Details for Tanyptera (Tanyptera) nigricornis nigricornis

Name: Tanyptera (Tanyptera) nigricornis nigricornis (Meigen, 1818) Publication: Syst. Beschr. 1: 159 (as Ctenophora) Status: Recognized taxon, Synonym(s): guttiventris (Zetterstedt, 1855). Classification: Family Tipulidae Subfamily Ctenophorinae Keys: Bygebjerg and Munk, 2005 (Danish Ctenophorinae (in Danish); Oosterbroek et al., 2006 (Westpalaearctic Ctenophorinae); Peeters en Oosterbroek, 2013e, 2016c (craneflies Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg) (in Dutch); Boardman, 2016 (craneflies Shropshire); Stubbs and Kramer, 2016c; Stubbs, 2021 (British craneflies) habitus male habitus male habitus male habitus male habitus male plus 11 more images of habitus, habitus, habitus, habitus, habitus, habitus, body part(s), hypopygium, hypopygium, wing and wing. Distribution: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Rep., Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy (Trentino-Alto Adige), Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine; Russia: RUW, RUC, RUS;; Russia: ES (Yakutiya, Irkutskaya oblast). Note: see the manual for abbreviations: present-day Russia. Region(s): Westpalaearctic;; Eastpalaearctic General note: 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: Bygebjerg and Munk, 2005 (Denmark); Boardman, 2007 (Shropshire); Oosterbroek, 2022a (Netherlands, 2012-2121); Jentzsch et al., 2024 (Sachsen) Figure references: Habitus: Kiruna, 2009 (male); Kowalczyk and Senn, 2017 (female); Kramer and Morris, 2021b (female) Head: Bygebjerg and Munk, 2005 (antenna) Hypopygium: Bygebjerg and Munk, 2005; Oosterbroek et al., 2006 Ovipositor: Bygebjerg and Munk, 2005 Citations on biology (mainly from 2000 onward): Belgium Biology. Peeters, 2023: 230 (loc(s) Botanic Garden Jean Massart, Brussels-Capital Region, the 19 recent records are from the middle part of the country, showing no clear distribution pattern for this species, rare spring species with larval development in dead broad-leaved wood). Czech Rep. Habitat. Stary et al., 2013a: 370 (on Tipulidae from Vraz near Pisek, with general habitat description). Denmark Habitat. Bygebjerg and Munk, 2005: 39-43 (in Danish). Finland Habitat. Salmela, 2004: 9 (heath forests). Habitat. Salmela and Ilmonen, 2005: 89, 91 (found once at an open mesotrophic mire but considered of terrestrial origin). Habitat. Salmela, 2008: 12, 52 (49) (ecology or habitat: saproxylic). Habitat. Salmela, 2011a: 1-28 (study on three wetland habitats: aapa mires, springs and headwater streams). Habitat. Salmela, 2012c: 14 (classified as a saproxylic and/or fungivorous species). France Habitat. Quindroit, 2020a: 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: 127 (loc(s) Nord (59) and Pas-de-Calais (62) with notes on habitats and distr) (in French). Germany Habitat. Strobl, 2014: 115 (aus morschen Birkenast [Betula] gezuchtet). Habitat. Heiss et al., 2017: 180-182 (overview of collecting methods and habitats). Habitat. Heiss, 2017a: 562, 568, 570 (loc(s) Dinkelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg and table with details on presence in the various biotop-groups). Great Britain Habitat. Hoskin, 2000: 212 (reared from rotting Quercus wood). Habitat. Alexander, 2001: 200 (ancient woodland, found in association with Quercus). Habitat. Alexander, 2002: 89 (ancient woodland and wood pasture; larvae develop in dead wood of various broadleaved trees, reared from Fraxinus). Habitat. Stubbs, 2003: 52, 