| Cylindrotominae | |
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| Cylindrotoma distinctissima | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Infraorder: | Tipulomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Tipuloidea |
| Family: | Cylindrotomidae |
| Subfamily: | Cylindrotominae van der Wulp, 1877 |
| Genera | |
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The Cylindrotominae are one of two subfamilies within the family Cylindrotomidae, comprising approximately 70 phytophagous species. The majority of these develop on or within aquatic plants, such as mosses. [1] Members of this subfamily typically have elongated bodies relative to their wing size. [2]