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. 2021 Jul 21:9:e67085.
doi: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e67085. eCollection 2021.

Contribution to the knowledge of Limoniidae (Diptera: Tipuloidea): first records of 244 species from various European countries

Levente-Péter Kolcsár  1 , Pjotr Oosterbroek  2 , Dmitry I Gavryushin  3 , Kjell Magne Olsen  4 , Nikolai M Paramonov  5 , Valentin E Pilipenko  6 , Jaroslav Starý  7 , Alexei Polevoi  8 , Vladimir I Lantsov  9 , Eulalia Eiroa  10 , Michael Andersson  11 , Jukka Salmela  12 , Clovis Quindroit  13 , Micha C d'Oliveira  2 , E Geoffrey Hancock  14 , Jorge Mederos  15 , Pete Boardman  16 , Esko Viitanen  17 , Kozo Watanabe  1
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Contribution to the knowledge of Limoniidae (Diptera: Tipuloidea): first records of 244 species from various European countries

Levente-Péter Kolcsár et al. Biodivers Data J. .

Abstract

Background: Limoniidae is one of the most species-rich Dipteran families, with 661 reported species in Europe. Despite the fact that the European limoniid crane fly fauna has been studied ever since Carolus Linnaeus, it is still poorly known.

New information: In this study, we summarise the taxonomic and faunistic studies of European Limoniidae, which described new species and reported first country records, between 2010 and 2020. We also report occurrence data of 244 Limoniidae species which represent the first country records or conformational records from various European countries, as we report ten species from Albania, one from Austria, thirty-seven from Belarus, five from Belgium, two from Bulgaria, two from Estonia, six from Finland, seven from France, fourteen from Greece, sixteen from Hungary, two from Iceland, six from Italy, ten from Latvia, one from Malta, nine from Montenegro, two from The Netherlands, ten from North Macedonia, forty-two from Norway, one from Poland, five from Portugal, twenty from Romania, thirty-eight from Serbia, six from Slovenia, five from Spain and seven species from Sweden for the first time. From the European territory of Russia, we report twenty-eight species from Central European Russia, seventy-two from East European Russia, fifteen from North European Russia, one from Northwest European Russia and seven from North Caucasus for the first time. Confirmatory records and corrigenda are also included.

Keywords: Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World (CCW); Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF); biodiversity; collection data; database; fauna; terminalia photos.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Cumulative number of European Limoniidae species per decade.
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Figure 2.
Geopolitical units of Europe according to the CCW, with sampling localities presented in this study.
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Figure 3.
Dactylolabis (Coenolabis) posthabita (Bergroth, 1888) male terminalia. A. Dorsal view; B. Ventral view; C. Lateral view; D. Gonostylus; E. Proctiger; F. Aedeagus complex dorsal view; G. Aedeagus complex ventral view; H. Aedeagus complex lateral view. Specimen: Hungary, Potony.
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Figure 4.
Dicranomyia (Melanolimonia) hamata Becker, 1908 male terminalia. A. Dorsal view; B. Ventral view; C. Lateral view. Specimen: Albania, Iljas, Gjipe Canyon.
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Figure 5.
Eloeophilasparsipunctum Starý, 2009 male terminalia. A. Dorsal view; B. Ventral view; C. Aedeagus complex dorsal view; D. Aedeagus complex ventral view; E. Aedeagus complex lateral view. Specimen: Romania, Măguri-Răcătău, Gilău Mts., Someșul Rece River.
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Figure 6.
Eloeophilasparsipunctum Starý, 2009 wing. Specimen: Romania, Măguri-Răcătău, Gilău Mts., Someșul Rece River.
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Figure 7.
Ilisiaoccoecata Edwards, 1936 male terminalia. A. Aedeagus complex, gonocoxites and gonostyli, dorsal view; B. Tergite 9 ventral view; C. Aedeagus complex, gonocoxites and gonostyli, ventral view; D. Aedeagus complex lateral view. Specimen: Romania, Hagota, Giurgeu Mts., Tisașul Valley.
Figure 8.
Figure 8.
Molophilus (Molophilus) bihamatus de Meijere, 1918 male terminalia. A. Ventral view; B. Lateral view. Specimen: Romania, Voșlăbeni, Senetea.
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Figure 9.
Molophilus (Molophilus) crassipygus de Meijere, 1918 male terminalia. A. Ventral view; B. Lateral view. Specimen: Serbia, Sikirje, Kukavica Mts.
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Figure 10.
Molophilus (Molophilus) obsoletus Lackschewitz, 1940 male terminalia. A. Ventral view; B. Lateral view. Specimen: Serbia, Kopaonik, Kopaonik Mts.
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Figure 11.
Ormosia (Ormosia) microstyla Savchenko, 1973 male terminalia. A. Ventral view; B. Dorsal view; C. Ventral view after tergite and sternite 9 removed; D. Lateral view. Specimen: Romania, Bălan, Hăşmaş Mts., Piatra Singuratică.
Figure 12.
Figure 12.
Phylidorea (Macrolabina) alexanderi (Stary, 1974) male wing. Specimen: Serbia, Kopaonik, Kopaonik Mts.
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Figure 13.
Phylidorea (Macrolabina) alexanderi (Stary, 1974) male terminalia. A. Dorsal view; B. Ventral view; C. Lateral view; D. Aedeagus complex dorsal view; E. Aedeagus complex ventral view; F. Aedeagus complex lateral view. Specimen: Serbia, Kopaonik, Kopaonik Mts.
Figure 14.
Figure 14.
Phyllolabisalexanderi Lackschewitz, 1940 male wing. Specimen: North Macedonia, Bratin Dol, Pelister Mts.
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Figure 15.
Phyllolabisalexanderi Lackschewitz, 1940 male terminalia. A. Dorsal view; B. Ventral view; C. Lateral view. Specimen: North Macedonia, Bratin Dol, Pelister Mts.
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Figure 16.
Phyllolabisalexanderi Lackschewitz, 1940 female terminalia. A. Lateral view; B. Dorsal view; C. Ventral view; D. Genital fork and genital opening. Specimen: North Macedonia, Bratin Dol, Pelister Mts.
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Figure 17.
Prionolabiscognata (Lackschewitz, 1940) anterior parts of male. Specimen: Montenegro, Šavnik, Petnjica.
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Figure 18.
Prionolabiscognata (Lackschewitz, 1940) male wing. Specimen: Montenegro, Šavnik, Petnjica.
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