56-61, 68, 73 (occurs on heathland, wood pasture (rather than parkland) and broad-leaved woodland; Betula is the key saproxylic habitat on heathland, though various other deciduous trees may be used in other habitats; larvae consume the wood as they burrow through; Tanyptera are able to tackle rather harder, less decayed wood than other Tipulidae; adults are not known to feed but since they fly in hot sun on heathland it seems likely that they need to drink; the paper reviews recent literature and includes further details on habitat management, subhabitat preferences and monitoring techniques). Habitat. Boardman, 2007: 13 (associated with deciduous woodland; larvae are known from Fraxinus excelsior and Quercus, with probably less affinity to Betula than T. atrata). Habitat. Brighton, 2013: 9 (found at at un uncut lowland bog with plenty of Birch [Betula]). Habitat. Brighton, 2014: 4 (loc(s) Mersey Basin; see paper for details on previous records and/or habitat). 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. Kramer and Morris, 2021b: 11 (info on the species, on the distr and map of loc(s) Leicestershire and Rutland (VC55); the larvae of this species occur in Birch [Betula] woodland with rotting trees). Netherlands Habitat. Oosterbroek and Jong, 2001: 104-105 (larvae develop in dead wood of broad-leaved trees, the few breeding records are from Betula, Prunus, Quercus and Alnus, citing various sources). Biology. Peeters, 2023: 230 (rare spring species with larval development in dead broad-leaved wood). Spain Habitat. Carles-Tolra, 2010: 57 (loc(s) Navarra; see also Carles-Tolra, 2019; in Beech [Fagus] forest). on characters and taxonomy (mainly from 2000 onward): Country not relevant Key. Oosterbroek et al., 2006: 139-147 (key, figs, review literature). Denmark Key. Bygebjerg and Munk, 2005: 39-43 (key, characters, figs) (in Danish). Great Britain Characters. Stubbs, 2003: 56-57 (adults are spectacular ichneumon wasp mimics, black with a red belt on the abdomen). Characters. Kramer and Morris, 2021b: 11 (diagnosis, figs). on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward): Austria Distribution. Vogtenhuber, 2011: 46 (checklist Austria, list of provinces). Belgium Distribution. Peeters, 2023: 230 (loc(s) Botanic Garden Jean Massart, Brussels-Capital Region, the 19 recent records are from the middle part of the country, showing no clear distribution pattern for this species, rare spring species with larval development in dead broad-leaved wood). Country not relevant Distribution. Oosterbroek et al., 2006: 139-147 (distr). 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 not confirmed. Petersen et al., 2001b: 162 (by expert opinion and because of neighbouring distribution likely to occur in Denmark). First record. Bygebjerg and Munk, 2005: 39-43 (review Danish records, distr) (in Danish). Estonia First record. Kurina, 2009: 83-88 (loc(s), review Estonian records and collections, listing presence in Latvia, Finland and NW Russia). Finland Distribution. Salmela, 2001a: 142, 149 (loc(s)). Distribution. Salmela, 2002: 30-32 (loc(s) lake Iidesjarvi) (in Finnish). Distribution. Salmela, 2004: 9 (loc(s)). Distribution. Salmela and Ilmonen, 2005: 89, 91 (loc(s)). Distribution. Salmela, 2008: 12, 52 (49) (loc(s), known from all Finnish ecoregions). Distribution. Salmela, 2011a: 24 (loc(s) subalpine northern boreal Finland). Distribution. Salmela, 2012b: 240 (annotated list of Finnish crane flies). Distribution. Salmela