Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World: Discobola nigroclavata (Alexander, 1943)

Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World

(Diptera, Tipuloidea: Pediciidae, Limoniidae, Cylindrotomidae, Tipulidae)

Name:	Discobola nigroclavata (Alexander, 1943)
Publication:	Bull. Conn. St. Geol. Nat. Hist. Surv. 64: 310 (as Limonia)
Status:	Recognized taxon.
Classification:	Family Limoniidae Subfamily Limoniinae
Descriptive note:	Nearctic Catalogue (Alexander, 1965h) incorrectly as 1942.

Distribution:	USA (Maine, south to NY, Mass, Tenn and NC). Note: see the manual for abbreviations: Canada and USA.
Region(s):	Nearctic

Biology:	Alexander, 1962n (habitat).

Citations	on biology (mainly from 2000 onward):
	USA Phenology. Petersen, 2003: 93 (period of flight in relation to altitude).
	on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward):
	USA Distribution. Byers, 2002: 15 (loc(s) Va, to be confirmed, distr). Distribution. Petersen et al., 2004: 447 (loc(s) Great Smoky Mountains National Park, distr, first documented record since the orig descr). Distribution. Petersen et al., 2005: 7 (loc(s) Great Smoky Mountains National Park).
	on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward):
	USA Byers, 2002: month(s): 8. Petersen, 2003: month(s): 7-10. Petersen et al., 2004: month(s): 8-10.
	on altitude (mainly from 2000 onward):
	USA Byers, 2002: altitude: 1052 m. Petersen et al., 2005: altitude: 594-1672 m.