Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World: Erioptera (Erioptera) orbitalis Alexander, 1924

Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World

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

Name:	Erioptera (Erioptera) orbitalis Alexander, 1924
Publication:	Philipp. J. Sci. 24: 584 (as Erioptera)
Status:	Recognized taxon, Synonym(s): ornatifrons Edwards, 1927.
Classification:	Family Limoniidae Subfamily Chioneinae
Descriptive note:	Synonymy: Alexander, 1953k.

Distribution:	Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu);; India, Indonesia (Sumatra), Sri Lanka.
Region(s):	Eastpalaearctic;; Oriental

Biology:	Edwards, 1927a (orig descr ornatifrons): one male in copula with female of Dicranomyia columbina Brunetti.
Figure references:	Hypopygium: Edwards, 1927a (as ornatifrons)

Citations	on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward):
	Japan Distribution. Kato, 2023a: 17 (loc(s) Honshu) (in Japanese). Distribution. Kato, 2024b: 6 (records from Tokamachi city, Honshu) (in Japanese).
	on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward):
	Japan Kato, 2023a: month(s): 5-7, 9-10. Kato, 2024b: month(s): 5, 7.