Details for Nigrotipula nigra nigra

Name: Nigrotipula nigra nigra (Linnaeus, 1758) Publication: Syst. Nat., Ed. 10, 1: 586 (as Tipula) Status: Recognized taxon, Synonym(s): verticillata (Fabricius, 1794); fuliginosa (Gimmerthal, 1834); rufopicea (Westhoff, 1879); melanogaster (Muschamp, 1947). Classification: Family Tipulidae Subfamily Tipulinae Descriptive note: Synonymy: Lackschewitz, 1927a. Keys: Peeters en Oosterbroek, 2014e, 2016c (craneflies Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg) (in Dutch); Boardman, 2016 (craneflies Shropshire); Stubbs and Kramer, 2016b; Stubbs, 2021 (British craneflies) habitus male habitus male habitus male habitus male habitus male plus 27 more images of habitus, habitus, habitus, habitus, habitus, habitus, habitus, habitus, body part(s), body part(s), hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, ovipositor, ovipositor, wing, wing, wing, wing, habitat, habitat, habitat, habitat and habitat. Distribution: Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Rep., Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy (north, Toscana), Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine; Russia: KGD (Kaliningradskaya oblast), RUN, RUW, RUC, RUE, RUS, North Caucasus; Turkey (Asiatic part: Isparta);; Russia: WS, ES, FE (Amurskaya oblast); Kazakhstan; Mongolia, China (Xinjiang). Note: see the manual for abbreviations: present-day Russia. Region(s): Westpalaearctic;; Eastpalaearctic General note: Added: Turkey (Isparta) (Koc and Aktas, 1995). For Finland check Salmela, 2012b, 2012c, and citations below. For Norway check Hofsvang et al., 2019, and citations below. For Great Britain check Stubbs, 2021, and citations below. Map: Boardman, 2007 (Shropshire); Kramer, 2014d (Great Britain) Figure references: Habitus: Quindroit, 2020a (female); Mederos et al., 2021b (male); Kramer and Morris, 2021b (male); Stuke et al., 2024 (male); Quindroit and Lemoine, 2022a (male) Wing: Mederos et al., 2021b Hypopygium: Mederos et al., 2021b Ovipositor: Mederos et al., 2021b Immature stages Larva: Podeniene, 2003a Miscellaneous Mederos et al., 2021b (habitat); Heiss and Malec, 2023 (habitat) Citations on biology (mainly from 2000 onward): Belgium Biology. Peeters, 2023: 230 (loc(s) Botanic Garden Jean Massart, Brussels-Capital Region, common summer species mostly from wet grasslands and marshes). Czech Rep. Habitat. Stary et al., 2013a: 370 (on Tipulidae from Vraz near Pisek, with general habitat description). Denmark Habitat. Nielsen et al., 2016: 34 (trapped only in the so-called yellow dunes of the Thy National Park). Finland Habitat. Autio and Salmela, 2010: 49, 51 (habitats Aland Is, has a preference for coastal meadows but also occurs rarely on lake shores and fens inland). France Habitat. Kramer and Withers, 2007: 159 (marshland species with larvae in the more or less saturated organic mud of lake margins and marshes). Habitat. Kramer, 2007a: 33 (adults were collected along lake margins). Habitat. Tillier and Dehalleux, 2019: 154 (loc(s) with habitat info, summary habitat) (in French). Habitat. Quindroit, 2020a: 17-18, 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: 125, 127 (loc(s) Nord (59) and Pas-de-Calais (62) with notes on habitats and distr) (in French). Habitat. Herbrecht