Ornatoraphidia christianodagmara (H. Aspoeck & U. Aspoeck , 1970)

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Ornatoraphidia christianodagmara (H. Aspoeck & U. Aspoeck, 1970)

Raphidia (Ornatoraphidia) christianodagmara H. Aspöck & U. Aspöck, 1970 (odescr, ecol); H. Aspöck et al. 1991 (mon).

Ornatoraphidia christianodagmara (H. Aspöck & U. Aspöck): H. Aspöck et al. 1991 (mon); Popov 1992 (biogeogr); Rausch and H. Aspöck 1992 (biol, distr, ecol, rec, tax, ill: la, map); H. Aspöck and Hölzel 1996 (distr); H. Aspöck et al. 2001 (anncat); H. Aspöck 2012 (cat); H. Aspöck and U. Aspöck 2013 (cat, etymol), 2014 (cat); Sziráki 2014 (rec).

Taxonomy.

H. Aspöck et al. (1991), Rausch and Aspöck (1992). The species can be easily differentiated from O. flavilabris eidonomically by the yellow pterostigma.

Biology and ecology.

Larvae are soil-dwelling (although this needs confirmation). Development two years. Pupation in late autumn or even in winter, inone case pupation took place in March. Adults: V-VI. Findings of adults in light Castanea sativa forests (Euboea) and in light fir tree ( Abies cephalonica ) forests (Parnis mountains).

Records on Mediterranean islands

(Fig. 9a ). Euboea (Ochi mountains, 1100 m). Syntopic Raphidioptera species on Euboea: Phaeostigma (Ph.) euboica , Phaeostigma (Magnoraphidia) wewalkai , and Raphidia (R.) mediterranea .

Continental distribution.

The species is only known from the Parnis Mts. in Attica, and in the Athmanon Mts. in Thessalia, Greece, where it occurs in altitudes of 850-1120 m.

Biogeography.

Monocentric, stationary Balkanopontomediterranean faunal element.

Figures

Figure 9. a. Records of Ornatoraphidia christianodagmara, Phaeostigma (Magnoraphidia) major, Ph. (M.) flammi, Ph. (Pontoraphidia) setulosa aegea, and of Ph. (Superboraphidia) minois, on Mediterranean islands; b. Records of Phaeostigma (Grecoraphidia) divina retsinata, and of species of Aegeoraphidia, Ph. (Aegeoraphidia) raddai, Ph. (Ae.) prophetica, Ph. (Ae.) karpathana, and of Ph. (Ae.) biroi, on Mediterranean islands.