Northward range extension of Atrichops crassipes (Meigen, 1820) (Diptera, Athericidae) in the Baltic ecoregion, with the first record from Latvia

Dāvis Ozoliņš; Jolanta Jēkabsone; Uģis Piterāns; Giedrė Višinskienė; Kęstutis Arbačiauskas

doi:10.15560/21.6.1138

Northward range extension of Atrichops crassipes (Meigen, 1820) (Diptera, Athericidae) in the Baltic ecoregion, with the first record from Latvia

Dāvis Ozoliņš^*
, Jolanta Jēkabsone
, Uģis Piterāns
, Giedrė Višinskienė
, Kęstutis Arbačiauskas

^*Corresponding author for this work

Institute of Biology

Latvian Environment
Latvian National Museum of Natural History
State Scientific Research Institute Nature Research Centre

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The first record of Atrichops crassipes (Meigen, 1920) (Diptera, Athericidae) in Latvia is reported, together with additional findings from Lithuanian waters in 2015. The data are based on larval records collected during freshwater macroinvertebrate research and water-quality monitoring. Atrichops crassipes represents a new Diptera species record for Latvia and marks the northernmost limit of the species known range. Our data suggest that A. crassipes is expanding its range northward, possibly driven by climate warming.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1138-1142
Number of pages	5
Journal	Check List
Volume	21
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.15560/21.6.1138
Publication status	Published - 2025

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Aquatic insect
Least Water-snipefly
larval observations
new localities

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Northward range extension of Atrichops crassipes (Meigen, 1820) (Diptera, Athericidae) in the Baltic ecoregion, with the first record from Latvia

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