Details for Ctenophora (Ctenophora) elegans

Name: Ctenophora (Ctenophora) elegans Meigen and Wiedemann, 1818 Publication: In: Meigen, 1818, SystSyst. Beschr. 1: 163 (as Ctenophora) Status: Recognized taxon, Synonym(s): pilosa Pierre, 1924. Classification: Family Tipulidae Subfamily Ctenophorinae Keys: Oosterbroek et al., 2006 (Westpalaearctic Ctenophorinae); Peeters en Oosterbroek, 2013e (craneflies Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg) (in Dutch); Men and Huang, 2014 (World species Ctenophora) habitus male habitus male habitus male habitus male habitus male plus 21 more images of habitus, habitus, habitus, habitus, habitus, habitus, habitus, habitus, habitus, habitus, habitus, habitus, habitus, body part(s), body part(s), body part(s), body part(s), hypopygium, ovipositor, wing and habitat. Distribution: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece (north, incl. Samos, Samothraki), Hungary, Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia), Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland. Region(s): Westpalaearctic General note: Not known from Switzerland (error in Palaearctic Catalogue (Oosterbroek and Theowald, 1992)), not listed for Switzerland by Dufour, 1986, 1998a). To be confirmed or Russia: SET (west) (in Palaearctic Catalogue (Oosterbroek and Theowald, 1992) (see Lantsov, 2019a, 2019b). Map: Oosterbroek, 2022a (Netherlands, 2012-2121) Figure references: Habitus: Oosterbroek, 2012 (male, female); Wiebel and Kessler, 2021 (male); Quindroit and Lemoine, 2022a (female); Syratt and Piekarski, 2025 (female) Hypopygium: Oosterbroek et al., 2006 Other figures: Oosterbroek et al., 2006 (abdomen male, female; male hind leg) Miscellaneous Syratt and Piekarski, 2025 (habitat) Citations on biology (mainly from 2000 onward): Bulgaria Habitat. Hubenov, 2025a: suppl: 2 (annotated list Diptera Stara Planina Mts, local distr, habitats and zoogeography). Habitat. Hubenov, 2025b: suppl: 1 (annotated list Diptera high Bulgarian mts, local distr, habitats and zoogeography). France Habitat. Quindroit, 2020a: 9, 12, 45-48 (annotated list with information on abundancy and habitat of the Tipuloidea of the Pays de la Loire regoin, distr) (in French). Habitat. Quindroit, 2020b: 124 (loc(s) Nord (59) with notes on habitats and distr) (in French). Habitat. Herbrecht et al., 2021: 57 (loc(s) Loire-Atlantique (44) based on malaise-trapping with notes on habitats) (in French). Habitat. Herbrecht et al., 2021: 57 (loc(s) Loire-Atlantique (44) based on malaise-trapping with notes on habitats) (in French). Habitat. Quindroit and Lemoine, 2022a: 10 (loc(s) Oise (60) with notes on habitats and distr) (in French). Netherlands Habitat. Oosterbroek and Jong, 2001: 102 (sexratio; habitat: the larvae live in live in soft wood-mould and have been recorded from Apple [Malus], Ash [Fraxinus], Plane [Platanus], and Willow [Salix], citing various sources). Poland Habitat. Syratt and Piekarski, 2025: 129 (observed sitting on a Syringa sp. bush in a woodland garden (Figs 2–4) with a wide array of habitats, see habitat photos above and paper for details). Switzerland Habitat. Weibel and Kessler, 2021: 15 (in einem teils verwilderten Garten mit alten Obstbaumen (u.a. Sauerkirschen)). on characters and taxonomy (mainly from 2000 onward): Country not relevant Key. Oosterbroek et al., 2006: 141-146 (key, figs, review literature). on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward): Austria Distribution. Vogtenhuber, 2011: 44, 54 (checklist Austria, list of provinces, not collected for 60 years). Bosnia-Herzegowina Distribution. Simova-Tosic and Oosterbroek, 2003: 43 (review literature). Bulgaria Distribution. Bechev, 2009: 2 (Vrana, citing Nedelkov, 1912). Distribution. Hubenov, 2018b: 123 (review loc(s) Vrachanska Planina Mts). Distribution. Hubenov, 2021a: 26 (checklist with summary of distr in Bulgaria, references). Distribution. Hubenov, 2025a: suppl: 2 (annotated list Diptera Stara Planina Mts, local distr, habitats and