Fibla (Reisserella) pasiphae (H. Aspoeck & U. Aspoeck , 1971)

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Fibla (Reisserella) pasiphae (H. Aspoeck & U. Aspoeck, 1971)

Fibla sp.: H. Aspöck & U. Aspöck, 1966 (tax, distr). H. Aspöck et al. 1991 (mon).

Inocellia (Reisserella) pasiphae H. Aspöck & U. Aspöck, 1971b (odescr): H. Aspöck et al. 1991 (mon).

Filba elkeweimarae Lauterbach, 1972 (odescr): H. Aspöck et al. 1991 (mon); H. Aspöck and U. Aspöck 2014 (cat).

Fibla (Reisserella) pasiphae (H. Aspöck & U. Aspöck): H. Aspöck et al. 1989 (biogeogr, distr); H. Aspöck et al. 1991 (mon); Popov 1992 (biogeogr); U. Aspöck and H. Aspöck 1994 (biogeogr; ill: distrmap); H. Aspöck and Hölzel 1996 (distr); H. Aspöck et al. 2001 (anncat); Tröger 2005a (rec); H. Aspöck 2012 (cat); H. Aspöck et al. 2012 (distr; fig: imag, la, pu); H. Aspöck and U. Aspöck 2013 (cat, etymol; ill: ♀ imag, la, ♂ imag, pu), 2014 (cat); Shen et al. 2022 (ill: ♀ imag, phyl).

Taxonomy.

H. Aspöck et al. (1991). Easily recognized (Fig. 6f, g ), moreover, it is the only Inocelliid species occurring in Crete.

Biology and ecology.

Larvae (Fig. 6h ) corticolous on various deciduous trees ( Amygdalus , Pyrus ), probably also on Pinus . Occurs in various habitats of light forests, wild gardens, and in various types of maquis with single trees in altitudes from sea level to (at least) 1200 m. Development (at least) two years. Last hibernation stage: full-grown larva. Adults: IV-VI.

Records on Mediterranean islands

(Fig. 11b ). Distributed all over Crete, but confined to this island. Syntopic other Raphidioptera : Phaeostigma (Aegeoraphidia) biroi , Ph. (Superboraphidia) minois , Raphidia (R.) ariadne .

Biogeography.

Endemic to Crete. Monocentric Cretan faunal element.

Figures

Figure 6. a. Dichrostigma flavipes, ♀. Lower Austria, Duernstein. Foto: F. Anderle, now Denner; b. Dichrostigma flavipes, larva. Greece, Olympos. Foto: H. Bruckner; c. Fibla (F.) maclachlani, ♂. Italy, Sardinia, Supramonte. Foto: H. Aspoeck; d. Fibla (F.) maclachlani, ♀. Italy, Sardinia, Gennargentu. Foto: H. Aspoeck; e. Fibla (F.) maclachlani, larva. Italy, Sardinia, Gennargentu. Foto: F. Anderle, now Denner; f. Fibla (Reisserella) pasiphae, ♂. Greece, Crete, Levka Ori, W Omalos. Foto: H. Aspoeck; g. Fibla (Reisserella) pasiphae, ♀. Crete, Triphti Forest. Foto: H. Paulus; h. Fibla (Reisserella) pasiphae, larva. Greece, Crete, Anogia> Axos. Foto: F. Anderle, now Denner.

Figure 11. a. Records of species of the genus Raphidia, R. (R.) mediterranea, R. (R.) beieri, R. (R.) peterressli, R. (R.) mysia, R. (R.) ambigua, and R. (R.) ariadne, on Mediterranean islands; b. Records of species of the family Inocelliidae, Fibla (F.) maclachlani, Fibla (Reisserella) pasiphae, and Parainocellia ressli, on Mediterranean islands.