Details for Erioptera (Mesocyphona) gagneana

Name: Erioptera (Mesocyphona) gagneana Alexander, 1970 Publication: Smithson. Contr. Zool. 45: 49 (as Erioptera) Status: Recognized taxon. Classification: Family Limoniidae Subfamily Chioneinae habitus male wing Distribution: Dominica, Martinique. Region(s): Neotropic Figure references: Habitus: Oosterbroek et al., 2024a (male) Wing: Alexander, 1970g (orig descr); Oosterbroek et al., 2024a Hypopygium: Alexander, 1970g (orig descr) Citations on biology (mainly from 2000 onward): Martinique Habitat. Mederos et al., 2023: 18-19 (most abundant in a rainforest edge at Plateau Boucher and not found in the adjacent grassland). on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward): Dominica Distribution. Oosterbroek et al., 2024a: 16 (overview craneflies West Indies with relevant reference(s) per island). Martinique First record. Mederos et al., 2023: 18, 30 (loc(s), local distr). Distribution. Oosterbroek et al., 2024a: 16 (overview craneflies West Indies with relevant reference(s) per island). Distribution. Mederos et al., 2025a: 7, 8 (loc(s), updated checklist Martinique). on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward): Martinique Mederos et al., 2023: month(s): 1-2. Mederos et al., 2025a: month(s): 11. on altitude (mainly from 2000 onward): Martinique Mederos et al., 2023: altitude: 453-660 m. Mederos et al., 2025a: altitude: 600-608 m.