Chlorops meigenii Loew, 1866

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 : 58

Chlorops meigenii Loew, 1866

Material examined: Murmansk Province. Lps: 1 female, Borisoglebskii, Hellen; 1 male, 1 female, Kuvernöörikoski, Hellen; 1 female, Zemlyanoe, Frey; 1 male, 2 females, Salmijärvi, Frey, Hellen; 7 males, Trifonovo, 11.VII.1929, Hellen, Lindberg; 5 males, 2 females, Yläluostari , 8.VII.1929, Lindberg ( NHMH) ; Lt: 1 male, Kola, Frey ( NHMH) ; 1 female, Murmansk, 18.VII.1923, Kapustin ( ZISP) ; Lmur: 1 male, 1 female, Lake Seidozero, Palmen ( NHMH) ; Lim: 10 females, Monchegorsk, 20–24.VII.1995, Kozlov ( ZISP) ; 1 male, 2 females, Laplandskii Nature Reserve, Lisii Stream, 25.VII.2013, Polevoi ( FRIP) ; 1 female, Apatity, 7.VII.1998, Anufriev, Mokrousov ( ZISP) ; 2 males, Kandalaksha, Hellen ( NHMH) ; Lp: 1 female, Ponoi, Frey ( NHMH) . Karelia. Ks: 2 males, 2 females, Leppyalä, 1.VII.2000, Polevoi ( FRIP) ; 1 male, 1 female, Paanajärvi, Frey ( NHMH) ; Kk: 1 male, 6 females, Kartesh, 18–22.VII.1975, Gorodkov ( ZISP) , 24–25.VII.1996, Polevoi ( FRIP) ; 3 females, Keret’ , 13.VIII.1966 ,

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Tanasijtshuk ( ZISP); 1 female, Gridino , 2.VIII.2007, Polevoi ( FRIP) ; 5 males, 3 females, Kyatka River , 5.VII–4.VIII.2007, Polevoi ; 30 males, 8 females, Syrovatka , 16–22.VII.2003, Polevoi ( FRIP) ; Kpoc : 1 female, Kostomuksha , 1.VI.1996, Gorodkov ; 2 females, Kostomukshskii Nature Reserve , 1.VIII.1996, Gorodkov ( ZISP) ; 1 female, Ladvozero , 9.VII.1996, Polevoi ( ZISP) ; 1 male, 2 females, Island Lodeinyi , 21.VII.2001, Humala ; 1 female, Island Nemetskii Kuzov , 17.VII.2001, Humala ; 1 male, Murdojoki River , 6.VII.2009, Polevoi ; 3 females, Nesterova Mountain , 23.VI.2000, Polevoi ( FRIP) ; Kpor : 1 female, Island Bol’shoi Zhuzhmui , 23.VII.2001, Humala ; 1 male, 6 females, Island Malyii Zhuzhmui , 25.VII.2001, Humala ; 1 female, Island Myagostrov , 14.VIII.2002, Polevoi ; 1 female, Island Pechak , 24.VII.2001, Humala ( FRIP) ; 1 female, Sumskii Posad , 24.VII.1996, Gorodkov ( ZISP) ; 2 males, Ladozero , 29.VI.2010, Polevoi ; 2 males, 1 female, Valdai , 29.VI.2010, Polevoi ( FRIP) ; Kon : 1 male, Medvezh’egorsk , Carpelan ( NHMH) ; 1 female, Ar’koila , 20.VI.2018, Polevoi ; 1 female, Raiguba , 11.VII.2002, Polevoi ; 2 males, Lake Vikshezero , 28.VI.2007, Polevoi ; 4 males, 9 females, Tereki , 21.VII.2017, 25.VI.2018, Polevoi ; 2 males, 2 females, Island Paleostrov , 3.VII.2004, Polevoi ; 2 males, Polya , 26.VI.2013, Polevoi ; 2 males, Kivach , 31.VII–13.VIII.1990, Polevoi ; 1 female, Gomsel’ga , 5.VII.2012, Polevoi ( FRIP) ; 3 females, Konchezero , 10.VII.1942, Tiensuu ( NHMH) ; 1 female, Island Eglov , 26.VI.2014, Polevoi ; 2 females, Island Ernitskii , 26.VI.2003, Polevoi ; 1 male, 2 females, Island Khvost , 27.VI.2014, Polevoi ; 2 males, Island Kuivakhda , 24.VI.2003, Polevoi ; 1 female, Island Lyudskoi , 24.VI.2003, Polevoi ; 1 female, Island Myal’ , 2.VII.2017, Polevoi ; 1 female, Klimenitsy , 12.VII.1997, Polevoi ( FRIP) ; Kl : 1 female, Ruskeala, Sahlberg; 1 male, Sortavala, Suomalainen; 1 male, Harlu, Tiensuu; 4 males, Impilahti , Forsius, Suomalainen ( NHMH) ; 2 males, Lake Iso-Iijärvi , 5.VII.2005, Polevoi ; 1 male, Meijeri , 3.VII.2010, Humala ; 1 male, 1 female, Niva , 7–8.VII.2005, Polevoi ( FRIP) ; 2 females, Salmi , 2–3. VI.1910, Tuomikoski, 2.VIII.1941, Tiensuu ( NHMH) ; Kol : 1 female, Kindasovo , 9.VII–5.IX.1996, Polevoi ( ZISP) ; 2 males, Lososinnoe , 9.VII.2012, Polevoi ( FRIP) ; 1 female, Petrozavodsk , 7.VIII.1923, Fridolin ; 2 females, Sheltozero , 13.VII.2004, Polevoi ; 3 males, 5 females, Vidlitsa , 4.IX.2018, Polevoi ; 1 male, Mayachino , 22.VI.2012, Polevoi ; 4 males, 1 female, Novikovo , 2.VII.2008, Polevoi ( FRIP) ; 1 male, Gizhino , Platonoff ( NHMH) ; 1 male, Karelia , Tengstrom ( NHMH) .

Published records: Murmansk Province. Ks: Kuolajärvi; Lmur: Voroninsk ( Nartshuk 1998). Karelia. Kon : Velikaya Niva ( Nartshuk 1998).

Distribution: Transpalaearctic species, distributed eastwards to Kamchatka.

Biological notes: Wet meadows, wet clearings in the forests. Host plants are probably some species of Calamagrostis other than C. epigejos .