et al., 2021: 57 (loc(s) Loire-Atlantique (44) based on malaise-trapping with notes on habitats) (in French). Habitat. Quindroit and Lemoine, 2021a: 24, 26 (loc(s), resultats de deux campagnes de piegeage dans le Pas-de-Calais (62); see paper for details on habitat). Habitat. Quindroit and Lemoine, 2022a: 14 (loc(s) Aisne (02), Oise (60) and Somme (80) with notes on habitats and distr) (in French). Germany Habitat. Schacht et al., 2001: 425 (abbreviated habitat information). Habitat. Heiss and Merkel-Wallner, 2013: 21-24 (loc(s) Bayern, table with Malaise trap habitats and species; see paper for details). Biology. Heiss and Flugel, 2015: 271, 275-276 (loc(s) Hessen; review local distribution and biology, citing various authors). Habitat. Heiss et al., 2017: 178-182 (overview of collecting methods and habitats). Habitat. Dunk, 2018: 79, 95 (loc(s) Bayern with list of habtats). Habitat. Heiss et al., 2019: 249 (collected at a Wald-Auensaum and at a Hartholzauwald) (in German). Great Britain Habitat. Stubbs, 2003: 82 (larvae in soils which drain excessive water rapidly, such as bank edges; they can withstand short winter flooding; the paper includes further details on habitat management) (as Tipula). Habitat. Boardman, 2007: 19 (found on fens). Habitat. Boardman, 2011: 2 (from wet grassland). Habitat. Kramer, 2014d: 3 (associated with reed beds, larvae aquatic). Habitat. Showers, 2016: 2 (swept in damp meadows). Habitat. Boardman, 2017: 3 (coastal grassland, Cumbria). Habitat. Brighton, 2017c: 30, 42 (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. Stubbs, 2024c: 35 (loc(s) Lancashire, see paper for various habitats). Italy Habitat. Oosterbroek, 2002a: 106 (semi-wet Fraxinus forest). Lithuania Habitat. Podeniene, 2000: 6 (larvae were found on a river bank under mosses among tree roots). Habitat. Podeniene, 2003a: 1-295 (larva, descr, figs, habitat) (in Lithuanian). Habitat. Podeniene, 2003b: 11, 22, 24, 29 (larval habitat: mud in marshy meadows, uppermost layer of soil (of flood land meadows, under mosses)). Netherlands Biology. Peeters, 2023: 230 (common summer species mostly from wet grasslands and marshes). Romania Habitat. Parvu, 2003: 234. Habitat. Ujvarosi and Poti, 2006: 257, 260 (habitat in Dupa Lunca marshland: open swampy patches, shrubs along rivers and streams, swamp with bushes and trees). Habitat. Ujvarosi et al., 2011b: 111 (loc(s) Dupa Lanca marshy area near Voslobeni) (in Hungarian, species list with habitat information in English). Russia Biology. Lantsov and Saaya, 2006: 44, 48-49 (Tuva, biology, review literature) (in Russian). Habitat. Saaya, 2010b: 1-17 (on the Tipulidae of Tuva: fauna, ecology and distribution) (in Russian). Habitat. Saaya and Dragan, 2022: 95, 96 (collected in swampy meadows and a foodplain, details on p. 96). Spain Habitat. Mederos et al., 2021b: 187-190 (see paper for habitat description) (in Spanish). Sweden Habitat. Salmela, 2010b: 129 (a species of brackish or saline habitats, citing various authors). on characters and taxonomy (mainly from 2000 onward): Country not relevant Phylogeny. Kang et al., 2023: 735-741 (phylogeny Tipuloidea based on mitochondrial genome sequencing). Phylogeny. Song et al., 2023: 7-9 (phylogeny Tipuloidea based on mitochondrial