2013: 71 (loc(s) Cluj-Napoca and surroundings; list of habitats with altitudes). Russia Habitat. Krivosheina, N.P., 2009a: 125-133 (review Russian xylophilous Limoniidae, mainly inhabiting bark and wood of decomposing trees, with new original data on larval biology [found in wood of deciduous trees and sap concentrations and slimy masses of myxomycetes]) (in Russian). Habitat. Polevoi et al., 2018: supplementary species list: (emerged from fallen Aspens [Populus tremula] in Kivach Nature Reserve, Kareliya). on characters and taxonomy (mainly from 2000 onward): Country not relevant Phylogeny. Ma, S. et al., 2025: 31-32 (phylogeny Chinese Discobola: non-Chinese ingroup taxon). East Palaearctic Key. Podenas and Gelhaus, 2007: 59-60 (key, figs). on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward): 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 Jong, 2001b: 149 (because of neighbouring distribution likely to occur in Denmark). Estonia Distribution. Stary, 2004f: (Fauna Europaea: added Estonia). Finland Distribution. Polevoi, 2001: 191 (loc(s)). Distribution. Komonen et al., 2004: 105 (loc(s)). Distribution. Stary and Salmela, 2004: 47 (loc(s)). Distribution. Salmela, 2012b: 237 (annotated list of Finnish crane flies). Distribution. Salmela and Petrasiunas, 2014: 30 (checklist Finnish Tipulomorpha). Distribution. Salmela et al., 2015: 101 (list of localities in extensive report on malaise-trapping of insects in conservation areas in Lapland in 2012–2014) (in Finnish). Distribution. Rasimus, 2018: 17 (on saproxylic craneflies in the Tampere region) (in Finnish). France Misinterpretation. Kramer and Langlois, 2019a: 76 (record(s) Ravin de Valbois, Doubs (25)) (refers to annulata, see Kramer, 2020f)). Germany Distribution. Schacht, 1999: 135 (checklist Bayern). Distribution. Reusch and Oosterbroek, 2000: 162 (checklist German Bundeslander). Distribution. Schacht, 2005: 5 (checklist Bayern). Distribution. Schacht, 2010: 16 (checklist Diptera Bayern). Hungary Distribution. Kolcsar et al., 2021b: 84 (loc(s) Somogy; confirmation for Hungary). Kazakhstan First record. Devyatkov, 2020a: 52 (loc(s) East Kazakhstan, distr) (in Russian). Lithuania Distribution. Pakalniskis et al., 2006: 19 (checklist). Distribution. Gorban and Podeniene, 2022: 5, 8 (loc(s); reared from Poplar [Populus tremula], Oak [Quercus robur] and Alder [Alnus glutinosa], mycetophagous species; see paper for details). Norway First record. Kolcsar et al., 2021b: 84 (loc(s) various provinces). Poland Distribution. Wiedenska, 2007a: 75 (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 bog spring with Caltha-Chaerophyllum) (in Polish, habitat tables also in English). Distribution. Wiedenska, 2017a: 22 (faunistic and habitat data of species from the Gorce NP) (in Polish). Distribution. Wiedenska and Syratt, 2023: 147 (loc(s) Bieszczady Mountains, distr and remarks). Romania First record. Kolcsar et al., 2013: 71 (loc(s) Cluj-Napoca and surroundings; list of habitats with altitudes). Russia Distribution. Polevoi and Humala, 2005: 181 (RUN: list of Diptera of Vepsskaya Volost, Kareliya) (in Russian). Distribution. Pilipenko and Sidorenko, 2006b: 148 (checklist Kedrovaya Pad, distr) (in Russian). Distribution. Humala and Polevoi, 2009: 66 (loc(s) RUN: Kareliya) (in Russian). Distribution. Pilipenko, 2009c: 334 (loc(s) Lazovsky Nature Reserve, Primorskiy kray). Distribution. Jakovlev et al., 2014: 309 (loc(s) RUN: Kareliya). Misinterpretation. Paramonov and Pilipenko, 2016: 99 (loc(s) RUC: Tverskaya oblast) (in Russian), refers to D. parvispinula, see Paramonov and Korbkov, 2019). Distribution. Paramonov, 2018a: 183 (loc(s) RUC: Chuvash Rep., distr) (in Russian). Distribution. Polevoi et al., 2018: supplementary species list: (emerged from fallen Aspens [Populus tremula] in Kivach Nature Reserve, Kareliya). Slovakia Distribution. Stary, 2009d: 35 (loc(s) Polana area). Distribution. Stary, 2009i: webpage (checklist). Switzerland Distribution. Podenas et al., 2006: 167, 235 (map). on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward): Czech Rep. Stary and Vonicka, 2018: month(s): 7-8(10). Hungary Kolcsar et al., 2021b: month(s): 6. Kazakhstan Devyatkov, 2020a: month(s): 8-9. Norway Kolcsar et al., 2021b: month(s): 8-9(10). Poland Wiedenska, 2014: month(s): 8. Wiedenska, 2017a: month(s): 9. Wiedenska and Syratt, 2023: month(s): 9. Romania Kolcsar et al., 2013: month(s): 6, 9. Russia Pilipenko, 2009c: month(s): 7. Paramonov, 2018a: month(s): 8-9. Slovakia Stary, 2009d: month(s): 9. on altitude (mainly from 2000 onward): Kazakhstan Devyatkov, 2020a: altitude: 465 m. Norway Kolcsar et al., 2021b: altitude: 1-300 m. Poland Wiedenska, 2017a: altitude: 870-1050 m. Wiedenska and Syratt, 2023: altitude: 650-750 m.