Details for Chionea belgica

Name: Chionea belgica (Becker, 1912) Publication: Annls Soc. Ent. Belg. 56: 142 (as Sphaeconophilus) Status: Recognized taxon, Synonym(s): ancae (Menier and Matile, 1976). Classification: Family Limoniidae Subfamily Chioneinae Revision: Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008. Descriptive note: Type-material and synonymy: Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008. Confirmation of synonymy of ancae: Jong in Litt., 2018. Keys: Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008 (European Chionea); Christian, 2009 (Chionea Austria); Reusch and Weber, 2013 (Luxembourg); Peeters en Oosterbroek, 2014e (craneflies Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg) (in Dutch) habitus male habitus male habitus male habitus male habitus female plus 13 more images of habitus, habitus, habitus, hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, ovipositor, habitat, habitat, habitat and habitat. Distribution: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Switzerland. Region(s): Westpalaearctic Map: Podenas et al., 2006 (Switzerland); Kohler, 2024 (Jena) Biology: Hovemeyer, 1998 (assoc. with dead Fagus wood). Figure references: Habitus: Podenas et al., 2006; Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008 (male, after Heijerman, 1987); Base, 2021 (male, female); Kohler, 2024 (male, female) Hypopygium: Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008 (after Chistian, 1980; Grootaert, 1984); Christian, 2009; Quindroit et al., 2025a Miscellaneous Kohler, 2024 (habitats) Citations on biology (mainly from 2000 onward): Germany Habitat. Hovemeyer and Schauermann, 2003: 72 (found in a study on succession of Diptera on dead Beach [Fagus] wood near Gottingen; see paper for details). Habitat. Barndt, 2004: 2-5 (habitat; review literature). Habitat. Reusch and Weber, 2013: 270 (found in caves, with references for Germany). Habitat. Bellstedt et al., 2014: 5-14, 23 (loc(s) Thuringen, with habitat description and photo). Habitat. Base, 2021: 674, 677 (loc(s) Sachsen-Anhalt, on page 677 in relation to lutescens, from the same habitats) (in German). Biology. Kohler, 2024: 43-48 (For the surroundings of Jena (Thuringen) data to snow insects are summarized (1951-2023), with regional remarks to species, distribution (maps), ha- bitats, and adult phenology. Of Ch. belgica mostly single records from 12 localities are known, both from plain mixed forests and from exreme dry grassland on sunexposed calcareous slopes (these with habitat parameters). The adults were mostly captured in pitfall traps from December until March. The data from the last decades do nor support a decline due to climate warming; see paper for details) (in German). Luxembourg Habitat. Reusch and Weber, 2013: 270 (found in various caves, summary of biology). on characters and taxonomy (mainly from 2000 onward): Belgium Revision. Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: 174-180, 184, 187, 192-195 (revision, type-mat, diagnosis, key, comparison, figs). Country not relevant Phylogeny. Jong and Ciliberti, 2014: 563-589 (paper deals with the phylogeny (based on an extensive matrix of morphological characters), historical biogeography and ecological niche modelling at the species and species-group level; see paper for details). Germany Taxonomy. Barndt, 2004: 2-5 (characters, comparison, figs, review literature). Key. Christian, 2009: 363-366 (key, figs). Description. Quindroit et al., 2025a: 67-70 (detailed descr hypopygium, comparison with C. botosaneanui, figs) (in French). on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward): Belgium Distribution. Bruge, 2006: 122-123 (loc(s)). Distribution. Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: 193-194 (type-loc(s), loc(s), distr). Country not relevant Distribution. Jong and Ciliberti, 2014: 563-589 (paper deals with the phylogeny (based on an extensive matrix of morphological characters), historical biogeography and ecological niche modelling at the species and species-group level; see paper for details). Denmark Distribution. Petersen and Jong, 2001b: 148 (checklist). Distribution. Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: 194 (loc(s), distr). France First record. Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: 194 (loc(s) Ain (01), Doubs (25), Haute-Savoie (74), distr). Germany Distribution. Reusch and Oosterbroek, 2000: 157 (checklist German Bundeslander). Distribution. Reusch and Bellstedt, 2001b: 73 (checklist Thuringen). Distribution. Hovemeyer and Schauermann, 2003: 72 (found in a study on succession of Diptera on dead Beach [Fagus] wood near Gottingen; see paper for details). Distribution. Barndt, 2004: 2-5 (loc(s), distr). Distribution. Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: 194 (loc(s), distr). Distribution. Schumann, 2008: (species recorded from Brandenburg, including Berlin, based on the literature with specification of period of years). Distribution. Christian, 2009: 365, 377 (loc(s), distr). Distribution. Kohler and Weipert, 2013: 71 (loc(s) Thuringen). Distribution. Bellstedt et al., 2014: 5-14, 23 (loc(s) Thuringen, with habitat description and photo). Distribution. Blick and Zaenker, 2016: 265-270 (review Bundeslander). Distribution. Stuke, 2019: 141 (checklist Niedersachsen and Bremen with reference to original sources). Distribution. Base, 2021: 674, 677 (loc(s) Sachsen-Anhalt, on page 677 in relation to lutescens, from the same habitats) (in German). Distribution. Klesser et al., 2024: 10 (loc(s) Niedersachsen, Hessen, Thuringen [loc(s) mentioned in phylogentic tree]). Distribution. Kohler, 2024: 43-48 (For the surroundings of Jena (Thuringen) data to snow insects are summarized (1951-2023), with regional remarks to species, distribution (maps), ha- bitats, and adult phenology. Of Ch. belgica mostly single records from 12 localities are known, both from plain mixed forests and from exreme dry grassland on sunexposed calcareous slopes (these with habitat parameters). The adults were mostly captured in pitfall traps from December until March. The data from the last decades do nor support a decline due to climate warming; see paper for details) (in German). Distribution. Quindroit et al., 2025a: 68 (loc(s) Rheinland Pfalz, distr). Hungary First record. Stary, 2001b: 200 (loc(s), distr). Luxembourg First record. Reusch and Weber, 2013: 270 (loc(s) canton Esch-sur-Alzette, map, distr). Netherlands First record. Heijerman, 1987: XXX (XXX). Distribution. Jong and Oosterbroek, 2002b: 28 (checklist). Distribution. Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: 194 (loc(s) province and only known from Limburg, distr). Switzerland Distribution. Podenas et al., 2006: 88, 208 (figs, map, vertical distr per thermic level, period of activity). Distribution. Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: 194-195 (loc(s), distr). on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward): Belgium Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: month(s): 12. Denmark Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: month(s): 11. France Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: month(s): 10-12. Germany Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: month(s): 11-3. Christian, 2009: month(s): 11. Kohler and Weipert, 2013: month(s): 1. Bellstedt et al., 2014: month(s): 4. Base, 2021: month(s): 11-1. Kohler, 2024: month(s): 12-3. Quindroit et al., 2025a: month(s): 11-12. Hungary Stary, 2001b: month(s): 1. Netherlands Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: month(s): 12-2. Switzerland Podenas et al., 2006: month(s): 2. Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: month(s): 9-2. on altitude (mainly from 2000 onward): Belgium Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: altitude: up to 500 m. France Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: altitude: up to 1700 m. Germany Bellstedt et al., 2014: altitude: 780-812 m. Switzerland Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: altitude: 490-1800 m.