zoogeography). Distribution. Hubenov, 2025b: suppl: 1 (annotated list Diptera high Bulgarian mts, local distr, habitats and zoogeography). Country not relevant Distribution. Oosterbroek et al., 2006: 141-146 (distr). Croatia Distribution. Simova-Tosic and Oosterbroek, 2003: 43 (review literature). France Distribution. Tillier and Dehalleux, 2019: 146 (new and published records Ile-de-France, loc(s) Paris (75), Seine-et-Marne (77), Yvelines (78), Essonne (91), Hauts-de-Seine (92), Seine-Saint-Denis (93), Val-de-Marne (94) and Val-d’Oise (95)). Distribution. Quindroit, 2020a: 9, 12, 45-48 (annotated list with information on abundancy and habitat of the Tipuloidea of the Pays de la Loire regoin, distr) (in French). Distribution. Quindroit, 2020b: 124 (loc(s) Nord (59) with notes on habitats and distr) (in French). Distribution. Herbrecht et al., 2021: 57 (loc(s) Loire-Atlantique (44) based on malaise-trapping with notes on habitats) (in French). Distribution. Herbrecht et al., 2021: 57 (loc(s) Loire-Atlantique (44) based on malaise-trapping with notes on habitats) (in French). Distribution. Quindroit and Lemoine, 2022a: 10 (loc(s) Oise (60) with notes on habitats and distr) (in French). Distribution. Quindroit and Lemoine, 2022a: 34 (table specifying the presence in the five departments of the Hauts-de-France region). Distribution. Quindroit and Racine, 2025: 356 (table specifying the presence in the five departments of the Pays de la Loire region). Germany Distribution. Schacht et al., 2001: 423 (loc(s) Bayern). Distribution. Schacht, 2005: 3 (checklist Bayern). Distribution. Schacht, 2010: 38 (checklist Diptera Bayern). Distribution. Heiss et al., 2019: 247 (annotated checklist of the Tipulidae of Niedersachsen and Bremen, including the presence in the surrounding Bundeslandern and the Netherlands) (in German). Distribution. Stuke, 2019: 238 (checklist Niedersachsen and Bremen with reference to original sources). Distribution. Jentzsch et al., 2024: 3, 8 (listing one female for Sachsen and two older records for Sachsen-Anhalt). Italy Distribution. Oosterbroek, 2008c: 340 (annotated checklist South Tyrol [Prov. Bolzano]). Netherlands Distribution. Oosterbroek and Jong, 2001: 102 (review Dutch records). Distribution. Jong and Oosterbroek, 2002d: 39 (checklist). Distribution. Oosterbroek, 2012: 10-15 (distr in The Netherlands) (in Dutch). Distribution. Oosterbroek, 2022a: 6-13 (update on recent records (2012-2021) of Dutch Ctenophorinae) (in Dutch). Poland First record. Syratt and Piekarski, 2025: 129 (loc(s) Lubuskie prov., distr; first official record for the species, after being erroneously listed for Poland in the Palaearctic Catalogue (Oosterbroek and Theowald, 1992)). Romania Distribution. Ujvarosi, 2003: 56 (in Romania only 19th century records). Distribution. Ujvarosi, 2007: 232-233 (checklist Tipulidae). Distribution. Torok et al., 2014: 17 (checklist Romania). Russia Distribution. Lantsov, 2019a: 54-55 (the species is not known from the Ukraine, Russia or the Caucasus) (in Russian, English translation in Lantsov, 2019b). Slovakia Distribution. Stary, 2009k: webpage (checklist). Spain Distribution. Eiroa and Baez, 2002b: 79 (checklist). Switzerland First record. Weibel and Kessler, 2021: 14-15 (loc(s) canton Schaffhausen). on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward): France Tillier and Dehalleux, 2019: month(s): 5-6. Quindroit, 2020a: month(s): 5, 10. Quindroit, 2020b: month(s): 5-6. Quindroit and Lemoine, 2022a: month(s): 5. Germany Schacht et al., 2001: month(s): 5. Netherlands Oosterbroek and Jong, 2001: month(s): 4-7. Oosterbroek, 2012: month(s): 5-6. Poland Syratt and Piekarski, 2025: month(s): 5. Switzerland Weibel and Kessler, 2021: month(s): 4. on altitude (mainly from 2000 onward): Bulgaria Hubenov, 2018b: altitude: 350-370 m. Hubenov, 2021a: altitude: 350-370 m. Hubenov, 2025a: altitude: 350-370 m. Hubenov, 2025b: altitude: 350-370 m. Germany Jentzsch et al., 2024: altitude: 5 m. Switzerland Weibel and Kessler, 2021: altitude: 450 m.