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| Phalacrocera replicata | |
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| Genus: | Phalacrocera |
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| Limnobia nudicornis | |
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Phalacrocera is a genus of crane fly in the family Cylindrotominae.
The larvae of the genus Phalacrocera live on mosses. Adults are to be found in damp wooded habitats.
Canada, United States, Myanmar, Taiwan, India, China, Japan, Europe, Most species have a fairly limited known ranges, with the exception of P. replicata which is fairly cosmopolitan in North America, Northern Europe and Northern Asia.
A crane fly is any member of the dipteran superfamily Tipuloidea, which contains the living families Cylindrotomidae, Limoniidae, Pediciidae and Tipulidae, as well as several extinct families. "Winter crane flies", members of the family Trichoceridae, are sufficiently different from the typical crane flies of Tipuloidea to be excluded from the superfamily Tipuloidea, and are placed as their sister group within Tipulomorpha.
The Tipulomorpha are an infraorder of Nematocera, containing the crane flies, a very large group, and allied families.
Limoniidae is the largest of four crane fly families, with more than 10,700 species in more than 150 genera. Some studies have suggested it to be a paraphyletic group, with some limoniids being more closely related to Tipulidae and Cylindrotomidae than to other limoniids. Limoniid crane flies can usually be distinguished by the way the wings are held at rest. Limoniids usually hold/fold the wings along the back of the body, whereas other crane flies usually hold them out at right angles. Snow flies such as Chionea scita have no wings at all. Limoniids are also usually smaller than other crane flies, with some exceptions.
The Chioneinae are a subfamily of limoniid crane flies.
Clydonodozus is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Elliptera is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Eupilaria is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Pilaria is a genus of crane flies in the family Limoniidae.
The Limnophilinae are a subfamily of tipulid crane flies. Some authors still use the name Hexatominae for this subfamily.
The Cylindrotomidae or long-bodied craneflies are a family of crane flies. More than 65 extant species in 9 genera occur worldwide. There are more than 20 extinct species.
Cylindrotoma is a genus of crane fly in the family Cylindrotomidae.
Stibadocera is a genus of crane fly in the family Cylindrotomidae. Stibadocera are unusual for crane flies in that the males have very long antenna, sometimes as long as the body. Most species are very small (6–10 mm).
Liogma is a genus of crane fly in the family Cylindrotomidae.
Stibadocerella is a genus of crane fly in the family Cylindrotomidae.
Stibadocerina is a genus of crane fly in the family Cylindrotomidae.
Stibadocerodes is a genus of crane fly in the family Cylindrotomidae.
Triogma is a genus of crane fly in the family Cylindrotomidae.
The Cylindrotominae are one of two subfamilies in the family Cylindrotomidae. They typically have an long body relative to their wing size.
Prionota is a genus of true crane fly.
Tipulinae is a subfamily of crane flies. It contains the typical crane flies from the genus Tipula.