Tipula ( Lunatipula ) livida livida van der Wulp, 1859

Syratt, Maksymilian, 2022, Tipula Linnaeus, 1758 (Diptera: Tipulidae) species new to Poland with notes on the distribution of a further four species, Dipteron (Oxford, England) 38 (4), pp. 1-12 : 1-12

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scientific name	Tipula ( Lunatipula ) livida livida van der Wulp, 1859
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MATERIAL EXAMINED ( 3 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀). Bełchatów Upland ( Wysoczyzna Bełchatowska). Tuszyn , UTM CC91 /DC01, 19-21 VI 1980, 1♀; 26 VI 1980, 1 ♂; 3 VIII 1980, 1 ♂, leg. B. Soszyński, det. J. Martinovský , coll. ISEA PAS. Częstochowa Upland ( Wyżyna Częstochowska). Klucze-Osada , Biała Przemsza river , UTM CA97 , 5 VII 2021, 1 ♀, leg. det. M. Syratt ; Klucze-Osada , pine forest, UTM CA97 , 6 VII 2021, 1 ♂, leg. det. M. Syratt. Olkusz Upland ( Wyżyna Olkuska) . Ojców National Park (photo observation – Fig. 2): Prądnik river near Młyny , under bridge, UTM DA16, 23 VI 2021, 1 ♀, leg. det. M. Syratt ; Ojców National Park buffer zone: Pod Świerki gully, UTM DA15, 27 VI 2021, 1♀, leg. det. M. Syratt.

Widespread throughout the Western Palearctic, it has also recently been found in East Kazakhstan, though it was noted that the specimen had some differences compared to European males, perhaps being a new subspecies ( Devyatkov 2021).

Mannheims (1968) mentions collecting specimens of the species from Poland yet gives no further details on the exact location. T. ( L.) livida is absent from both Polish checklists of Tipulidae ( Krzemiński 1991, Skibińska et Chudzicka 2007). Additionally, photos of the subspecies from Warsaw can be found on the CCW website ( Oosterbroek 2022).

T. ( L.) livida is a species favouring heaths and woodlands of various types, from thermophilous broad-leaved forests to more humid pine forests and alder groves ( Oosterbroek et de Jong 2001, citing various authors). Adults have also been found in steppic meadows ( Ujvárosi 2002), and grasslands ( Oosterbroek 2002). Larvae live under moss, in leaf litter, dead wood, detritus and damp sandy soils ( Podėnienė 2000, Oosterbroek et de Jong 2001, citing various authors). Flight period is mostly May to August.