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Stibadocera

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Suborder
  
Nematocera

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Diptera

Infraorder
  
Tipulomorpha

Similar
  
Cylindrotoma, Cylindrotominae, Tipulomorpha, Tipuloidea

Stibadocera is a genus of crane fly in the family Tipulidae. 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).

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Biology

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

Distribution

Sumatra, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, Java, Irian Jaya, India & Philippines

Species

  • S. bullans Enderlein, 1912
  • S. daymanensis Alexander, 1960
  • S. fasciata Edwards, 1926
  • S. luteipennis Alexander, 1962
  • S. metallica Alexander, 1915
  • S. nana Alexander, 1961
  • S. nigronitida Alexander, 1972
  • S. opalizans Alexander, 1931
  • S. papuana Alexander, 1948
  • S. perangusta Alexander, 1961
  • S. pumila Alexander, 1930
  • S. quadricellula (Brunetti, 1911)
  • References

    Stibadocera Wikipedia