Eribolus nana (Zetterstedt, 1838)

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 : 51

Eribolus nana (Zetterstedt, 1838)

Taxonomic notes: Here we retain the species name according to the International Codex of Zoological Nomenclature (Art. 31.2.2) and following Sabrosky (1967), who considered specific epithet nana in Oscinis nana Zetterstedt, 1838 as a noun.

Material examined: Karelia. Ks : 1 male, 3 females, Paanajärvi, Frey ( NHMH) ; Kon : 1 female, Island Bukol’nikov, 25.VI.2003, Polevoi ( FRIP) ; 1 male, Konchezero, 19.VI.1936, Frey ( NHMH) ; Kl : 1 female, Sortavala, Hellen ( NHMH) ; 1 female, Ladoga, Nordquist ( NHMH) .

Published record: Leningrad Province. Kol : Svir’ ( Frey 1934, as E. sudeticus Becker, 1910 ).

Distribution: Holarctic species, widely distributed in the Palaearctic. Biological notes: Wetlands, especially those with reeds. Larvae develop in shoots and stems of hygrophilous monocotyledons damaged by other insects.