Details for Dolichopeza (Dolichopeza) nitida

Name: Dolichopeza (Dolichopeza) nitida Mik, 1874 Publication: Verh. Kais.-Kon. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 24: 351 (as Dolichopeza) Status: Recognized taxon, Synonym(s): graeca Mannheims, 1954. Classification: Family Tipulidae Subfamily Dolichopezinae Revision: Oosterbroek and Lantsov, 2011. Descriptive note: Neotype designatin and synonymy: Oosterbroek and Lantsov, 2011. Dolichopeza nitida Mik, 1874 turned out to be the same as Dolichopeza graeca Mannheims, 1954, whereas Dolichopeza nitida sensu authors represents a different species, described by Oosterbroek and Lantsov, 2011, as Dolichopeza bifida. Keys: Oosterbroek and Lantsov, 2011 (Westpalaearctic Dolichopeza) habitus male habitus male habitus female body part(s) thorax hypopygium plus 5 more images of hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, ovipositor and wing. Distribution: Bulgaria, France, Greece (incl. Thasos), Italy, Romania, Serbia; Russia: North Caucasus; Georgia, Turkey (Asiatic part: see citations for provinces). Note: see the manual for abbreviations: present-day Russia. Region(s): Westpalaearctic General note: For distribution see Oosterbroek and Lantsov, 2011. Map: Koc, 2004 (Mugla) (as graeca) Figure references: Hypopygium: Oosterbroek and Lantsov, 2011 Ovipositor: Oosterbroek and Lantsov, 2011 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). Country not relevant Phenology. Oosterbroek and Lantsov, 2011: 278 (period of flight is from may to mid october). France Habitat. Dufour, 2003b: 84 (loc(s) Alpes-Maritimes (06), with information on habitat(s)) (in French) (as graeca). Romania Habitat. Kolcsar, 2018a: 11, appendix (collected around river valleys). Turkey Biology. Koc, 2004: 29, 115-117, 140 (habitat; phenology) (in Turkish) (as graeca). Phenology. Koc et al., 2013: 6 (on the period of flight in the southwest Anatolia region) (as graeca). on characters and taxonomy (mainly from 2000 onward): Italy Revision. Oosterbroek and Lantsov, 2011: 271, 274, 278-279 (review, neotype designation, key, figs). on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward): Bulgaria Distribution. Oosterbroek and Lantsov, 2011: 278 (loc(s)). 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). France First record. Dufour, 2003b: 84 (loc(s) Alpes-Maritimes (06), with information on habitat(s)) (in French) (as graeca). Distribution. Oosterbroek and Lantsov, 2011: 278 (loc(s) Alpes-Maritimes (06)). Georgia Distribution. Oosterbroek and Lantsov, 2011: 278 (loc(s); known from Ajaria and Abkhazia). Greece Distribution. Oosterbroek and Lantsov, 2011: 278-279 (type-loc(s) graeca, loc(s)). Italy Distribution. Oosterbroek and Lantsov, 2011: 279 (neotype-loc(s) Piemonte, loc(s) Piemonte). Romania First record. Kolcsar, 2018a: 11, appendix (loc(s)). Russia First record. Lantsov in litt., 2018b: (loc(s) Adygea Rep, new for Russia and the North Caucasus). Serbia Distribution. Simova-Tosic and Oosterbroek, 2003: 44 (review literature) (as graeca). Distribution. Oosterbroek and Lantsov, 2011: 279 (loc(s)). Turkey Distribution. Koc and Oosterbroek, 2001: 464 (checklist) (as graeca). Distribution. Koc, 2004: 29, 115-117, 140 (loc(s), distr, map) (in Turkish) (as graeca). Distribution. Oosterbroek and Lantsov, 2011: 279 (loc(s)). Distribution. Koc et al., 2012: 117 (checklist of occurrence in the six provinces of southwestern Turkey) (as graeca). Distribution. Koc et al., 2015: 49 (results of Tipulidae investigations in the 11 provinces of the Marmara region which forms the passage between European and Asiatic Turkey) (as graeca). Distribution. Tekinoglu and Caliskan, 2019: 58 (loc(s) Uludag Mts, Bursa; review distr in Turkey) (as graeca). Distribution. Provinces Asiatic part, 2026: (known from Artvin, Bartin, Bolu, Bursa, Canakkale, Erzurum, Kastamonu, Kocaeli, Mugla, Rize, Sinop, Trabzon, Zonguldak). on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward): Bulgaria Oosterbroek and Lantsov, 2011: month(s): 6. France Dufour, 2003b: month(s): 7, 9-10. Oosterbroek and Lantsov, 2011: month(s): 9. Georgia Oosterbroek and Lantsov, 2011: month(s): 6. Greece Oosterbroek and Lantsov, 2011: month(s): 6. Italy Oosterbroek and Lantsov, 2011: month(s): 5-8. Romania Kolcsar, 2018a: month(s): 6. Russia Lantsov in litt., 2018b: month(s): 6. Serbia Oosterbroek and Lantsov, 2011: month(s): 6. Turkey Koc, 2004: month(s): 5. Oosterbroek and Lantsov, 2011: month(s): 5, 7, 9. Koc et al., 2013: month(s): 4-6. Tekinoglu and Caliskan, 2019: month(s): 6. on altitude (mainly from 2000 onward): Bulgaria Oosterbroek and Lantsov, 2011: altitude: 200-1200 m. Hubenov, 2021a: altitude: 200-1200 m. Hubenov, 2025a: altitude: 200-1200 m. Hubenov, 2025b: altitude: 200-1200 m. France Dufour, 2003b: altitude: 70 m. Oosterbroek and Lantsov, 2011: altitude: 70 m. Georgia Oosterbroek and Lantsov, 2011: altitude: 850 m. Greece Oosterbroek and Lantsov, 2011: altitude: 400-1500 m. Italy Oosterbroek and Lantsov, 2011: altitude: 360-470 m. Romania Kolcsar, 2018a: altitude: 859-900 m. Russia Lantsov in litt., 2018b: altitude: 1702 m. Serbia Oosterbroek and Lantsov, 2011: altitude: 850 m. Turkey Koc, 2004: altitude: 618 m. Oosterbroek and Lantsov, 2011: altitude: 100-1400 m. Tekinoglu and Caliskan, 2019: altitude: 1451-1457 m.