Norwegian Journal of Entomology - Norsk entomologisk forening

Clitellaria ephippium (Fabricius, 1775)
(Diptera, Stratiomyidae) rediscovered in Norway
Øivind Gammelmo & Ole J. Lønnve
Gammelmo, Ø. & Lønnve, O. J. 2006. Clitellaria ephippium (Fabricius, 1775) (Diptera, Stratiomyidae)
rediscovered in Norway. Norw. J. Entomol. 53, 21-22.
The stratiomyid fly Clitellaria ephippium (Fabricius, 1775) is recorded from Norway for the first time
since 1844. A single male was captured at Skoklefall in Nesodden municipality (AK) in 2005. The
species is previously recorded once in Norway, from AK Oslo: Fjeldstuen.
Key words: Clitellaria ephippium, Diptera, Stratiomyidae, Norway
The genus Clitellaria is characterized by a pair
of strong lateral spines on the thorax in front of
the wing-base (Rozkošný 1973) (Figs 1-2). The
genus is represented in Europe with one species
only; Clitellaria ephippium (Fabricius, 1775).
The larva of C. ephippium is found in nests of
the ant Lasius fuliginosus (Latreille, 1798) which
occurs in hollow trees. The species is listed as
VU (according to the IUCN criteria) in Sweden
(Gärdenfors 2005), and is only known from a few
localities. C. ephippium is distributed throughout
Europe, but rare in the north. In addition to Norway
and Sweden the species are reported from Austria,
Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic,
French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian
mainland, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, central
and south Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spanish
mainland, Switzerland, The Netherlands, and
Ukraine (Pape 2006, Rozkošný 1983). According
to Verrall (1909) the species is reported from
Great Britain, but no specimens are available
(Rozkošný 1983).
C. ephippium has only been recorded once from
Norway; AK Oslo: Fjeldstuen (EIS 18), 1 ♀,
1844, leg. Esmark (Siebke 1877, Rozkošný 1973,
Falck & Greve 1990). The specimen is deposited
in the entomological collection, Natural History
Museum, University of Oslo. The species was
considered extinct from Norway by Falck &
Greve (1990).
A single male (Figs 1-2) was captured in a yellow
bucket-trap at AK Nesodden: Skoklefall (EIS 28,
UTMWGS8432VNM935359) on 11 July 2005, leg.
Ole J. Lønnve. The trap was situated in a moist
bush-dominated ditch in a residential area at the
edge of a pine forest. The specimen is deposited
in the entomological collection, Natural History
Museum, University of Oslo.
REFERENCES
Norw. J. Entomol. 53, 20-22, 22 May 2006
Øivind Gammelmo, Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1172 Blindern,
NO-0318 Oslo, Norway. E-mail: oivind.gammelmo@nhm.uio.no
Ole J. Lønnve, Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1172 Blindern,
N0-0318 Oslo, Norway. E-mail: o.j.lonnve@nhm.uio.no
Falck, M. & Greve, L. 1990. Records of Stratiomyidae
(Diptera) from South-Eastern Norway, with some
notes on the specimens. Fauna norv. Ser. B. 37,
101-104
Gärdenfors, U. (ed.) 2005. Rödlistade arter i Sverige
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