genome sequencing). Phylogeny. Xu et al., 2023a: 5, 20-21 (phylogeny Tipuloidea based on mitochondrial genome sequencing). Phylogeny. Gao, Y. et al., 2024: 267-288 (phylogeny Tipuloidea based on mitochondrial genome sequencing). Phylogeny. Feng et al., 2025: 4-17 (phylogeny Tipuloidea based on mitochondrial genome sequencing). Great Britain Characters. Boardman, 2007: 19 (vernacular name Chocolate Tipula, small and dark brown, legs and wings tinged chocolatey-brown). Lithuania Immatures. Podeniene, 2003a: 1-295 (larva, descr, figs, habitat) (in Lithuanian). on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward): Albania First record. Kolcsar et al., 2023a: 16 (loc(s)). Austria Distribution. Vogtenhuber, 2011: 45 (checklist Austria, list of provinces). Distribution. Heiss et al., 2016: 68, 81 (loc(s) Wien, Nordtirol and Vorarlberg). Distribution. Vogtenhuber and Kofler, 2017: 123 (loc(s) Osttirol, distr in Austria). Belgium Distribution. Martens et al., 2013: 125 (loc(s) Oost-Vlaanderen). Distribution. Martens et al., 2014: 114, 123 (loc(s) Oost-Vlaanderen). Distribution. Peeters, 2023: 230 (loc(s) Botanic Garden Jean Massart, Brussels-Capital Region, common summer species mostly from wet grasslands and marshes). Bulgaria Distribution. Hubenov, 2018b: 123 (review loc(s) Vrachanska Planina Mts). Distribution. Hubenov, 2021a: 26 (checklist with summary of distr in Bulgaria, references). China First record. Oosterbroek, 2009c: 182 (loc(s) Xinjiang). Croatia Distribution. Simova-Tosic and Oosterbroek, 2003: 46 (review literature). Czech Rep. Distribution. Stary et al., 2005d: 36 (loc(s)). Distribution. Stary, 2009k: webpage (checklist). Distribution. Stary et al., 2013a: 370 (on Tipulidae from Vraz near Pisek, with general habitat description). Denmark Distribution. Petersen et al., 2001b: 162 (checklist). Distribution. Nielsen et al., 2016: 34 (loc(s) Thy National Park). Finland Distribution. Autio and Salmela, 2010: 49 (loc(s) Aland Is). Distribution. Salmela, 2012b: 240 (annotated list of Finnish crane flies). Distribution. Salmela and Petrasiunas, 2014: 33 (checklist Finnish Tipulomorpha). France Distribution. Kramer and Withers, 2007: 159, 162 (loc(s) Ain (01)). Distribution. Kramer, 2007a: 33 (loc(s) Ain (01)). Distribution. Garrin and Herbrecht, 2016: Annexe 14 (loc(s) Notre-Dame-des-Landes, Loire-Atlantique (44)). Distribution. Tillier and Dehalleux, 2019: 154 (new and published records Ile-de-France, loc(s) Seine-et-Marne (77), Yvelines (78), Hauts-de-Seine (92), Val-de-Marne (94) and Val-d’Oise (95)). Distribution. Quindroit, 2020a: 17-18, 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: 125, 127 (loc(s) Nord (59) and Pas-de-Calais (62) with notes on habitats and distr) (in French). Distribution. Herbrecht et al., 2021: 57 (loc(s) Loire-Atlantique (44) based on malaise-trapping with notes on habitats) (in French). Distribution. Quindroit and Lemoine, 2021a: 24, 26 (loc(s), resultats de deux campagnes de piegeage dans le Pas-de-Calais (62); see paper for details on habitat). Distribution. Tissot et al., 2021: 217 (the Diptera of the Reserves Naturelles Nationales du Doubs (25), results of Malaise trapping since 2009) (in French). Distribution. Quindroit and Lemoine, 2022a: 14 (loc(s) Aisne (02), Oise (60) and Somme (80) with notes on habitats and distr) (in French). Distribution. Quindroit and Lemoine, 2022a: 34 (table specifying the presence in the five departments of the Hauts-de-France region). Distribution. Lemoine and Quindroit, 2023: 6 (loc(s) Aube (10), Loiret (45)). Distribution. Tillier et al., 2023: 172 (loc(s) Doubs (25) and Jura (39), with list of altitude(s) and habitat(s)) (in French). Distribution. Quindroit and Racine, 2025: 355 (table specifying the presence in the five departments of the Pays de la Loire region). Germany Distribution. Schacht et al., 2001: 425 (loc(s) Bayern). Distribution. Heiss, 2003: 13 (checklist Thuringen). Distribution. Schacht, 2005: 3 (checklist Bayern). Distribution. Barndt, 2008: 82 (loc(s) Brandenburg). Distribution. Hable et al., 2010b: 89 (loc(s) Bayern). Distribution. Schacht, 2010: 38 (checklist Diptera Bayern). Distribution. Merkel-Wallner et al., 2011: 214 (loc(s) Bayern). Distribution. Heiss and Merkel-Wallner, 2013: 21-24 (loc(s) Bayern, table with Malaise trap habitats and species; see paper for details). Distribution. Dunk and Kraus, 2014: 168 (loc(s) Bayern). Distribution. Merkel-Wallner, 2014: 49 (loc(s) Bayern). Distribution. Heiss and Flugel, 2015: 271, 275-276 (loc(s) Hessen; review local distribution and biology, citing various authors). Distribution. Heiss et al., 2017: 163 (loc(s) Thuringen). Distribution. Heiss, 2017b: 22 (checklist Tipulidae Thuringen). Distribution. Dunk, 2018: 79, 95 (loc(s) Bayern with list of habtats). Distribution. Heiss et al., 2019: 249 (loc(s); annotated checklist of the Tipulidae of Niedersachsen and Bremen, including the presence in the surrounding Bundeslandern and the Netherlands) (in German). Distribution. Heiss, 2019: 35-36, 44 (loc(s) and checklist Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, see paper for further details). Distribution. Stuke, 2019: 239 (checklist Niedersachsen and Bremen with reference to original sources). Distribution. Stuke et al., 2020: 291 (loc(s) Niedersachsen). Distribution. Heiss and Malec, 2023: 316 (loc(s) Hessen). Distribution. Heiss and Malec, 2023: 328 (annotated checklist Hessen). Distribution. Stuke et al., 2024: 169 (loc(s) Niedersachsen). Great Britain Distribution. Perry, 2003: 13 (loc(s) Suffolk). Distribution. Boardman, 2007: 19 (loc(s), map). Distribution. Boardman, 2011: 2 (loc(s) Shropshire). Distribution. Kramer, 2011j: 8 (details on the single sighting in VC55). Distribution. Stubbs, 2013: 26 (loc(s) Lancaster). Distribution. Hewitt, 2014: (provisional checklist Cumbrian Diptera). Distribution. Kramer, 2014c: 4 (in table of cranefly species recorded at Shapwick Heath NNR, as given in H. Audcent, 1949 and/or collected by J. Kramer in 2013). Distribution. Kramer, 2014d: 3 (loc(s) Leicestershire, distr GB, citing Kramer, 2011l, map GB). Distribution. Drake, 2016: 22 (study on the relative importance to Diptera of pasture and ditch margins on Catcott Reserve, Somerset). Distribution. Showers, 2016: 2 (loc(s) Northamptonshire). Distribution. Boardman, 2017: 3 (coastal grassland, Cumbria). Distribution. Brighton, 2017c: 30, 42 (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. Kramer and Morris, 2021b: 10 (info on the species, on the distr and map of loc(s) Leicestershire