Details for Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) hokkaidensis

Name: Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) hokkaidensis Alexander, 1924 Publication: Philipp. J. Sci. 24: 580 (as Elephantomyia) Status: Recognized taxon. Classification: Family Limoniidae Subfamily Limoniinae Descriptive note: Type-material: Podenas et al., 2020c. Keys: Podenas and Gelhaus, 2007 (Limoniinae Mongolia and nearby); Krivosheina, M.G., 2010b (larvae, pupae four Palaearctic Elephantomyia species); Podenas et al., 2020c (Eastpalaearctic Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia)) hypopygium hypopygium wing Distribution: Russia: FE (Amurskaya oblast, Khabarovskiy kray, Primorskiy kray, Sakhalin (incl. Kuril Is)); Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku). Note: see the manual for abbreviations: present-day Russia. Region(s): Eastpalaearctic Biology: Alexander, 1924n (feeding on Compositae). Podenas et al., 2020c (discussion on the two different larval types in E. (Elephantomyia)). Figure references: Habitus: Kinota, 2006 (female) Wing: Podenas et al., 2020c Hypopygium: Savchenko and Krivolutskaya, 1976; Podenas and Gelhaus, 2007; Podenas et al., 2020c Immature stages Larva: Krivosheina, N.P., 2010b; Krivosheina and Krivosheina, 2011c Pupa: Krivosheina, N.P., 2010b Citations on biology (mainly from 2000 onward): Country not relevant Habitat. Krivosheina and Krivosheina, 2011c: 1-294 (larva: loc(s), descr, figs, biology, key) (in Russian, key also in English). Japan Biology. Oosterbroek and Lukashevich, 2021: 8 (on flower-visiting by long-proboscid limoniid crane flies, listing this species as visiting flowers of Asteraceae, citing Alexander, 1924). Russia Habitat. Krivosheina, N.P., 2009a: 125-133 (review Russian xylophilous Limoniidae, mainly inhabiting bark and wood of decomposing trees, with new original data on larval biology [found in wood of coniferous trees]) (in Russian). Biology. Krivosheina, N.P., 2010b: 607 (larvae were found in accumulations of humid black acicular dust under Fir [Abies] bark, rearing results). Biology. Oosterbroek and Lukashevich, 2021: 8 (on flower-visiting by long-proboscid limoniid crane flies, listing this species as visiting flowers of Asteraceae and Lamiaceae, citing Savchenko, 1983). on characters and taxonomy (mainly from 2000 onward): Country not relevant Immatures. Krivosheina and Krivosheina, 2011c: 1-294 (larva: loc(s), descr, figs, biology, key) (in Russian, key also in English). Characters. Solodkii and Pilipenko, 2025: 400 (in notes on the morphology of Helius, comparison). East Palaearctic Key. Podenas and Gelhaus, 2007: 16 (key, figs). Russia Immatures. Krivosheina, N.P., 2010b: 606-8, 613 (descr, key, figs, larva, pupa). on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward): China Distribution. Podenas et al., 2020c: 45 (type-loc(s)). Country not relevant Distribution. Krivosheina and Krivosheina, 2011c: 1-294 (larva: loc(s), descr, figs, biology, key) (in Russian, key also in English). Japan Distribution. Kinota, 2006: 184 (loc(s) Sapporo) (in Japanese). Distribution. Matsumoto et al., 2007: 79 (on the Diptera of the Tama Forest Science Garden, Tokyo, Honshu) (in Japanese). Distribution. Kato and Suzuki, 2017: 14 (revised list of the crane flies of Kanagawa pref., Honshu, loc(s), distr, refs). Distribution. Kato, 2023a: 27 (loc(s) Honshu) (in Japanese). Distribution. Kato and Endo, 2025: 19 (loc(s) Honshu) (in Japanese). Distribution. Kato and Kawase 2025: 17 (annotated checklist of the Gifu prefecture, Honshu). Distribution. Kato et al., 2025: 8 (loc(s) Honshu). Russia Distribution. Pilipenko and Sidorenko, 2006b: 148 (checklist Kedrovaya Pad, distr) (in Russian). Distribution. Pilipenko, 2009c: 331 (loc(s) Lazovsky Nature Reserve, Primorskiy kray). Distribution. Krivosheina, N.P., 2010b: 607 (loc(s) Kurile Is). Distribution. Gavryushin in litt., 2013b: (loc(s) Shikotan, Kuril Is). Distribution. Devyatkov and Dubatolov, 2025: 35 (loc(s) Khabarovskiy kray, Bolshekhekhtsirsky Nature Reserve, distr) (in Russian). Distribution. Solodkii and Pilipenko, 2025: 400 (studied from the Primorskiy kray). on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward): China Podenas et al., 2020c: month(s): 6. Japan Matsumoto et al., 2007: month(s): 10. Kato and Suzuki, 2017: month(s): 11. Kato, 2023a: month(s): 9-10. Kato and Endo, 2025: month(s): 8. Kato et al., 2025: month(s): 9. Russia Pilipenko, 2009c: month(s): 9. Gavryushin in litt., 2013b: month(s): 8-9. Devyatkov and Dubatolov, 2025: month(s): 8-9. on altitude (mainly from 2000 onward): China Podenas et al., 2020c: altitude: 1981 m. Japan Kato and Endo, 2025: altitude: 1800-1900 m. Kato et al., 2025: altitude: 1450-1736 m. Russia Devyatkov and Dubatolov, 2025: altitude: 70-100 m.