Details for Ellipteroides (Ellipteroides) lateralis

Name: Ellipteroides (Ellipteroides) lateralis (Macquart, 1835) Publication: Hist. Nat. Ins., Dipt. 2: 653 (as Erioptera) Status: Recognized taxon, Synonym(s): flavolimbatus (Dale, 1842); manifestus (Walker, 1848); cinctus (Egger, 1863); pseudolateralis (Bangerter, 1947); galamusensis Geiger and Podenas, 1993. Classification: Family Limoniidae Subfamily Chioneinae Descriptive note: Synonymy: Stary, 2006a. Keys: Stary and Freidberg, 2007 (Limoniidae Israel); Boardman, 2016 (craneflies Shropshire); Stubbs and Kramer, 2016j; Stubbs, 2021 (British craneflies) habitus male habitus male habitus male habitus male habitus female plus 17 more images of body part(s), body part(s), body part(s), body part(s), body part(s), hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, ovipositor, ovipositor, ovipositor, wing, wing, habitat and habitat. Distribution: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Rep., Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece (incl. Kriti [Crete]), Hungary, Ireland, Italy (incl. Sicily), Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland; Morocco; Turkey (Asiatic part: Afyonkarahisar, Eskisehir, Kutahya), Lebanon, Israel. Region(s): Westpalaearctic General note: For Italy check Stary and Oosterbroek, 1996, and citations below. For Great Britain and Ireland check Stubbs, 2021, and citations below. For Morocco check Kettani and Oosterbroek, 2022a, and citations below. Map: Podenas et al., 2006 (Switzerland); Ashe et al., 2007b (Ireland); Boardman, 2007 (Shropshire) Figure references: Habitus: Blythe, 2010 (male); Quindroit and Lemoine, 2022a (male) Head: Stary and Rozkosny, 1970b (antenna) Wing: Podenas et al., 2006; Boardman, 2007 Hypopygium: Stary and Rozkosny, 1970a; Stary and Rozkosny, 1970b; Podenas et al., 2006; Blythe, 2010; Kramer and Morris, 2022a Ovipositor: Stary and Rozkosny, 1970b; Hancock and Stary, 2019 Immature stages Larva: Podeniene, 2003a Citations on biology (mainly from 2000 onward): Bulgaria Habitat. Hubenov, 2025a: suppl: 3 (annotated list Diptera Stara Planina Mts, local distr, habitats and zoogeography). Habitat. Hubenov, 2025b: suppl: 5 (annotated list Diptera high Bulgarian mts, local distr, habitats and zoogeography). Croatia Habitat. Kolcsar et al., 2015a: 28 (frequently collected in calcareous springs, fens and around tufa sediment, citing Blythe, 2010). Denmark Habitat. Byriel and Rojas, 2017: 118 (among the 101 species in a study on cranefly hotspots in unmanaged and managed forests) (in Danish). France Biology. Quindroit, 2020a: 26, 45-48 (annotated list with information on abundancy and habitat of the Tipuloidea of the Pays de la Loire regoin, distr) (in French). Habitat. Quindroit, 2020b: 135 (loc(s) Nord (59) and Pas-de-Calais (62) with notes on habitats and distr) (in French). Habitat. Quindroit and Lemoine, 2021a: 25 (loc(s), resultats de deux campagnes de piegeage dans le Pas-de-Calais (62); see paper for details on habitat). Habitat. Quindroit and Lemoine, 2021b: 6 (loc(s) Nord (59); see paper for habitat description) (in French). Habitat. Quindroit and Lemoine, 2022a: 25 (loc(s) Aisne (02), Oise (60) and Somme (80) with notes on habitats and distr) (in French). Germany Habitat. Ruckert, 2005: 47, 53 (found in a study on the association with the type of source: limnokrene, rheokrene, or helokrene in Schlesig-Holstein; restricted to limnokrene sources; see paper for details, as well as Anhang A2-A10). Biology. Wittrock, 2005: 84 (summer emergence; krenobiont; limnokrene (subdominant)). Habitat. Reusch, 2006: 134 (Kalkquellmoor [carbonate fen complex]). Habitat. Ruckert et al., 2007: 56 (Krenobiont) (see also Ruckert et al., 2006). Habitat. Reiff et al., 2015: 234 (loc(s) Baden-Wurttemberg with list of habitats). Great Britain Habitat. Godfrey, 2000a: 21. Habitat. Boardman, 2007: 41 (strong