and Rutland (VC55)). Distribution. Stubbs, 2024c: 35 (loc(s) Lancashire, see paper for various habitats). Greece First record. Oosterbroek, 2009c: 182 (loc(s) Kiklis). Hungary Distribution. Toth, 2001a: 378 (literature records Somogy county). Distribution. Toth, 2005: 169 (loc(s)). Distribution. Vers and Toth, 2014: xx (loc(s) Tapolca basin). Italy Distribution. Oosterbroek, 2002a: 106 (loc(s)). Distribution. Oosterbroek, 2008c: 338, 340 (loc(s), annotated checklist South Tyrol [Prov. Bolzano]). Kazakhstan Distribution. Devyatkov, 2008: 141 (loc(s) East Kazakhstan, distr) (in Russian). Distribution. Devyatkov, 2022b: 25 (loc(s) East Kazakhstan, distr) (in Russian). Lithuania Distribution. Podeniene, 2000: 6 (loc(s)). Distribution. Pakalniskis et al., 2006: 26 (checklist). Netherlands Distribution. Jong and Oosterbroek, 2002d: 40 (checklist). Distribution. Barendregt et al., 2019: 13 (loc(s) Vijheerenlanden). Distribution. Oosterbroek and Jong, 2020: 46 (Tipulidae Kaaistoep, Noord-Brabant). Distribution. Oosterbroek in litt., 2024: (loc(s) Noord-Holland). North Macedonia Distribution. Simova-Tosic and Oosterbroek, 2003: 46 (review literature). Norway Distribution. Hofsvang, 2010: 13 (loc(s)). Distribution. Hofsvang, 2016: 137 (loc(s) VE, review records). Distribution. Hofsvang et al., 2019: 142-143 (annotated checklist Nordic countries and for Norway according to the Strand regions). Poland Distribution. Palaczyk, 2001: 270 (loc(s)). Distribution. Skibinska and Chudzicke, 2007b: 77 (checklist). Romania Distribution. Parvu, 2003: 234 (loc(s)). Distribution. Ujvarosi and Poti, 2006: 257, 260 (loc(s) eastern Carpathians). Distribution. Ujvarosi, 2007: 232-233 (checklist Tipulidae). Distribution. Parvu, 2008: 418 (loc(s) Bucuresti and surroundings, citing Erhan, 1962a). Distribution. Ujvarosi et al., 2011b: 111 (loc(s) Dupa Lanca marshy area near Voslobeni) (in Hungarian, species list with habitat information in English). Distribution. Torok et al., 2014: 18 (checklist Romania). Russia Distribution. Lantsov and Saaya, 2006: 44, 48-49 (loc(s) Tuva, distr, review literature) (in Russian). Distribution. Humala and Polevoi, 2008: 132 (loc(s) RUN: Kareliya). Distribution. Pilipenko, 2009a: 208 (annotated checklist Tipulidae Central European Territory, loc(s) RUC, distr). Distribution. Saaya, 2010b: 1-17 (on the Tipulidae of Tuva: fauna, ecology and distribution) (in Russian). Distribution. Barkalov and Saaya, 2014: 62 (references and loc(s) Altay) (in Russian). Distribution. Paramonov, 2014: 39-43 (revision coll. Eversmann, loc(s) RUE: Orenburgskaya oblast and Tatarstan Rep.) (in Russian). Distribution. Paramonov, 2015: 69 (loc(s) RUS: Saratovskaya oblast) (in Russian). Distribution. Paramonov and Pilipenko, 2016: 101 (loc(s) RUC: Tverskaya oblast) (in Russian). Distribution. Paramonov, 2016: 131 (loc(s) RUC: Chuvash Rep.) (in Russian). Distribution. Paramonov, 2017a: 173 (loc(s) RUC: Chuvash Rep.) (in Russian). Distribution. Paramonov, 2018a: 185 (loc(s) RUC: Chuvash Rep., distr) (in Russian). Distribution. Paramonov, 2019b: 103 (loc(s) RUS: Saratovskaya oblast) (in Russian). Distribution. Pilipenko et al., 2020: 364 (loc(s) RUC: Mordoviya Rep., distr). Distribution. Saaya and Dragan, 2022: 95 (loc(s) WS: Khakasiya