Elachiptera tuberculifera (Corti, 1909)

Nartshuk, Emilia P., Polevoi, Alexei V. & Przhiboro, Andrey A., 2020, A review of grass flies (Diptera, Chloropidae) of Karelia and Murmansk Province of Russia, Fauna norvegica 40, pp. 47-92 : 51

Elachiptera tuberculifera (Corti, 1909)

Material examined: Karelia. Kk: 6 males, 8 females, Kartesh, 9–16.VIII.1989, Sugonyaev ; 21.VIII.1996, 6–25.VII.2000, 12.VI.2002, Przhiboro ; 22–26.VII.2010, Nartshuk ; 4 males, 4 females, Island Malyi Andronin , 29.VII.2010, Nartshuk ( ZISP) ; 1 male, Chupa , 30.VI.2000, Przhiboro ( ZISP) ; Kpor: 1 male, Segezha , 5.VI.2019, Polevoi ( FRIP) ; Kon : 3 females, Shaidoma, 10–11.VIII.2018, Polevoi; 1 male, 2 females, Girvas , 7.IX.2003, Polevoi ; 2 males, 1 female, Kivach , 27.V.2003, Polevoi ; 1 female, Kosalma , 10.IX.2003, Polevoi ; 1 female, Island Lyudskoi , 24.VI.2003, Polevoi ; 2 females, Lelikovo , 24.VI.2003, Polevoi ; 1 female, Myagrozero , 5.IX.2003, Polevoi ; 2 males, Nizhnee Myagrozero , 20–24.VII.2012, Polevoi ( FRIP) ; 1 female, Konchezero ( NHMH) ; Kol : 1 male, Petrozavodsk; 2 females, Sheltozero ( NHMH) ; 1 male, 1 female, Mayachino , 25.VI.2012, Polevoi ( ZISP) ; Kl: 1 male, Impilahti ( NHMH) ; 1 female, Niemelänhovi , 16.VI.2015, Polevoi ( FRIP) ; Kp: 1 female, Korbozero , 22.VI.1996, Polevoi ( FRIP) ; Kton : 2 males, Sukhaya Vodla River, 7–8.VI.2002, Polevoi ( FRIP) ; Leningrad Province: Kol : 1 female, Gumbaritsy ( NHMH) .

Published records: Murmansk Province. Kola Peninsula, without locality name ( Nartshuk & Andersson 2013).

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Distribution: Transpalaearctic polyzonal species.

Biological notes: Wetlands and meadows, including the White sea intertidal and supralittoral zone. Larvae phytosaprophagous, develop in decaying plant tissues; secondary invaders of grasses including cereals, also in stems of Liliaceae , Iridaceae and Typhaceae damaged by other insects. Hibernate as adults and occurs as adults already in the earliest spring time.