Phaeostigma Graecoraphidia H. Aspoeck & U. Aspoeck , 1968

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Subgenus Phaeostigma Graecoraphidia H. Aspoeck & U. Aspoeck, 1968 View in CoL

Graecoraphidia H. Aspöck & U. Aspöck, 1968 (odescr) (described as a subgenus of Raphidia L.) [type species by original designation: Raphidia divina H. Aspöck & U. Aspöck, 1964a]: H. Aspöck et al. 1989 (biogeogr, distr; ill: distrmap); H. Aspöck et al. 1991 (mon); Oswald and Penny 1991 (cat, nom); H. Aspöck et al. 2001 (anncat); H. Aspöck 2002 (biol); H. Aspöck 2012 (cat); H. Aspöck and U. Aspöck 2013 (cat, etymol), 2014 (cat).

Taxonomy.

H. Aspöck et al. (1991). Graecoraphidia is a well differentiated subgenus with three species, of whichone - Ph. (G.) divina - comprises Subilla three subspecies,one of which occurs on Euboea (Fig. 3b View Figure 3 ).

Biology.

Larvae (of all species and subspecies?) (Fig. 3c View Figure 3 ) living in the soil, but can also be corticolous. Development two to Subilla three years. Last hibernating stage: full-grown larva. Adults: (IV)V-VI(VII) in various habitats with deciduous trees and/or conifers in altitudes of 500-1200 m.

Distribution.

The distribution of Graecoraphidia is restricted to a small part of southern Greece.

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Raphidioptera
Family	Raphidiidae
Genus	Phaeostigma