Rep., distr). Serbia Distribution. Simova-Tosic and Oosterbroek, 2003: 46 (review literature). Slovakia Distribution. Stary, 2009k: webpage (checklist). Slovenia Distribution. Simova-Tosic and Oosterbroek, 2003: 46 (review literature). Spain First record. Mederos et al., 2021b: 187 (loc(s) Gerona, distr). Sweden Distribution. Salmela, 2010b: 134 (loc(s) Malmo). Switzerland Distribution. Dufour and Merz, 2012: 355 (annotated checklist canton Geneva). Turkey Distribution. Koc and Oosterbroek, 2001: 464 (checklist). Distribution. Koc et al., 2012: 117 (checklist of occurrence in the six provinces of southwestern Turkey). on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward): Albania Kolcsar et al., 2023a: month(s): 5. Austria Heiss et al., 2016: month(s): 6-7. Vogtenhuber and Kofler, 2017: month(s): 6-8. Belgium Martens et al., 2013: month(s): 7-8. Martens et al., 2014: month(s): 7-8. Peeters, 2023: month(s): 7. China Oosterbroek, 2009c: month(s): 6. Czech Rep. Stary et al., 2005d: month(s): 6-7. Stary et al., 2013a: month(s): 5-6(-9). France Kramer and Withers, 2007: month(s): 6. Kramer, 2007a: month(s): 6. Tillier and Dehalleux, 2019: month(s): 5-7. Quindroit, 2020a: month(s): 7-9. Quindroit, 2020b: month(s): 5-8. Quindroit and Lemoine, 2022a: month(s): 5-7. Lemoine and Quindroit, 2023: month(s): 4-5. Tillier et al., 2023: month(s): 6-8. Germany Schacht et al., 2001: month(s): 6-9. Heiss and Merkel-Wallner, 2013: month(s): 5-8. Heiss et al., 2017: month(s): 7-9. Dunk, 2018: month(s): 5. Heiss et al., 2019: month(s): 6-7. Heiss, 2019: month(s): 6-7, 9. Heiss and Malec, 2023: month(s): 6-7. Stuke et al., 2024: month(s): 6. Great Britain Perry, 2003: month(s): 7. Boardman, 2011: month(s): 6. Stubbs, 2013: month(s): 7. Kramer, 2014c: month(s): 7. Showers, 2016: month(s): 7. Boardman, 2017: month(s): 7. Kramer and Morris, 2021b: month(s): 7. Stubbs, 2024c: month(s): 6. Greece Oosterbroek, 2009c: month(s): 5. Hungary Vers and Toth, 2014: month(s): 9-10. Italy Oosterbroek, 2008c: month(s): 8. Kazakhstan Devyatkov, 2008: month(s): 6-8. Devyatkov, 2022b: month(s): 6-8. Netherlands Oosterbroek in litt., 2024: month(s): 5. Romania Parvu, 2003: month(s): 7. Ujvarosi et al., 2011b: month(s): 5-6. Russia Lantsov and Saaya, 2006: month(s): 8. Pilipenko, 2009a: month(s): 6-7. Barkalov and Saaya, 2014: month(s): 6-7. Paramonov, 2014: month(s): 6-7. Paramonov, 2015: month(s): 5, 8. Paramonov, 2016: month(s): 7. Paramonov, 2017a: month(s): 7. Paramonov, 2018a: month(s): 6-8. Paramonov, 2019b: month(s): 7. Pilipenko et al., 2020: month(s): 6. Saaya and Dragan, 2022: month(s): 7. Spain Mederos et al., 2021b: month(s): 8-9. on altitude (mainly from 2000 onward): Albania Kolcsar et al., 2023a: altitude: 50 m. Austria Vogtenhuber and Kofler, 2017: altitude: 1250-1400 m. Bulgaria Hubenov, 2021a: altitude: 206 m. Germany Merkel-Wallner et al., 2011: altitude: 700-799 m. Heiss et al., 2017: altitude: 150-289 m. Stuke et al., 2024: altitude: 200-270 m. Greece Oosterbroek, 2009c: altitude: 120 m. Italy Oosterbroek, 2008c: altitude: 940 m. Kazakhstan Devyatkov, 2022b: altitude: 240-727 m. Romania Ujvarosi and Poti, 2006: altitude: 670 m. Russia Paramonov, 2014: altitude: Paramonov, 2014: 39-43 (r m. Saaya and Dragan, 2022: altitude: 292-296 m.