Raphidia (Raphidia) beieri H. Aspoeck & U. Aspoeck , 1964a

Aspoeck, Horst & Aspoeck, Ulrike, 2023, The snakeflies of the Mediterranean islands: review and biogeographical analysis (Neuropterida, Raphidioptera), Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 70 (1), pp. 175-218 : 175

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scientific name

Raphidia (Raphidia) beieri H. Aspoeck & U. Aspoeck , 1964a
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Raphidia (Raphidia) beieri H. Aspoeck & U. Aspoeck, 1964a View in CoL

Raphidia beieri H. Aspöck & U. Aspöck, 1964a (odescr): H. Aspöck et al. 1989 (biogeogr, distr); H. Aspöck et al. 1991 (mon); Popov 2004 (chorol).

Raphidia schizurotergalis Bartoš, 1965 (odescr): H. Aspöck et al. 1991 (mon); H. Aspöck and U. Aspöck 2014 (cat).

Raphidia (Raphidia) beieri H. Aspöck & U. Aspöck: H. Aspöck et al. 1991 (mon); H. Aspöck and Hölzel 1996 (distr); H. Aspöck et al. 2001 (anncat); Popov 2001 (rec); Dobosz 2007 (distr, rec); H. Aspöck 2012 (cat); H. Aspöck and U. Aspöck 2013 (cat, etymol), 2014 (cat).

Taxonomy.

H. Aspöck et al. (1991). Raphidia (R.) beieri is closely related to R. (R.) kimminsi (which occurs in the north of Anatolia) and R. (R.) grusinica (which occurs in NE-Anatolia and in the western Caucasian regions) and can be differentiated only by characters of the male genitalia. Possibly these taxa form a superspecies. A clarification of the complicated taxonomic situation will only be possible by molecular systematic analyses.

Biology and ecology.

Euryoecious! Larvae corticolous and soil-dwelling; many records under bark of Abies , Pinus , Quercus , Pyrus and Prunus , and in the litter around roots of bushes. Development usually two years, rarelyone or Subilla three years. Last hibernating stage: full-grown larva. Adults: IV-VI. In various habitats - light forests with conifers as well as with only deciduous trees in altitudes from 100-1700 m. On Thasos in light pine forests with Rosa , Prunus , Crataegus , Juniperus in 900-1100 m asl., on Samothraki in pastures with single old oak trees in 1200 m asl.

Records on Mediterranean islands

(Fig. 11a View Figure 11 ). Thasos, Samothraki. Syntopic species of Raphidioptera on Thasos: Phaeostigma (Pontoraphidia) setulosa aegea , Venustoraphidia nigricollis .

Continental distribution.

Northeastern parts of Greece, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldavia, Ukraine, NW-Anatolia.

Biogeography.

Polycentric Pontomediterranean faunal element. Phylogeographic studies are urgently needed.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Raphidioptera

Family

Raphidiidae

Genus

Raphidia

Loc

Raphidia (Raphidia) beieri H. Aspoeck & U. Aspoeck , 1964a

Aspoeck, Horst & Aspoeck, Ulrike 2023
2023
Loc

Raphidia schizurotergalis

Bartos 1965
1965
Loc

Raphidia beieri

H. Aspoeck & U. Aspoeck 1964
1964
Loc

Raphidia (Raphidia) beieri

H. Aspoeck & U. Aspoeck 1964
1964