Details for Ctenophora (Ctenophora) apicata
Name:Ctenophora (Ctenophora) apicata Osten Sacken, 1864
Publication:Proc. Ent. Soc. Philad. 3: 46 (as Ctenophora)
Status:Recognized taxon.
Classification:Family Tipulidae
Subfamily Ctenophorinae
Descriptive note:Short description in Alexander, 1943k (reprint: 1966g).
Keys:Men and Huang, 2014 (World species Ctenophora)
Distribution:Canada, USA (Minn to Ont, Que, Maine and NBr, south to NY, Pa, Conn, Va, Tenn and NC).
Note: see the manual for abbreviations: Canada and USA.
Region(s):Nearctic
General note:Added: NBr (Alexander, 1919e), Conn (Alexander, 1943k (reprint: 1966g)), Pa (Young and Gelhaus, 2000).
Biology:Alexander, 1919e (habitat). Alexander, 1920r (immature stages). Young and Gelhaus, 2000 (habitat, phenology).
Figure
references:
Head: Alexander, 1943k (reprint: 1966g) (antenna); Alexander and Byers, 1981 (antenna); McAlpine, 1981 (antenna)
Wing: Alexander, 1919e
Citationson biology (mainly from 2000 onward):
USA
Habitat. Byers, 2002: 6, 7 (mixed hardwoods).
Phenology. Petersen, 2003: 107 (period of flight in relation to altitude).
Habitat. Petersen et al., 2004: 445 (northern hardwood forest and old growth montane cove hardwood forest).
on characters and taxonomy (mainly from 2000 onward):
USA
Characters. Byers, 2002: 6, 7 (wasp mimic).
on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward):
USA
Distribution. Byers, 2002: 6, 7 (loc(s) Va, distr).
Distribution. Petersen et al., 2004: 445 (loc(s) Great Smoky Mountains National Park, distr).
Distribution. Petersen et al., 2005: 10 (loc(s) Great Smoky Mountains National Park).
on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward):
USA
Byers, 2002: month(s): 7-8.
Petersen, 2003: month(s): 7-8.
Petersen et al., 2004: month(s): 7-8.
on altitude (mainly from 2000 onward):
USA
Byers, 2002: altitude: 1174 m.
Petersen et al., 2005: altitude: 1034-1529 m.

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