Chlorops frontosus 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 : 57

Chlorops frontosus Meigen, 1830

Material examined: Karelia. Kon : 1 male, Lelikovo , 24.VI.2003, Polevoi ( FRIP) .

Distribution: European species.

Biological notes: Fens and marshes with sedges.Larvae phytophagous, develop in shoots of large species of Carex ( Cyperaceae ).

Taxonomic notes: There are different opinions on the identity of C. simile . Some authors treat it as a junior synonym of C. elongatum ( Savage & Wheeler 1999; Nartshuk & Andersson 2013), others consider it as a distinct species ( Merz 2012; Nartshuk & Kahanpää 2014). Here we follow the latter authors, accepting that these species are reliably differentiated at least in the shape of hypandrium (see Ismay 1985; Nartshuk 1999b).

Material examined: Karelia. Kl: 1 male, Valaam , 30.VII.2009, Polevoi ( FRIP) .

Published records: Karelia. Kl: Sortavala, Vidlitsa ( Nartshuk 1999a).

Distribution: European species.

Biological notes: Meadows. Larvae probably phytophagous as other species of Cetema .