Parvoraphidia microstigma (Stein, 1863)

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Parvoraphidia microstigma (Stein, 1863)

Raphidia microstigma Stein, 1863 (odescr): H. Aspöck et al. 1991 (mon); H. Aspöck and U. Aspöck 2014 (cat).

Raphidia (Parvoraphidia) microstigma Stein: H. Aspöck et al. 1991 (mon).

Parvoraphidia microstigma (Stein, 1863): H. Aspöck et al. 1991 (mon); H. Aspöck and Hölzel 1996 (distr); H. Aspöck et al. 2001 (anncat); Haring et al. 2011 (phyl, phyltree); H. Aspöck and U. Aspöck 2013 (cat, etymol; ill: imag), 2014 (cat); Sziráki 2014 (rec).

Taxonomy.

H. Aspöck et al. (1991). P. microstigma can be morphologically differentiated only by characters of the male genitalia, however, the Subilla three species (andone subspecies) of the genus show perfect geographical vicariance.

Biology and ecology.

Larvae probably exclusively terricolous. Numerous records of adults on low vegetation, bushes and trees in various habitats: light oak and pine forests, on clearings within fir tree forests, on slopes with Genista , on hedgerows at fields in altitudes of 650-1200 m. Development possibly onlyone year. Last hibernation stage: probably full-grown larva. Adults: V-VII.

Records on Mediterranean islands

(Fig. 7b ). Records so far only on Levkas. It is, however, likely that the species will also be found on other Ionian islands. Syntopic Raphidioptera on Levkas: Ornatoraphidia flavilabris , Phaeostigma (Magnoraphidia) major , Subilla artemis .

Continental distribution.

Greece north of the gulf of Korinthos, Albania, North Macedonia.

Biogeography.

Stationary monocentric Balkanopontomediterranean faunal element.

Figures

Figure 7. a. Records of species of the family Raphidiidae, altogether 30 species on islands of the Mediterranean Sea; b. Records of Venustoraphidia nigricollis, Phaeostigma (Ph.) euboica, and of Parvoraphidia microstigma, on Mediterranean islands.