Raphidia (Raphidia) mysia H. Aspoeck , U. Aspoeck & Rausch, 1991

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Raphidia (Raphidia) mysia H. Aspoeck, U. Aspoeck & Rausch, 1991

Raphidia (Raphidia) mysia H. Aspöck, U. Aspöck & Rausch, 1991 (mon, odescr): H. Aspöck and Hölzel 1996 (distr); H. Aspöck et al. 2001 (anncat); H. Aspöck 2012 (cat); H. Aspöck and U. Aspöck 2013 (cat, etymol), 2014 (cat).

Taxonomy.

H. Aspöck et al. (1991). Eidonomically very similar and closely related to several other species of the genus ( R. beieri , R. ambigua ); by characters of the male genitalia, however, easily to be identified.

Biology and ecology.

Larvae at least also corticolous (findings on oak), but probably mainly soil-dwelling. Development two years. Last hibernating stage: full-grown larva. Adults: V(-VI). Euryoecious! Often high population densities in various habitats (e.g. light forests, pastures with small areas of shrubs) and on different plants: Pistacia terebinthus , Pistacia lentiscus , Phillyrea trifolia , Pinus halepensis .

Records on Mediterranean islands

(Fig. 11a ). So far only on Lesbos. Syntopic Raphidioptera (on Lesbos): Phaeostigma (Aegeoraphidia) raddai .

Continental distribution.

NW-Anatolia.

Biogeography.

Stationary Anatolopontomediterranean faunal element.

Figures

Figure 11. a. Records of species of the genus Raphidia, R. (R.) mediterranea, R. (R.) beieri, R. (R.) peterressli, R. (R.) mysia, R. (R.) ambigua, and R. (R.) ariadne, on Mediterranean islands; b. Records of species of the family Inocelliidae, Fibla (F.) maclachlani, Fibla (Reisserella) pasiphae, and Parainocellia ressli, on Mediterranean islands.