Tipula (Savtshenkia) cheethami Edwards, 1924

Kolcsar, Levente-Peter, d'Oliveira, Micha Camiel, Graf, Wolfram, Quindroit, Clovis, Watanabe, Kozo & Ivkovic, Marija, 2023, New records for the Western Balkans cranefly fauna (Diptera, Tipuloidea) with the description of a new Baeoura Alexander (Diptera, Limoniidae), ZooKeys 1157, pp. 1-42 : 1

73. Tipula (Savtshenkia) cheethami Edwards, 1924

Material examined.

Croatia • 2 males; Ličko-Senjska county, Končarev Kraj, Spring of Bijela rijeka, Plitvice Lakes ; 44.83472°N, 15.56194°E; alt. 720 m; 29 May 2018; emergence trap, P5 • 1 male; same locality; 29 May 2018; emergence trap, P5 • 1 male; same locality; 29 May 2021; emergence trap, P6; leg. M. Ivković; CKLP • 1 male; Ličko-Senjska county, Plitvički Ljeskovac, Spring of Crna rijeka, Plitvice Lakes ; 44.83714°N, 15.60752°E; alt. 680 m; 29 May 2021; emergence trap, P6; leg. M. Ivković; UZC .

Comments.

A rare, late spring species, associated with wet, mossy habitats along rivers and streams. First records from Croatia.