Ornatoraphidia H. Aspoeck & U. Aspoeck , 1968

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Ornatoraphidia H. Aspoeck & U. Aspoeck, 1968

Ornatoraphidia H. Aspöck & U. Aspöck, 1968 (odescr) (described as a subgenus of Raphidia L.) [type species by original designation: Raphidia etrusca Albarda, 1891]: H. Aspöck et al. 1991 (mon); Oswald and Penny 1991 (cat, nom); H. Aspöck et al. 2001 (anncat); H. Aspöck 2002 (biol, paras); Haring et al. 2011 (phyl); H. Aspöck 2012 (cat); U. Aspöck et al. 2012 (fig: phyltree); H. Aspöck and U. Aspöck 2013 (cat, etymol), 2014 (cat).

Taxonomy and systematics.

H. Aspöck et al. (1991), Haring et al. (2011). Ornatoraphidia is markedly differentiated by morphological characters of adults and larvae. Based upon molecular phylogeny the sister taxon is Turcoraphidia . The genus comprises two species, which show very different patterns of distribution. Both species are known from Mediterranean islands.

Biology and ecology.

Larvae living in upper layers of soil around roots of bushes. Development two years, see under O. flavilabris . Last hibernation stage: pupa or full-grown larva. Adults: IV-VI.

Distribution.

Balkan Peninsula, Apennine Peninsula, southern parts of Central Europe.