Chlorops planifrons 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 : 59-60

Chlorops planifrons Loew, 1866

* Chlorops rossicus Smirnov, 1955

Material examined: Murmansk Province. Lps: 1 female, Lotta Material examined: Murmansk Province. Lps: 1 male, Salmijärvi, River, Poppius; 1 female, Pechenga, Frey; 1 female, Salmijärvi, 28.VI.1937, Nordman; 1 male, Yläluostari, 8.VII.1929, Lindberg 28.VI.1937, Nordman; 2 males, 1 female, Yläluostari, Frey ( NHMH); ( NHMH). Lmur: 1 male, Voron’ya River, Hayren ( NHMH). Karelia. Lt: 1 male, 1 female, Kola, Frey ( NHMH); 1 female, Kola, 4.VII.1906, Kon : 1 female, Vottovaara Mountain, 18.VII.2008, Polevoi ( ZISP); Soldatov ( ZISP); Lm: 1 female, Lovozero, 16.VIII.1981, Gorodkov 1 female, Island Ernitskii, 26.VI.2003, Polevoi; 1 female, Polya, ( ZISP). Karelia. Kpoc: 1 female, Kem’, Sahlberg ( NHMH); Kpor: 26.VI.2013, Polevoi ( FRIP). 1 female, Segezha, 20.VII.1996, Gorodkov ( ZISP); Kon : 1 male, Distribution: East European species. Repeatedly collected in Tipinitsy, 4.VII.2004, Polevoi; 1 female, Island Khvost, 27.VI.2014, Germany ( Tschirnhaus 1992). Polevoi ( FRIP); Kl: 1 female, Valaam, 28.VII.2009, Polevoi ( FRIP); Biological notes: Meadows, forest edges and clearings. Kton: 3 females, Sheltoporog, 2.VIII.2002, Polevoi; Kton: 1 female, Chlorops rufinus (Zetterstedt, 1848) Vozritsy , 1.VIII.2002, Polevoi ( FRIP). Distribution: Widely distributed transpalaearctic polyzonal species, Material examined: Karelia. Ks: 1 female, Paanajärvi, Hellen distributed from the British Islands to the Far East of Russia, in ( NHMH). Europe occurs southwards to Spain. Distribution: Widespread transpalaearctic species, distributed Biological notes: Fens and marshes with large species of sedges. One southwards to Bulgaria and eastwards to Mongolia and Japan, but generation in a year. Larvae phytophagous, develop in shoots of Carex everywhere rare. rostrata Stokes. Larvae of the first instar hibernate in shoots of host Biological notes: Meadows. plant and continue feeding in the next spring, make a furrow on stem, starting below inflorescence and going down gradually widening until suddenly interrupts. Interruption most likely corresponds to the Chlorops scalaris Meigen, 1830 period of larvae moulting, as furrow becomes wider after interruption. Larvae pupate within stem below. Some larvae leave the stem and Material examined: Karelia. Kpoc: 7 males, 2 females, Ladvozero, continue feeding in another one ( Nartshuk 1962). 11.VII.1996, Polevoi ( ZISP); 1 male, Nesterova Mountain, 23.VI.2000,

Polevoi ( FRIP); Kon : 2 females, Padany, 17.VI.1921, Olonets

Expedition ( ZISP); 1 female , Lisitsyno, 4.VII.2004, Polevoi ( FRIP); 1

Chlorops pumilionis (Bjerkander, 1778) female, Konchezero, 10.VII.1942, Tiensuu ( NHMH); 2 females, Island

Bukol’nikov, 25.VI.2003, Polevoi ( FRIP); 1 female, Yalguba, Sahlberg

Material examined: Karelia. Kpor: 1 male, island Nemetskii Kuzov, ( NHMH); Kl: 1 female, Sortavala, Suomalainen ( NHMH); 1 female, 17.VII.2001, Humala; 1 female, Island Myagostrov, 14.VIII.2002, Haapalampi, 2.VII.2010, Polevoi ( FRIP); Kol : 2 males, 1 female, Humala ( FRIP). Leningrad Province. Kol : 1 male, Vazhiny, Kolatsel’ga, 29.VI.1942, Tiensuu ( NHMH); Kp: 1 female, Korbozero, 9.IX.1942, Tiensuu ( NHMH); 1 male, Gimreka, 2.VI.2007, Polevoi 24.VI.1996, Polevoi ( FRIP). ( FRIP). Published records: Karelia. Surroundings of Ladoga Lake Published records: Karelia. Ks: Paanajärvi ( Krogerus 1960); Kl: ( Chydenius & Furuhjelm 1859); Kl: Impilahti, Valaam (Nartshuk Salmi, Sortavala, Yakkima; Kol : Gizhino, Olonets, Petrozavodsk, 1998); Kpoc: Voknavolok ( Nartshuk 1998). Sheltozero, Sändeba ( Nartshuk 1998). Distribution: Eurasian polyzonal species, distributed southwards to Distribution: Eurasian temperate species, distributed from Europe to Italy and Bulgaria, and eastwards to East Siberia and Mongolia. Iran, Israel, West Siberia and Mongolia. Biological notes: Rather common on meadows. Larvae phytophagous, Biological notes: Meadows and agricultural fields. Two generation host plants Holcus lanatus L. and Poa pratensis L. ( Tschirnhaus 1981). in a year. Well-known pest of cereals (predominantly wheat, more rarely, barley and rye), but does not develop on oats. Larvae of winter generation develop in shoots of cereals causing thickening of the Chlorops scutellaris (Zetterstedt, 1838) attacked shoots (“gout swelling”), while larvae of summer generation feed on exposed ear, lower spikeletts and stem below the spike, gnawing Material examined: Murmansk Province. Lt: 1 male, Kola, a furrow. Different authors also list many species of wild grasses as Frey ( NHMH). Ks: 1 specimen, Kuolajärvi, 23.VII.1934, Krogerus possible host plants, but most likely only Elymus repens and some other ( NHMH). Lim: 1 female, Lake Bolshoi Vudjavr, 21.VII.1934, Fridolin; species of closely related genera are genuine ones. 15 females, Khibiny, 15.VIII.1928, Cheburova, 14.VII.1934, Fridolin

( ZISP). Karelia. Kk: 1 female, Kartesh , 17.VII.2010, Nartshuk ( ZISP) .

Published records: Murmansk Province. Lt: Kola ( Frey 1934, as

Chlorops ringens Loew, 1866 Oscinis freyi Duda, 1933 ). Karelia. Ks: Paanajärvi ( Krogerus 1960,

as O. freyi ). This record most probably corresponds to the specimen

Material examined: Karelia. Kon : 1 male, Polya , 26.VI.2013, from Kuolajärvi listed in the examined material. Polevoi ; 1 male, Vorob’i , 19.VIII.2008, Polevoi ( FRIP); Kol : 1 female, Distribution : North Eurasian species, distributed from North Europe Ust’e Tuloksy, 5.IX.2018, Polevoi ; 2 females, Vidlitsa , 4.IX.2018, eastwards to Yakutia. Polevoi ; 2 females, Matveeva Sel’ga , 26.VIII.2004, Polevoi ; 1 female, Biological notes: Wet meadows and fens. Zales’e, 26.VIII.2004, Polevoi ( FRIP). Distribution: Eurasian temperate species, distributed from southern Sweden and Finland southwards to Bulgaria and eastwards to Yakutia. Biological notes: Meadows. Autumnal species .

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