Stibadocera

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Stibadocera
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Stibadocera

Type species
S. bullans
Enderlein, 1912
Species

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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).

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

References

  1. ^ Zhang, Xiao; Kang, Zehui; Mao, Meng; Li, Xuankun; Cameron, Stephen L.; de Jong, Herman; Wang, Mengqing; Yang, Ding (2016). "Comparative Mt Genomics of the Tipuloidea (Diptera: Nematocera: Tipulomorpha) and Its Implications for the Phylogeny of the Tipulomorpha". PLOS One. 11 (6): e0158167. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0158167. PMID 27341029.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  2. ^ Enderlein, G. (1912). "Studien uber die Tipuliden, Limoniiden, Cylindrotomiden und Ptychopteriden". Zool. Jahrb. (Syst.). 32: 1–88. Retrieved 24 August 2017.