and Petrasiunas, 2014: 32 (checklist Finnish Tipulomorpha). Distribution. Salmela et al., 2015: 108 (list of localities in extensive report on malaise-trapping of insects in conservation areas in Lapland in 2012–2014) (in Finnish). France Distribution. Garrin and Herbrecht, 2016: Annexe 14 (loc(s) Notre-Dame-des-Landes, Loire-Atlantique (44)). Distribution. Tillier and Dehalleux, 2019: 147 (first record for Ile-de-France, loc(s) Seine-et-Marne (77)). Distribution. Quindroit, 2020a: 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: 127 (loc(s) Nord (59) and Pas-de-Calais (62) 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. Tillier et al., 2023: 170 (loc(s) Doubs (25), with list of altitude(s) and habitat(s) and note on number of French records, about 12, in strong contrast with T. atrata) (in French). Distribution. Quindroit and Racine, 2025: 356 (table specifying the presence in the five departments of the Pays de la Loire region). Germany Distribution. Barndt, 2010: 289 (loc(s) Brandenburg). Distribution. Jentzsch and Janicke, 2014: 31 (loc(s) Thuringen and Sachsen-Anhalt). Distribution. Strobl, 2014: 115 (loc(s) Sachsen-Anhalt). Distribution. Jentzsch, 2016: 1053-1054 (on Ctenophorinae in Sachsen-Anhalt, rare) (in German). Distribution. Heiss et al., 2017: 163-164 (loc(s) Thuringen, review distr). Distribution. Heiss, 2017a: 562, 568, 570 (loc(s) Dinkelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg and table with details on presence in the various biotop-groups). Distribution. Heiss, 2017b: 22 (checklist Tipulidae Thuringen). Distribution. Drees, 2019: 51 (loc(s) Nordrhein-Westfalen, distr). Distribution. Heiss et al., 2019: 249 (annotated checklist of the Tipulidae of Niedersachsen and Bremen, including the presence in the surrounding Bundeslandern and the Netherlands) (in German). Distribution. Heiss, 2019: 39, 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. Jentzsch, 2020: 219 (on the Diptera of the Natural History Collections Rudolstadt, Thuringen) (in German). Distribution. Heiss and Malec, 2023: 328 (annotated checklist Hessen). Distribution. Jentzsch et al., 2024: 6, 8 (loc(s) Sachsen, map). Great Britain Distribution. Denton, 2000: 36 (loc(s) New Forest, S. Hampshire). Distribution. Hoskin, 2000: 212 (loc(s) Cornwall). Distribution. Alexander, 2001a: 200 (loc(s) Cornwall and Dorset). Distribution. Alexander, 2001b: 153 (loc(s) St Peters Wood, Boscastle (SX19), E. Cornwall (V.C. 2)). Distribution. Alexander, 2002: 89 (distr). Distribution. Stubbs, 2003: 56-57 (distr in GB). Distribution. Hardwick, 2004: 113 (loc(s) Devon). Distribution. Dickson, 2006: 182 (loc(s) Botley Wood (SU5510), S. Hants (VC11)). Distribution. Boardman, 2007: 13 (loc(s), map). Distribution. Kramer, 2008d: 1 (historical record Scotland). Distribution. Notton, 2008: 191 (Mary Knoll Valley, S04873, Herefordshire). Distribution. Whiteley, 2010: 4 (loc(s) Derbyshire and/or Nottinghamshire). Distribution. Kramer, 2011j: 7 (loc(s) Leicestershire and Rutland (VC55)). Distribution. Boardman, 2012b: 2 (loc(s) Shropshire). Distribution. Alexander, 2013a: 42 (loc(s) Cheshire). Distribution. Brighton, 2013: 9 (loc(s) Mersey Basin). Distribution. Brighton, 2014: 4 (loc(s) Mersey Basin; see paper for details on previous records and/or habitat). Distribution. Hewitt, 2014: (provisional checklist Cumbrian Diptera). 