Details for Dicranophragma (Brachylimnophila) transitorium

Name: Dicranophragma (Brachylimnophila) transitorium (Alexander, 1941) Publication: Philipp. J. Sci. 76: 56 (as Limnophila) Status: Recognized taxon. Classification: Family Limoniidae Subfamily Limnophilinae Revision: Kato and Tachi, 2018. Descriptive note: Type-material: Kato and Tachi, 2018; Podenas et al., 2020d. Keys: Kato and Tachi, 2018 (Dicranophragma Japan); Podenas et al., 2020d (Dicranophragma Korea) Variant spelling(s): transitoria Spelling comment: Spelling of name adjusted here in accordance with the gender of the genus. habitus male habitus male habitus male habitus male body part(s) antenna plus 7 more images of body part(s), hypopygium, hypopygium, ovipositor, wing, wing and habitat. Distribution: Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu). Region(s): Eastpalaearctic Map: Podenas et al., 2020d (Korea) Figure references: Habitus: Kato and Tachi, 2018 (male); Kato, 2024b (male) Head: Podenas et al., 2020d (antenna) Wing: Alexander, 1941o (orig descr); Kato and Tachi, 2018; Podenas et al., 2020d Hypopygium: Alexander, 1941o (orig descr); Kato and Tachi, 2018; Podenas et al., 2020d Ovipositor: Podenas et al., 2020d Citations on biology (mainly from 2000 onward): Korea Habitat. Podenas et al., 2020d: 511 (comparatively dry, young deciduous forest with sparse, grassy vegetation on the ground, dominated by Sasa borealis (Hack.) and Equisetum; mixed forest with water pools near mountainous river; species was not collected at light.). Mongolia Habitat. Oliveira and Eck, 2025: 146, Specieslist (collected along rivulets meandering through Salix wood, Salix woodland on lake edge and in a riverine swamp with Birch forest and Carex, see habitat photo). on characters and taxonomy (mainly from 2000 onward): Japan Description. Kato and Tachi, 2018: 32-33, 41 (type-mat, redescription male, key, comparison, figs). Description. Podenas et al., 2020d: 510-511 (type-mat, descr, key, figs). on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward): Japan Distribution. Kato and Tachi, 2018: 32-33 (type-loc(s), loc(s), first record for Shikoku). Distribution. Podenas et al., 2020d: 511 (type-loc(s) Honshu). Distribution. Kato, 2024b: 4 (records from Tokamachi city, Honshu) (in Japanese). Distribution. Kato and Endo, 2025: 12 (loc(s) Honshu and Kyushu [first record for Kyushu]) (in Japanese). Distribution. Kato and Kawase 2025: 15 (annotated checklist of the Gifu prefecture, Honshu). Distribution. Kato and Kawase, 2025: 9 (loc(s) Honshu). Mongolia First record. Oliveira and Eck, 2025: 146, Specieslist (loc(s) Khentii aimag). North Korea First record. Podenas et al., 2020d: 511 (loc(s), distr, map). South Korea First record. Podenas et al., 2020d: 511 (loc(s), distr, map). on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward): Japan Kato and Tachi, 2018: month(s): 5-6. Podenas et al., 2020d: month(s): 6. Kato, 2024b: month(s): 6. Kato and Endo, 2025: month(s): 4-6. Kato and Kawase, 2025: month(s): (5-6). Mongolia Oliveira and Eck, 2025: month(s): 8. North Korea Podenas et al., 2020d: month(s): 6-8. South Korea Podenas et al., 2020d: month(s): 7. on altitude (mainly from 2000 onward): Japan Kato and Tachi, 2018: altitude: 1524 m. Podenas et al., 2020d: altitude: 1524 m. Mongolia Oliveira and Eck, 2025: altitude: 1100-1580 m. North Korea Podenas et al., 2020d: altitude: 1067-1829 m. South Korea Podenas et al., 2020d: altitude: 641 m.