Details for Dicranomyia (Erostrata) globithorax
Name:Dicranomyia (Erostrata) globithorax Osten Sacken, 1869
Publication:Smithson. Misc. Collns 8(219): 74 (as Dicranomyia)
Status:Recognized taxon.
Classification:Family Limoniidae
Subfamily Limoniinae
Revision:Kato et al., 2018.
Descriptive note:Descriptive note in Alexander, 1931i. Short description in Alexander, 1943k (reprint: 1966g). Type-material and lectotype designation: Kato et al., 2018.
Keys:Kato et al., 2018 (Erostrata Japan); Podenas et al., 2019a (Dicranomyia Korea); Podenas et al., 2020d (Erostrata Korea); Kim and Bae, 2023 (World Erostrata)
Dicranomyia (Erostrata) globithorax : habitus - maleDicranomyia (Erostrata) globithorax : hypopygiumDicranomyia (Erostrata) globithorax : hypopygiumDicranomyia (Erostrata) globithorax : ovipositorDicranomyia (Erostrata) globithorax : ovipositor
habitus
male
hypopygiumhypopygiumovipositorovipositor
plus 2 more images of wing and wing.
Distribution:Canada, USA (Wis and Ont to Nfld, south to Kans and Fla);; South Korea, Japan (Honshu).
Note: see the manual for abbreviations: Canada and USA.
Region(s):Nearctic;; Eastpalaearctic
General note:Added: Ont (Alexander, 1928g), Kans (Young, 1978).
Map:Kato et al., 2018 (Japan); Podenas et al., 2019a (Korea)
Biology:Alexander, 1919e, 1925i, 1927c, 1931i (habitat). Young, 1978; Young and Gelhaus, 2000 (habitat, phenology).
Figure
references:
Habitus: Kato et al., 2018 (male)
Wing: Alexander, 1919e; Kato et al., 2018; Podenas et al., 2019a
Hypopygium: Alexander, 1943k (reprint: 1966g); Kato et al., 2018; Podenas et al., 2019a
Ovipositor: Kato et al., 2018; Podenas et al., 2019a
Citationson biology (mainly from 2000 onward):
South Korea
Habitat. Podenas et al., 2019a: 75 (wet mixed forests along mountainous streams and springs).
Habitat. Kim and Bae, 2023: 203-203 (found along intermittent mountain streams in moist mixed forests with grassy vegetation, habitat photo).
USA
Habitat. Byers, 2002: 14 (upland mesic woods along small streams; (larvae in fungus growing on decomposing logs, citing Rogers, 1930)).
Phenology. Petersen, 2003: 92 (period of flight in relation to altitude).
Habitat. Kato et al., 2018: 181 (adults emerged from sodden, fungus-riddled hardwood logs in hardwood swamps or the Oak-Hickory and Tamarack ecotones, citing Rogers, 1942)).
Habitat. Kato et al., 2018: 181 (females were noted ovipositing on a log on fungi similar to Pleuronotis ostreatus, citing Gelhaus unplubished)).
on characters and taxonomy (mainly from 2000 onward):
Country not relevant
Phylogeny. Kim and Bae, 2023: 203-205 (phylogeny Korean Erostrata based on mitochondrial genome sequencing).
South Korea
Description. Podenas et al., 2019a: 12-15, 73-75 (type-mat, descr, key, comparison, figs).
USA
Description. Kato et al., 2018: 182-184, 192, 193 (type-mat, lectotype des., descr, key, comparison, figs).
on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward):
Canada
Distribution. Kato et al., 2018: 182 (loc(s) Que).
Japan
First record. Kato et al., 2018: 182, 193 (loc(s) Honshu, first record for Palaearctic, map).
Distribution. Kato, 2023a: 26 (loc(s) Honshu) (in Japanese).
Distribution. Kato and Yamauchi, 2024: 25 (loc(s) Toyama pref., Honshu).
Distribution. Kato and Endo, 2025: 18 (loc(s) Honshu) (in Japanese).
South Korea
First record. Podenas et al., 2019a: 73, 105 (loc(s), map).
Distribution. Kim and Bae, 2023: 195 (loc(s)).
USA
Distribution. Byers, 2002: 14 (loc(s) Va, distr).
Distribution. Petersen et al., 2005: 6 (loc(s) Great Smoky Mountains National Park).
Distribution. Kato et al., 2018: 182 (type-loc(s), loc(s) Penn, Mass).
on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward):
Canada
Kato et al., 2018: month(s): 6.
Japan
Kato et al., 2018: month(s): 8-9.
Kato, 2023a: month(s): 9.
Kato and Yamauchi, 2024: month(s): 8-9.
Kato and Endo, 2025: month(s): 9.
South Korea
Podenas et al., 2019a: month(s): 7-8.
Kim and Bae, 2023: month(s): 9.
USA
Byers, 2002: month(s): 6-9.
Petersen, 2003: month(s): 5-9.
Kato et al., 2018: month(s): 4, 7-8.
on altitude (mainly from 2000 onward):
Japan
Kato and Yamauchi, 2024: altitude: 330-1120 m.
South Korea
Podenas et al., 2019a: altitude: 200-800 m.
USA
Byers, 2002: altitude: 1174 m.
Petersen et al., 2005: altitude: 594-1944 m.

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