Phaeostigma Crassoraphidia H. Aspoeck & U. Aspoeck , 1968

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Subgenus Phaeostigma Crassoraphidia H. Aspoeck & U. Aspoeck, 1968

Crassoraphidia H. Aspöck & U. Aspöck, 1968 (odescr) (described as a subgenus of Raphidia L.) [type species by original designation: Raphidia cyprica Hagen, 1867]: 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). Crassoraphidia is a well differentiated subgenus with three species one of which occurring on the island of Cyprus.

Biology and ecology.

Larvae are mainly soil-dwelling, but sometimes found under bark. Development two to Subilla three years. Last hibernation stage: full-grown larva. Adults: IV-VI(VII) in various kinds of light forests in altitudes of 600-1500 m.

Distribution.

SW- and S-Anatolia, Cyprus, Lebanon.