Cryptonevra flavitarsis (Meigen, 1830)

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 : 60-61

Cryptonevra flavitarsis (Meigen, 1830)

Published records: Karelia. Without locality name ( Nartshuk & Andersson 2013).

Distribution: Transpalaearctic species.

Nartshuk, Polevoi and Przhiboro: A review of grassfiles of Karelia and Murmansk, Russia

Biological notes: Phragmites beds. Larvae usually develop as inquilines in galls of Lipara spp. , probably also in damaged stems of Phragmites .

Diplotoxa messoria (Fallén, 1820)

Material examined: Karelia. Kk: 1 male, Kartesh, 4.IX.2005, Przhiboro ( ZISP); Kton: 3 males, Vozritsy, 1.VIII.2002, Polevoi ( FRIP) .

Published records: Karelia. Surroundings of Ladoga Lake ( Chydenius & Furuhjelm 1859); Kl: Sortavala, Jaakkima ( Nartshuk 1999a).

Distribution: Holarctic species, widely distributed in the Palaearctic from the Great Britain to the Far East of Russia.

Biological notes: Wet habitats with spike sedges. Larvae develop in Eleocharis spp.