association with fen, fen carr and calcareous seepages). Habitat. Blythe, 2010: 34 (usually found in the vincinity of wet flushes; see paper for details). Habitat. Kramer, 2011f: 2 (at a chalk-pit stream and marsh). Habitat. Boardman, 2013b: 4 (found in association with Pallustriella mosses on tufa sedments; see paper for details, figs). Habitat. Brighton, 2017c: 25, 32 (overall regional checklist Lancashire and Cheshire (VC58, 59 and 60) with notes on habitats and/or regional occurrence and/or status; see paper for details). Habitat. Hancock, 2018a: 9 (found near Loch Lomond along Endrick Water, notes on association with riverine sediments (ERS) habitats and early date of collecting (april 22)). Habitat. Showers, 2018c: 4 (alder carr fed from some seepages alongside the River Nene, Northampshire). Habitat. Showers, 2019: 17 (collected in an Alder [Alnus] carr fed by some springs next to River Nene, Northamptonshire). Habitat. Kramer and Morris, 2022a: 5 (info on the species, on the distr and map of loc(s) Leicestershire and Rutland (VC55); usually associated with calcareous sites but see paper for description of local situations). Ireland Habitat. Ashe et al., 2007b: 361, 365 (abundant in a wet marshy field). Lithuania Habitat. Podeniene, 2003a: 1-295 (larva, descr, figs, habitat) (in Lithuanian). Morocco Habitat. Driauach and Belqat, 2016: 134 (loc(s) Rif Mts with list of habitats). Spain Habitat. Hancock and Hewitt, 2020: 45-49 (in the Cazorla Parque Natural, Jaen Province, Spain, in june 2019, an area of cliff face was seen covered with a butterwort, Pinguicula vallisneriifolia (Webb), the leaves of which had trapped large numbers of insects, including 19 species of craneflies; the effectiveness of the leaf glandular secretions in relation to immobilising different sizes of flies is discussed; see paper for details, habitat figs). Habitat. Hancock, 2020: 97 (collected at seepage and wet rock face, also attached to leaves of butterwort (Pinguicula vallisneriifolia Webb)) (see also Hancock and Hewitt, 2020). on characters and taxonomy (mainly from 2000 onward): Country not relevant Synonymy. Stary, 2006a: 177-178 (synonymy galamusensis). Characters. Blythe, 2010: 34 (characters, comparison, figs). Characters. Hancock and Stary, 2019: 220 (comparison). Great Britain Characters. Kramer and Morris, 2022a: 5 (diagnosis, figs). Israel Key. Stary and Freidberg, 2007: 305, 307, 316-317 (key). Lithuania Immatures. Podeniene, 2003a: 1-295 (larva, descr, figs, habitat) (in Lithuanian). on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward): Andorra First record. Stary, 2006a: 178 (loc(s)). Belgium Distribution. Peeters in litt., 2016: (among Malaisetrap material from Jardin Massart, Brussels). Distribution. Dek and Peeters, 2023a: 136 (loc(s) Botanic Garden Jean Massart, Brussels-Capital Region, rare in Belgium). Bulgaria Distribution. Hubenov, 2018b: 124 (review loc(s) Vrachanska Planina Mts). Distribution. Hubenov, 2021a: 34 (checklist with summary of distr in Bulgaria, references). Distribution. Hubenov, 2025a: suppl: 3 (annotated list Diptera Stara Planina Mts, local distr, habitats and zoogeography). Distribution. Hubenov, 2025b: suppl: 5 (annotated list Diptera high Bulgarian mts, local distr, habitats and zoogeography). Croatia First record. Kolcsar et al., 2015a: 28 (loc(s), distr). Distribution. Kolcsar et al., 2023b: 18 (loc(s)). Czech Rep. Distribution. Stary et al., 2005a: 26 (loc(s)). Distribution. Stary, 2009i: webpage (checklist). Denmark Distribution. Petersen and Jong, 2001b: 149 (checklist). France Distribution. Stary, 2006a: 177-178 (type-loc(s) galamusensis, distr). Distribution. Kramer and Langlois, 2019b: 227 (list of craneflies captured 25-27 june 2019 in Ravin de Valbois, Doubs (25)). Distribution. Quindroit, 2020a: 26, 45-48 (annotated list with information on abundancy and habitat of the