Aquatic dance flies (Diptera, Empididae, Clinocerinae and Hemerodromiinae) of Greece: species richness, distribution and description of five new species

Marija Ivković,Bradley J Sinclair,Bogdan Horvat,Josipa Ćevid

doi:10.3897/zookeys.724.21415

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Journal: ZooKeys	Publication Date: Dec 21, 2017
Citations: 5	License type: CC BY 4.0

Affiliation: Canadian Food Inspection Agency, University of Zagreb

Abstract

All records of aquatic dance flies (37 species in subfamily Clinocerinae and 10 species in subfamily Hemerodromiinae) from the territory of Greece are summarized, including previously unpublished data and data on five newly described species (Chelifera horvati Ivković & Sinclair, sp. n., Wiedemannia iphigeniae Ivković & Sinclair, sp. n., W. ljerkae Ivković & Sinclair, sp. n., W. nebulosa Ivković & Sinclair, sp. n. and W. pseudoberthelemyi Ivković & Sinclair, sp. n.). The new species are described and illustrated, the male terminalia of Clinocera megalatlantica (Vaillant) are illustrated and the distributions of all species within Greece are listed. The aquatic Empididae fauna of Greece consists of 47 species, with the following described species reported for the first time: Chelifera angusta Collin, Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, Clinocera megalatlantica, Kowarzia plectrum (Mik), Phaeobalia dimidiata (Loew), W. (Chamaedipsia) beckeri (Mik), W. (Philolutra) angelieri Vaillant and W. (P.) chvali Joost. A key to species of aquatic Empididae of Greece is provided for the first time. Information related to the European Ecoregions in which species were found is given. Compared to the other studied countries in the Balkans, the Greek species assemblage is most similar to that of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

Highlights

The aquatic dance flies of the family Empididae (Diptera) comprise the subfamiliesClinocerinae and Hemerodromiinae
The aquatic Empididae fauna of Greece consists of 47 species, with the following described species reported for the first time: Chelifera angusta Collin, Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, Clinocera megalatlantica, Kowarzia plectrum (Mik), Phaeobalia dimidiata (Loew), W. (Chamaedipsia) beckeri (Mik), W. (Philolutra) angelieri Vaillant and W. (P.) chvali Joost
The Greek aquatic Empididae fauna is composed of exclusively Palearctic taxa with the exception of C. stagnalis, which is the most widespread clinocerine

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Introduction

The aquatic dance flies of the family Empididae (Diptera) comprise the subfamilies. Larvae mostly live in aquatic habitats and both larvae and adults are predators, primarily feeding on Simuliidae (Vaillant 1952, 1953, Werner and Pont 2003) and Chironomidae (Vaillant 1967, Harkrider 2000, Ivković et al 2007). Adult Hemerodromiinae are distinguished by raptorial forelegs and live and hunt in riparian vegetation. Adult Clinocerinae are primarily found on the surface of emergent wet stones or in moss mats (Wagner 1997, Ivković et al 2007). The aquatic dance fly fauna of Greece has been sporadically investigated during the last few decades. The first records were noted by Vaillant and Wagner (1990), Wagner (1981, 1990, 1995), Wagner and Horvat (1993), and recently by Ivković et al (2012)

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