Hexatoma (Eriocera) chirothecata (Scopoli, 1763)

Kolcsar, Levente-Peter, d'Oliveira, Micha Camiel, Graf, Wolfram, Quindroit, Clovis, Watanabe, Kozo & Ivkovic, Marija, 2023, New records for the Western Balkans cranefly fauna (Diptera, Tipuloidea) with the description of a new Baeoura Alexander (Diptera, Limoniidae), ZooKeys 1157, pp. 1-42 : 1

25. Hexatoma (Eriocera) chirothecata (Scopoli, 1763)

Material examined.

Croatia • 1 male; Ličko-Senjska county, Končarev Kraj, Spring of Bijela rijeka, Plitvice Lakes ; 44.83472°N, 15.56194°E; alt. 720 m; 26 July 2020; emergence trap, P6; leg. M. Ivković ; CKLP • 1 male; Ličko-Senjska county, Plitvički Ljeskovac, Tufa barrier Labudovac , Plitvice Lakes ; 44.87138°N, 15.59972°E; alt. 630 m; 25 July 2014; emergence trap, P2 • 2 males; same locality; 27 July 2015; emergence trap, P2 • 1 female; same locality; 27 July 2015; emergence trap, P7 • 3 females; same locality; 30 June 2021; emergence trap, P6 • 1 male, 1 female; same locality; 30 June 2021; emergence trap, P6 • 2 males; same locality; 31 August 2021; emergence trap, P3; leg. M. Ivković ; 1 male and 1 female in UZC, other specimens in CKLP • 1 male; Ličko-Senjska county, Rastovača, Tufa barrier Kozjak-Milanovac , Plitvice Lakes ; 44.89416°N, 15.60888°E; alt. 545 m; 30 August 2019; emergence trap, P5; leg. M. Ivković ; CKLP. Slovenia • 1 female; Savinjska , Ljubno ob Savinji; 46.332°N, 14.839°E; alt. 490 m; 16 July 2022; light trap; leg. M.C. de Haas ; PCMCO.

Comments.

A poorly known species. It seems common in the Western Balkans, reported from all countries; however, it is relatively rare in other parts of Europe. The species seems to prefer small calcareous rivers and streams.