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Phalacrocera

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Tipulidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Fly

Class
  
Insecta

Subfamily
  
Cylindrotominae

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Fly, Efferia aestuans, Cylindrotominae, Stichopogon, Cylindrotoma

Phalacrocera is a genus of crane fly in the family Tipulidae.

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Biology

The larvae of the genus Phalacrocera live on mosses. Adults are to be found in damp wooded habitats.

Distribution

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.

Species

  • P. angustaxillaris Alexander, 1972
  • P. formosae Alexander, 1923
  • P. manipurensis Alexander, 1964
  • P. messura Alexander, 1972
  • P. nigrolutea Alexander, 1972
  • P. occidentalis Alexander, 1928
  • P. replicata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • P. sikkimensis Alexander, 1972
  • P. tarsalba Alexander, 1936
  • P. tipulina Osten Sacken, 1865
  • P. vancouverensis Alexander, 1927
  • References

    Phalacrocera Wikipedia


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