Details for Pilaria melanota

Name: Pilaria melanota Alexander, 1922 Publication: Insecutor Inscit. Menstr. 10: 185 (as Pilaria) Status: Recognized taxon. Classification: Family Limoniidae Subfamily Limnophilinae Revision: Podenas et al., 2022b. Descriptive note: Descriptive note in Edwards, 1926f (identification not certain). Sometimes treated as a subspecies of tokionis. Keys: Podenas et al., 2022b (Pilaria Korea) body part(s) antenna hypopygium ovipositor wing Distribution: Russia: FE (Sakhalin); North Korea, South Korea, Japan (Honshu, Shikoku). Note: see the manual for abbreviations: present-day Russia. Region(s): Eastpalaearctic General note: To be confirmed for Borneo (in Oriental Catalogue (Alexander and Alexander, 1973b), refers to Sarawak (Edwards, 1926f, identification not certain)). Map: Podenas et al., 2022b (Korea) Figure references: Head: Podenas et al., 2022b (antenna) Wing: Podenas et al., 2022b Hypopygium: Podenas et al., 2022b Ovipositor: Podenas et al., 2022b Citations on biology (mainly from 2000 onward): South Korea Habitat. Podenas et al., 2022b: 42 (slopes to mountainous rivers and streams covered with dense mixed forest; deciduous shrubs; some muddy areas along margins; rocks covered with wet mosses along springs falling into the river; sparse grassy vegetation along margins; some areas densely covered with dwarf bamboo Sasa borealis (Hack.) groves; females are coming to light only in rare occasions). on characters and taxonomy (mainly from 2000 onward): Korea Revision. Podenas et al., 2022b: 41-42 (descr, key, figs). on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward): Japan Distribution. Kato, 2023a: 11 (loc(s) Honshu) (in Japanese). Distribution. Kato and Kawase, 2024: 7 (loc(s) Koka city, Shiga, Honshu) (in Japanese). Distribution. Kato and Yamauchi, 2024: 19 (loc(s) Toyama pref., Honshu). Distribution. Kato, 2024b: 4-5 (records from Tokamachi city, Honshu) (in Japanese). Distribution. Hotta and Kato, 2025: 12 (loc(s) Honshu) (in Japanese). Distribution. Kato and Endo, 2025: 13 (loc(s) Honshu) (in Japanese). Distribution. Kato and Kawase 2025: 15 (annotated checklist of the Gifu prefecture, Honshu). North Korea First record. Podenas et al., 2022b: 42, 45 (loc(s), distr, map). South Korea First record. Podenas et al., 2022b: 42-43, 45 (loc(s), distr, map). on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward): Japan Kato, 2023a: month(s): 5-9. Kato and Kawase, 2024: month(s): 4-5, 7(-8). Kato and Yamauchi, 2024: month(s): 7-9. Kato, 2024b: month(s): 6, 9. Hotta and Kato, 2025: month(s): 8. Kato and Endo, 2025: month(s): 4-9. North Korea Podenas et al., 2022b: month(s): 8. South Korea Podenas et al., 2022b: month(s): 4-8. on altitude (mainly from 2000 onward): Japan Kato and Yamauchi, 2024: altitude: 1120 m. North Korea Podenas et al., 2022b: altitude: 305-762 m. South Korea Podenas et al., 2022b: altitude: 3-1103 m.