| Name: | Chionea lutescens Lundstrom, 1907 | | Publication: | Acta Soc. Fauna Flora Fenn. 29(8): 18 (as Chionea) | | Status: | Recognized taxon, Synonym(s): brevirostris Tahvonen, 1932; bohemica Kratochvil, 1936; besucheti (Bourne, 1979); jurassica (Bourne, 1979); arverna (Brunhes, 1986). | | Classification: | Family Limoniidae Subfamily Chioneinae
| | Revision: | Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008. | | Descriptive note: | Lectotype designation and synonymy: Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008. | | Keys: | Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008 (European Chionea); Christian, 2009 (Chionea Austria); Peeters en Oosterbroek, 2014e (craneflies Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg) (in Dutch) |  |  |  |  |  |
habitus male | habitus male | habitus male | habitus female | body part(s) leg |
plus 6 more images of hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, ovipositor and habitat. | | | | Distribution: | Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Rep., Estonia, Finland, France (southeast), Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Sweden (Ostergotland), Switzerland, Ukraine (near Kiev); Russia: RUW, RUC. Note: see the manual for abbreviations: present-day Russia. | | Region(s): | Westpalaearctic | | General note: | For Finland check Salmela, 2012b, 2012c, and citations below. For Portugal check Oosterbroek et al., 2020, and citations below. Records from Denmark, Italy, Montenegro, Netherlands refer to other species; to be confirmed for Bosnia-Herzegovina, Hungary, Norway, Romania, Spain, Sweden (for details see Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008). | | Map: | Podenas et al., 2006 (Switzerland) (but see remark in Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008); D’Amico and Oosterbroek, 2013 (Portugal); Paramonov, 2018c (St Petersburg region); Paramonov, 2018d (Leningrad prov.) | Figure references: | Habitus: Barndt, 2004 (male, female); Sramek, 2006 (male, female); Paramonov, 2018c, 2018d (female) Hypopygium: Stary and Rozkosny, 1970a; Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008 (after Burghele-Balacesco, 1969; Savchenko, 1982g); Christian, 2009 Ovipositor: Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008 (after Suss, 1982) Other figures: Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008 (femur hind leg, after Burghele-Balacesco, 1969)
| | | | Citations | | | Austria Biology. Thaler, 2002: 48 (habitats; altitudes; maximum activity in december-january). | | Belarus Habitat. Paramonov, 2019a: 95 (loc(s) Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve, distr, habitats, citing various authors) (in Russian). | | Bulgaria Habitat. Hubenov, 2025b: suppl: 3 (annotated list Diptera high Bulgarian mts, local distr, habitats and zoogeography). | | Germany Habitat. Barndt, 2004: 1-6 (habitat; review literature). Habitat. Deichsel, 2004: 53 (mixed forest of Pinus and Quercus). Habitat. Reusch and Hohmann, 2009: 129, 130 (from spring brooks but to be treated as terrestrial). Habitat. Bellstedt et al., 2014: 5-14, 23 (loc(s) Thuringen, with habitat description and photo). Habitat. Base, 2021: 677 (loc(s) Sachsen-Anhalt in relation to belgica, from the same habitats) (in German). | | Lithuania Habitat. Podenas and Visarcuk, 2006: 76 (peat bog and upland moore). | | Russia Biology. Paramonov, 2018c: 32, 388 (Red data book St Petersburg; fig adult male, short descr, local records, distr, map, habitats, data on bionomics) (in Russian). Biology. Paramonov, 2018d: 11, 86-87 (Red data book Leningrad prov.; fig adult male, short descr, local records, distr, map, habitats, data on bionomics) (in Russian). | | | | Austria Key. Christian, 2009: 363-366 (key, figs). | | Country not relevant Characters. Barndt, 2004: 1-6 (characters, comparison, figs, review literature). Characters. Frantsevich, 2004: 133-135 (structure of coxa, figs). 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). | | Finland Revision. Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: 173-183, 186-187, 195-201 (revision, type-mat, lectotype des, diagnosis, key, comparison, figs). | | Russia Description. Paramonov, 2018c: 32, 388 (Red data book St Petersburg; fig adult male, short descr, local records, distr, map, habitats, data on bionomics) (in Russian). Description. Paramonov, 2018d: 11, 86-87 (Red data book Leningrad prov.; fig adult male, short descr, local records, distr, map, habitats, data on bionomics) (in Russian). | | | | Austria Distribution. Thaler, 2002: 48 (loc(s)). Distribution. Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: 199 (loc(s), distr). Distribution. Christian, 2009: 375-377 (loc(s), distr). | | Belarus First record. Paramonov, 2019a: 95 (loc(s) Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve, distr, habitats, citing various authors) (in Russian). | | Belgium Distribution. Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: 199 (loc(s), distr). | | Bosnia-Herzegowina Distribution. Oosterbroek and Simova-Tosic, 2004: 443 (loc(s)). | | Bulgaria Distribution. Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: 199 (in Burghele-Balacesco, 1969, but without locality data). Distribution. Hubenov, 2016: 48 (annotated checklist Diptera of the Rila Mountains based on data from the literature). Distribution. Hubenov, 2017: 68 (on vertical distribution in the Pirin and Rila Mts; see paper for details on forests and subalpine-alpine zones, distr). Distribution. Hubenov, 2021a: 31 (checklist with summary of distr in Bulgaria, references). Distribution. Hubenov, 2025b: suppl: 3 (annotated list Diptera high Bulgarian mts, local distr, habitats and zoogeography). | | 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). | | Czech Rep. Distribution. Stary et al., 2005a: 25 (loc(s)). Distribution. Maca, 2008: 182 (loc(s) Bohemien forest). Distribution. Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: 199 (loc(s), distr). Distribution. Stary, 2009i: webpage (checklist). | | Estonia First record. Klesser et al., 2024: 10 (loc(s) [mentioned in phylogentic tree]). | | Finland Distribution. Salmela, 2001a: 144, 150 (loc(s)). Distribution. Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: 197-199 (type-loc(s), loc(s), distr). Distribution. Salmela, 2012b: 236 (annotated list of Finnish crane flies). Distribution. Salmela and Petrasiunas, 2014: 24 (checklist Finnish Tipulomorpha). | | France Distribution. Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: 199-200 (loc(s), distr). Distribution. D’Amico and Oosterbroek, 2013: 134 (review and map of distribution in SW Europe; not knownfurther south than the departments of Puy-de-Dome (63) and Isere (38)). | | Germany Distribution. Schacht, 1999: 134 (checklist Bayern). Distribution. Reusch and Oosterbroek, 2000: 157 (checklist German Bundeslander). Distribution. Reusch and Bellstedt, 2001b: 73 (checklist Thuringen). Distribution. Barndt, 2004: 1-6 (loc(s), distr). Distribution. Deichsel, 2004: 53 (loc(s), distr). Distribution. Schacht, 2005: 4 (checklist Bayern). Distribution. Barndt, 2008: 82 (loc(s) Brandenburg). Distribution. Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: 200 (loc(s), distr). Distribution. Schumann, 2008: (species recorded from Brandenburg, including Berlin, based on the literature with specification of period of years). Distribution. Reusch and Hohmann, 2009: 129 (loc(s) Sachsen-Anhalt). Distribution. Barndt, 2010: 289 (loc(s) Brandenburg). Distribution. Schacht, 2010: 16 (checklist Diptera Bayern). Distribution. Bellstedt et al., 2014: 5-14, 23 (loc(s) Thuringen, with habitat description and photo). Distribution. Blick and Zaenker, 2016: 265-270 (loc(s) Bayern, review Bundeslander). Distribution. Stuke, 2019: 141 (checklist Niedersachsen and Bremen with reference to original sources). Distribution. Base, 2021: 677 (loc(s) Sachsen-Anhalt in relation to belgica, from the same habitats) (in German). Distribution. Klesser et al., 2024: 10 (loc(s) Bayern, Niedersachsen, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt [loc(s) mentioned in phylogentic tree]). | | Italy Distribution not confirmed. Podenas and Podeniene, 2008: 351 (annotated checklist South Tyrol [Prov. Bolzano]; after Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008, all records from Italy refer to other species). | | Lithuania Distribution. Pakalniskis et al., 2006: 18 (checklist). First record. Podenas and Visarcuk, 2006: 76 (loc(s)). Distribution. Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: 200 (after Podenas and Visarcuk, 2006). | | Montenegro Distribution. Oosterbroek and Simova-Tosic, 2004: 443 (loc(s)). | | Netherlands Distribution not confirmed. Jong and Oosterbroek, 2002b: 34 (checklist, review Dutch records, not confirmed for the Netherlands). | | Poland Distribution. Wiedenska, 2007a: 74 (checklist). Distribution. Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: 200 (loc(s), distr). Distribution. Trojan, 2009: 207 (loc(s) central Poland). Distribution. Wiedenska, 2010: 131 (loc(s) Parku Krajobrazowego Wzniesien Lodzkich, Lodz). Distribution. Palaczyk and Klasa, 2021: 173 (list of Diptera in Catalogue of the fauna of the Ojcow National Park). | | Portugal First record. Eiroa and Baez, 2002a: 54, 56 (checklist, loc(s) Guarda). Distribution. Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: 200 (loc(s), distr). Distribution. D’Amico and Oosterbroek, 2013: 134 (review and map of distribution in SW Europe). Distribution. Oosterbroek et al., 2020: 320 (known from Guarda only, distr). | | Russia Distribution. Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: 200 (after Savcheno, 1982g, 1989d). Distribution. Paramonov and Pilipenko, 2016: 96 (loc(s) RUC: Tverskaya oblast) (in Russian). Distribution. Paramonov, 2016: 130 (loc(s) RUC: Chuvash Rep., distr) (in Russian). Distribution. Paramonov, 2017b: 174-175 (loc(s) RUC: Chuvash Rep., included in Red Book of Chuvash Rep.) (in Russian). Distribution. Paramonov, 2018a: 183 (loc(s) RUC: Chuvash Rep., distr) (in Russian). Distribution. Paramonov, 2018c: 32, 388 (Red data book St Petersburg; fig adult male, short descr, local records, distr, map, habitats, data on bionomics) (in Russian). Distribution. Paramonov, 2018d: 11, 86-87 (Red data book Leningrad prov.; fig adult male, short descr, local records, distr, map, habitats, data on bionomics) (in Russian). | | Slovakia Distribution. Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: 200 (loc(s), distr). Distribution. Stary, 2009i: webpage (checklist). | | Slovenia Distribution. Oosterbroek and Simova-Tosic, 2004: 443 (Jeselnica in Stary, 1969b, might refer to Jesenice in Slovenia). | | Spain Distribution. Eiroa and Baez, 2002a: 54 (checklist). Distribution. Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: 201 (likely to occur in Spain). Distribution. D’Amico and Oosterbroek, 2013: 134 (review and map of distribution in SW Europe.; likely to occur in Spain and the Pyrenees). | | Sweden First record. Hagvar et al., 2010: 171-172 (loc(s) Ostergotland, distr). | | Switzerland Distribution. Podenas et al., 2006: 89, 209 (figs, map, vertical distr per thermic level) (as lutescens and as besucheti) (but see remark in Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008). Distribution. Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: 200 (loc(s), distr). | | Ukraine Distribution. Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: 200 (after Savcheno, 1982g). | | | | Belarus Paramonov, 2019a: month(s): 10-12, 2. | | Bulgaria Hubenov, 2016: month(s): 11-4. | | Czech Rep. Stary et al., 2005a: month(s): 11-5. Maca, 2008: month(s): 3, 10, 12. Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: month(s): 10-3, 5. | | Finland Salmela, 2001a: month(s): 10. Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: month(s): 10-1. | | France Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: month(s): 9, 12-2. | | Germany Barndt, 2004: month(s): 10-3. Deichsel, 2004: month(s): 12-3. Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: month(s): 11-5. Bellstedt et al., 2014: month(s): 4. | | Lithuania Podenas and Visarcuk, 2006: month(s): 9-11. | | Poland Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: month(s): 3. Trojan, 2009: month(s): 12. | | Portugal Eiroa and Baez, 2002a: month(s): 10. Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: month(s): 10. | | Russia Paramonov and Pilipenko, 2016: month(s): 1. Paramonov, 2016: month(s): 11. Paramonov, 2018a: month(s): 12. | | Spain Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: month(s): 10. | | Sweden Hagvar et al., 2010: month(s): 1. | | Switzerland Podenas et al., 2006: month(s): 10, 12. Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: month(s): 11-2, 6. | | | | Austria Thaler, 2002: altitude: 700-1990 m. Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: altitude: 550-2200 m. Christian, 2009: altitude: 550-2200 m. | | Belgium Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: altitude: 600-700 m. | | Bulgaria Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: altitude: 600-700 m. Hubenov, 2016: altitude: 2000 m. Hubenov, 2017: altitude: 2000 m. Hubenov, 2021a: altitude: 2000 m. Hubenov, 2025b: altitude: 2000 m. | | Czech Rep. Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: altitude: 200-680 m. | | France Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: altitude: up to 1700 m. | | Germany Barndt, 2004: altitude: 40-160 m. Reusch and Hohmann, 2009: altitude: 657 m. Bellstedt et al., 2014: altitude: 780-812 m. Blick and Zaenker, 2016: altitude: 1275-1302 m. | | Slovakia Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: altitude: 180-1350 m. | | Switzerland Oosterbroek and Reusch, 2008: altitude: 400-1600 m. |
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