Tipuloidea of the Pays de la Loire regoin, distr) (in French). Distribution. Quindroit, 2020b: 135 (loc(s) Nord (59) and Pas-de-Calais (62) with notes on habitats and distr) (in French). Distribution. Quindroit, 2020d: 328 (collected at the Golf de Vidauban, Vidauban, Var (83)). Distribution. Quindroit and Lemoine, 2021a: 25 (loc(s), resultats de deux campagnes de piegeage dans le Pas-de-Calais (62); see paper for details on habitat). Distribution. Quindroit and Lemoine, 2021b: 6 (loc(s) Nord (59); see paper for habitat description) (in French). Distribution. Tissot et al., 2021: 208 (the Diptera of the Reserves Naturelles Nationales du Doubs (25), results of Malaise trapping since 2009) (in French). Distribution. Quindroit and Lemoine, 2022a: 25 (loc(s) Aisne (02), Oise (60) and Somme (80) with notes on habitats and distr) (in French). Distribution. Quindroit and Lemoine, 2022a: 35 (table specifying the presence in the five departments of the Hauts-de-France region). Distribution. Quindroit, 2022a: 25-28 (additions to the annotated list of the Tipuloidea of Pays de la Loire as given in Quindroit, 2020a). Distribution. Quindroit and Racine, 2025: 357 (table specifying the presence in the five departments of the Pays de la Loire region). Germany Distribution. Schacht, 1999: 135 (checklist Bayern). Distribution. Reusch and Oosterbroek, 2000: 157 (checklist German Bundeslander). Distribution. Reusch and Bellstedt, 2001b: 73 (checklist Thuringen). Distribution. Reusch et al., 2004: 113 (loc(s) Baden-Wurttemberg and Niedersachsen). Distribution. Ruckert, 2005: 47, 53 (found in a study on the association with the type of source: limnokrene, rheokrene, or helokrene in Schlesig-Holstein; restricted to limnokrene sources; see paper for details, as well as Anhang A2-A10). Distribution. Schacht, 2005: 5 (checklist Bayern). Distribution. Wittrock, 2005: 84 (loc(s) Schleswig-Holstein). Distribution. Reusch, 2006: 134 (loc(s) Bayern). Distribution. Ruckert et al., 2007: 56 (loc(s) Schleswig-Holstein). Distribution. Hable et al., 2010b: 91 (loc(s) Bayern). Distribution. Schacht, 2010: 16 (checklist Diptera Bayern). Distribution. Reiff et al., 2015: 234 (loc(s) Baden-Wurttemberg with list of habitats). Great Britain Distribution. Godfrey, 2000a: 21 (see paper for details of sites surveyed in Shropshire and into Wales). Distribution. Boardman, 2007: 41 (loc(s), map). Distribution. Blythe, 2010: 34 (loc(s) Wyre forest [Worcestershire], distr). Distribution. Kramer, 2011f: 2 (loc(s) Devon). Distribution. Kramer, 2011g: 2 (loc(s) Devon). Distribution. Kramer, 2011j: 13 (loc(s) Leicestershire and Rutland (VC55)). Distribution. Boardman, 2013b: 4 (loc(s) Shropshire). Distribution. Kramer, 2013i: 8 (checklist of species from Leigh Woods NNR, Bristol district). Distribution. Hewitt, 2014: (provisional checklist Cumbrian Diptera). Distribution. Chandler, 2015: 89 (loc(s) Bushy Park, Middlesex). Distribution. Brighton, 2017c: 25, 32 (overall regional checklist Lancashire and Cheshire (VC58, 59 and 60) with notes on habitats and/or regional occurrence and/or status; see paper for details). Distribution. Showers, 2017a: 4 (loc(s) Northamptonshire). Distribution. Hancock, 2018a: 9 (found near Loch Lomond along Endrick Water, notes on association with riverine sediments (ERS) habitats and early date of collecting (april 22)). Distribution. Showers, 2018c: 4 (alder carr fed from some seepages alongside the River Nene, Northampshire). Distribution. Showers, 2019: 17 (collected in an Alder [Alnus] carr fed by some springs next to River Nene, Northamptonshire). Distribution. Kramer and Morris, 2022a: 5 (info on the species, on the distr and map of loc(s) Leicestershire and Rutland (VC55); usually associated with calcareous sites but see paper for description of local situations). Greece First record. Stary, 2006a: 178 (loc(s) mainland and Kriti [Crete]). Ireland Distribution. Ashe et al., 2007b: 361, 365, 402 (review Irish records, map). Distribution. Chandler et al., 2008: 9 (checklist). Israel First record. Stary and Freidberg, 2007: 305, 307, 316-317 (loc(s), distr). Italy Distribution. Podenas and Podeniene, 2008: 347, 351 (loc(s), annotated checklist South Tyrol [Prov. Bolzano]). Lithuania Distribution. Pakalniskis et al., 2006: 19 (checklist). Malta Distribution. Ebejer and Gatt, 2021: 17 (checklist of the Diptera of Malta). Morocco Distribution. Driauach et al., 2013: 188 (review Limoniidae records of Morocco, loc(s)). Distribution. Driauach and Belqat, 2016: 134 (loc(s) Rif Mts with list of habitats). Distribution. Kettani and Oosterbroek, 2022a: 20 (annotated checklist, with review loc(s) and/or references). Netherlands Distribution. Jong and Oosterbroek, 2002b: 28 (checklist). Poland Distribution. Wiedenska, 2007a: 75 (checklist). Slovakia Distribution. Stary, 2009i: webpage (checklist). Spain Distribution. Eiroa and Baez, 2002a: 54 (checklist). Distribution. Hancock and Hewitt, 2020: 45-49 (in the Cazorla Parque Natural, Jaen Province, Spain, in june 2019, an area of cliff face was seen covered with a butterwort, Pinguicula vallisneriifolia (Webb), the leaves of which had trapped large numbers of insects, including 19 species of craneflies; the effectiveness of the leaf glandular secretions in relation to immobilising different sizes of flies is discussed; see paper for details, habitat figs). Distribution. Hancock, 2020: 97 (loc(s) Jaen, Cazorla National Park). Sweden First record. Andersson in litt., 2025d: (collected in Skane, Sjobo, Vitabackskallan, 11-22.VI.2025, leg. E. Boos, det. M. Andersson). Switzerland Distribution. Podenas et al., 2006: 60, 90, 238 (map, vertical distr per thermic level). Turkey First record. Ozgul and Koc, 2012: 746 (first record for Turkey, prov. Afyonkarahisar and Kutahya). Distribution. Bilgin et al., 2015: 5 (loc(s) Eskisehir, distr) (in Turkish). on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward): Andorra Stary, 2006a: month(s): 7. Belgium Dek and Peeters, 2023a: month(s): 6. Croatia Kolcsar et al., 2015a: month(s): 7. Kolcsar et al., 2023b: month(s): 5. Czech Rep. Stary et al., 2005a: month(s): 6-7. France Stary, 2006a: month(s): 6. Kramer and Langlois, 2019b: month(s): 6. Quindroit, 2020a: month(s): 7. Quindroit, 2020b: month(s): 7. Quindroit and Lemoine, 2021b: month(s): 7, 9. Quindroit and Lemoine, 2022a: month(s): 6-7. Germany Reusch et al., 2004: month(s): 5-6. Reiff et al., 2015: month(s): 6. Great Britain Godfrey, 2000a: month(s): 6. Blythe, 2010: month(s): 6-8. Kramer, 2011f: month(s): 7. Kramer, 2011j: month(s): 7. Boardman, 2013b: month(s): 6. Chandler, 2015: month(s): 7. Hancock, 2018a: month(s): 4. Showers, 2018c: month(s): 7. Greece Stary, 2006a: month(s): 5-6. Ireland Ashe et al., 2007b: month(s): 6. Israel Stary and Freidberg, 2007: month(s): 3-6. Italy Podenas and Podeniene, 2008: month(s): 6-7. Morocco Driauach and Belqat, 2016: month(s): 4. Spain Hancock and Hewitt, 2020: month(s): 6. Hancock, 2020: month(s): 6. Sweden Andersson in litt., 2025d: month(s): 6. Switzerland Podenas et al., 2006: month(s): 6-7. Turkey Ozgul and Koc, 2012: month(s): 5, 7. on altitude (mainly from 2000 onward): Andorra Stary, 2006a: altitude: 1500 m. Bulgaria Hubenov, 2018b: altitude: 380 m. Hubenov, 2021a: altitude: 380-750 m. Hubenov, 2025a: altitude: 380-750 m. Hubenov, 2025b: altitude: 380-750 m. Croatia Kolcsar et al., 2015a: altitude: 545 m. Kolcsar et al., 2023b: altitude: 545 m. France Stary, 2006a: altitude: 400 m. Germany Reusch et al., 2004: altitude: 25-330 m. Reiff et al., 2015: altitude: 650-665 m. Italy Podenas and Podeniene, 2008: altitude: 940 m. Morocco Driauach and Belqat, 2016: altitude: 600 m. Kettani and Oosterbroek, 2022a: altitude: 2200-2900 m. Turkey Ozgul and Koc, 2012: altitude: 847-900 m.