Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World: Dolichopeza (Oropeza) carolus Alexander, 1940

Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World

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

Details for Dolichopeza (Oropeza) carolus

Name:	Dolichopeza (Oropeza) carolus Alexander, 1940
Publication:	Am. Midl. Nat. 24: 618 (as Dolichopeza)
Status:	Recognized taxon, Synonym(s): albipes (Johnson, 1909).
Classification:	Family Tipulidae Subfamily Dolichopezinae
Descriptive note:	As new name for Oropeza albipes Johnson, 1909 (in Alexander, 1943k, but name already used in Alexander, 1940s, and 1941m). Short description in Alexander, 1943k (reprint: 1966g).

Distribution:	Canada, USA (Ont to Que and Nfld, south to Wis, Tenn and Fla). Note: see the manual for abbreviations: Canada and USA.
Region(s):	Nearctic

Biology:	Alexander, 1924k, 1925i (as albipes Johnson), 1941m (habitat). Young and Gelhaus, 2000 (habitat, phenology).
Figure references:	Hypopygium: Alexander, 1943k (reprint: 1966g)

Citations	on biology (mainly from 2000 onward):
	USA Habitat. Byers, 2002: 9 (more often associated with montane rock outcrops and mesic forests; larvae unknown, probably in streamside mosses on soil).
	on characters and taxonomy (mainly from 2000 onward):
	Country not relevant Phylogeny. Men et al., 2018a: 100 (comparison of female internal reproductive system, based on literure data).
	Nearctic Characters. Conrow and Gelhaus, 2022: 138 (among the 45 species examined for wing interference patterns, 13 species were examined in more detail; see paper for details).
	on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward):
	USA Distribution. Byers, 2002: 9 (loc(s) Va, distr). Distribution. Petersen et al., 2005: 11 (recorded from Great Smoky Mountains National Park by Hynes, 1996 (unpublished)). Distribution. Brodo et al., 2022a: 52 (list of Tipuloidea collected in the NY, Putnam County, town of Kent).
	on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward):
	USA Byers, 2002: month(s): 6-8.

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