Ctenophora flaveolata (Fabricius, 1794) (Diptera: Tipulidae) – a cranefly species new for Russia and the Caucasus

Abstract

So far, three species of craneflies from the genus Ctenophora Meigen, 1803 are known in the Caucasus for certain: C. (Ctenophora) guttata Meigen, 1818, C. (Cnemoncosis) ornata Meigen, 1818 and C. (Cnemoncosis) magnifica Loew, 1869. One more species is added to the list – C. (Ctenophora) flaveolata (Fabricius, 1794), which was found in the North Caucasus (Adygea) and which is new for the Caucasus and for Russia. The registered female of C. flaveolata was identified by the photograph as it displays the distinctive character of the species, transverse yellow stripes on the abdominal tergites. Distribution of the species is considered as the West Palaearctic. Until now, the territory of the Central Ukraine was the eastern limit of the range of C. flaveolata. The species is recorded for the Caucasus and Russia for the first time. Data on its ecology are presented

Keywords

• Diptera
• Tipulidae
• Ctenophora flaveolata
• first record
• distribution
• ecology
• Caucasus
• Russia