Rhagio tringarius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Grootaert, Patrick, Raemdonck, Hugo & O. D., Alain Drumont, 2020, The Rhagionidae or Snipeflies of the Botanical Garden Jean Massart (Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium) with notes on the identity of the rare European species Archicera avarorum Szilády, 1934 and Ptiolina obscura (Fallén, 1814) (Diptera: Rhagionidae), Belgian Journal of Entomology 104, pp. 1-18 : 1-18

Rhagio tringarius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Musca tringarius Linnaeus, 1758

Erax rufus Scopoli, 1763

Sylvicola solivagus Harris, 1780

Musca vermileo Schrank, 1781

Rhagio vanellus Fabricius, 1794

Leptis simplex Meigen, 1838

Leptis punctatus Loew, 1840

Leptis cinerea Zetterstedt, 1842

Leptis ephippium Zetterstedt, 1842

Leptis nigriventris Loew, 1869

Leptis perezii Gobert, 1877

Leptis perrisii Gobert, 1877

Leptis pandellei Gobert, 1877

Leptis cartereaui Gobert, 1877

Leptis goebelii Strobl, 1893

Rhagio tripustulatus Szilady, 1934

MATERIAL EXAMINED: Belgium, Brussels-Capital Region: Auderghem, Jardin botanique Jean Massart , 1 male, 1–9 July 2015, MT2 (leg. A. Drumont & H. Raemdonck) .

COMMENTS

Only one specimen of Rhagio tringarius was recorded here in the Botanical Garden but according to KRIZELJ (1971) it is one of the most common and widespread species in Belgium. He recorded this species from 93 localities all over Belgium. It is also very common in the Netherlands ( VAN DER GOOT, 1985). STUBBS & DRAKE (2014) report this species in marshes and wet meadows and only occasionally in woodlands. Although some small marshland is present at the Botanical Garden Jean Massart, the area is probably not sustainable enough for this species.