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. Kramer and Morris, 2021b: 11 (info on the species, on the distr and map of loc(s) Leicestershire and Rutland (VC55); the larvae of this species occur in Birch [Betula] woodland with rotting trees). Italy First record. Oosterbroek, 2008c: 339, 340 (loc(s), annotated checklist South Tyrol [Prov. Bolzano]). Lithuania First record. Pakalniskis et al., 2006: 26 (checklist). Netherlands First record. Theowald, 1952b: 32 (XXX). Distribution. Oosterbroek and Jong, 2001: 104-105 (review Dutch records). Distribution. Jong and Oosterbroek, 2002d: 40 (checklist). Distribution. Eck, 2015: 30 (loc(s) Zuid Limburg). Distribution. Hoven, 2019: 22 (loc(s) Gaasterland). Distribution. Oosterbroek and Jong, 2020: 46 (Tipulidae Kaaistoep, Noord-Brabant). Distribution. Oosterbroek, 2022a: 6-13 (update on recent records (2012-2021) of Dutch Ctenophorinae) (in Dutch). North Macedonia Distribution. Simova-Tosic and Oosterbroek, 2003: 46 (review literature). Norway Distribution. Hofsvang, 2016: 133 (loc(s) six regions). Distribution. Hofsvang et al., 2019: 140-141 (annotated checklist Nordic countries and for Norway according to the Strand regions). Poland First record. Kowalczyk and Kurzac, 2006: XX (first record for Poland) (paper not [yet] avaialble). Distribution. Soszynski et al., 2010: 171 (loc(s) Wzniesienia Lodzkie Landscape Park). Distribution. Kowalczyk and Senn, 2017: 4 (loc(s) Gdynia, with references for the species from Poland) (in Polish). Russia Distribution. Paramonov, 2006a: 152 (loc(s) RUC: Ulyanovskaya oblast, distr). Distribution. Pilipenko, 2009a: 209 (annotated checklist Tipulidae Central European Territory, loc(s) RUC: Moskovskaya oblast, Ulyanovskaya oblast, distr). Distribution. Paramonov and Klepikov, 2014: 36 (loc(s) Yaroslavskaya oblast). Serbia Distribution. Simova-Tosic and Oosterbroek, 2003: 46 (review literature). Slovakia Distribution. Stary, 2009k: webpage (checklist). Spain First record. Carles-Tolra, 2010: 57 (loc(s) Navarra; see also Carles-Tolra, 2019; in Beech [Fagus] forest). on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward): Belgium Peeters, 2023: month(s): 5. Czech Rep. Stary et al., 2005d: month(s): 3-6. Stary et al., 2013a: month(s): 6. Denmark Bygebjerg and Munk, 2005: month(s): 5. Estonia Kurina, 2009: month(s): 6. Finland Salmela, 2001a: month(s): 6. France Tillier and Dehalleux, 2019: month(s): 6. Quindroit, 2020a: month(s): 6. Quindroit, 2020b: month(s): 5. Tillier et al., 2023: month(s): 5. Germany Jentzsch and Janicke, 2014: month(s): 5. Heiss et al., 2017: month(s): 5-6. Heiss, 2017a: month(s): 5. Drees, 2019: month(s): 5-6. Heiss, 2019: month(s): 5. Jentzsch, 2020: month(s): 6-7. Jentzsch et al., 2024: month(s): 3, 5-6. Great Britain Denton, 2000: month(s): 5. Hoskin, 2000: month(s): 6. Alexander, 2001a: month(s): 5-6. Alexander, 2001b: month(s): 5. Stubbs, 2003: month(s): 5-6. Hardwick, 2004: month(s): 6. Dickson, 2006: month(s): 5-6. Notton, 2008: month(s): 5. Whiteley, 2010: month(s): 5-6. Boardman, 2012b: month(s): 5. Alexander, 2013a: month(s): 5. Kramer and Morris, 2021b: month(s): 5-6. Italy Oosterbroek, 2008c: month(s): 5. Netherlands Oosterbroek and Jong, 2001: month(s): 4-6. Eck, 2015: month(s): 5. Hoven, 2019: month(s): 5. Norway Hofsvang, 2016: month(s): 5-7. Poland Kowalczyk and Senn, 2017: month(s): 5. Russia Pilipenko, 2009a: month(s): 5. Paramonov and Klepikov, 2014: month(s): 6. Spain Carles-Tolra, 2010: month(s): 6. on altitude (mainly from 2000 onward): Italy Oosterbroek, 2008c: altitude: 1220 m. Spain Carles-Tolra, 2010: altitude: 600 m.