Details for Nephrotoma suturalis suturalis

Name: Nephrotoma suturalis suturalis (Loew, 1863) Publication: Berl. Ent. Z. 7: 295 (as Pachyrrhina) Status: Recognized taxon, Synonym(s): costomarginata (Dietz, 1918). Classification: Family Tipulidae Subfamily Tipulinae Revision: Oosterbroek, 1984. Descriptive note: Nephrotoma suturalis suturalis and suturalis wulpiana are retaining species status in Byers, 2002. Synonymy: Alexander, 1941m. habitus copula habitus copula habitus copula body part(s) head and thorax hypopygium plus one additional image of ovipositor. Distribution: USA (Kans to NJ, south to Texas, La, Fla). Note: see the manual for abbreviations: Canada and USA. Region(s): Nearctic General note: Hybrids between ferruginea Fabricius and suturalis Loew are known from central Texas (Oosterbroek and Tangelder, 1987a). Figure references: Habitus: Forer, 2015 (copula); Forer, 2019, and Hashemi and Forer, 2020 (copula as menage a trois) Immature stages Egg: Forer, 2015 Larva: Forer, 2015 Citations on biology (mainly from 2000 onward): USA Habitat. Byers, 2002: 8 (found in grass and leafy vegetation, usually near a stream; (larvae feed on grass rootlets, citing Rogers, 1933a)). Biology. Forer, 2015: 35-39 (on a 53-year-old crane-fly colony looking for a new home; rearing methods and costs, cell-division). Biology. Hashemi and Forer, 2020: 31-33 (further information on a menage a trois [two males copulating with one female] in a laboratory culture of crane flies [N. suturalis suturalis] as discussed in first instance in Forer, 2019; figs). on characters and taxonomy (mainly from 2000 onward): USA Taxonomy. Byers, 2002: 8 (status). on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward): USA Distribution. Byers, 2002: 8 (loc(s) Va, distr). Distribution. Byers and Rossman, 2004: 885 (loc(s) La). Distribution. Byers et al., 2008: 374 (loc(s) Ark). on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward): USA Byers and Rossman, 2004: month(s): 1-5. Byers et al., 2008: month(s): 6-7.