Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World: Erioptera (Erioptera) megophthalma Alexander, 1918

Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World

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

Details for Erioptera (Erioptera) megophthalma

Name:	Erioptera (Erioptera) megophthalma Alexander, 1918
Publication:	Can. Ent. 50: 60 (as Erioptera)
Status:	Recognized taxon.
Classification:	Family Limoniidae Subfamily Chioneinae
Descriptive note:	Short description in Alexander, 1943k (reprint: 1966g).
Variant spelling(s):	megaphthalma, megaophthalma

Distribution:	Canada, USA (Mich and Ont to Nfld, south to Tenn and NC). Note: see the manual for abbreviations: Canada and USA.
Region(s):	Nearctic
General note:	Added: Ont (Alexander, 1928g).

Biology:	Alexander, 1918a (orig descr), 1919e, 1924k, 1930i (habitat). Alexander, 1920r (immature stages, biology). Young and Gelhaus, 2000 (habitat, phenology).
Figure references:	Hypopygium: Alexander, 1943k (reprint: 1966g) Immature stages Larva: Alexander, 1920r Pupa: Alexander, 1920r

Citations	on biology (mainly from 2000 onward):
	Canada Habitat. Gathmann and Williams, 2006: 148, 150, 153 (emergence and abundance in cold water springs in Ont; more associated with cold, low-flow conditions).
	on characters and taxonomy (mainly from 2000 onward):
	Country not relevant Characters. Podeniene, 2002: 298-299 (comparison).
	on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward):
	Canada Distribution. Gathmann and Williams, 2006: 148 (loc(s) Ont).
	USA Distribution. Byers, 2002: 26 (loc(s) Va, distr). Distribution. Petersen et al., 2005: 7 (recorded from Great Smoky Mountains National Park by Hynes, 1996 (unpublished)).
	on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward):
	USA Byers, 2002: month(s): 8.
	on altitude (mainly from 2000 onward):
	USA Byers, 2002: altitude: 1174 m.

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