Phalacrocera
| Phalacrocera | |
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| Phalacrocera replicata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cylindrotomidae |
| Subfamily: | Cylindrotominae |
| Genus: | Phalacrocera Schiner, 1863[1] |
| Type species | |
| Limnobia nudicornis | |
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Phalacrocera is a genus of crane fly in the family Cylindrotominae.
Biology
[edit]The larvae of the genus Phalacrocera live on mosses. Adults are to be found in damp wooded habitats.
Distribution
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ Schiner, I. R. (1863). "Vorlaufiger Commentar zum dipterologischen Theile der "Fauna Austriaca", mit einer naheren Begrundung der in derselben aufgenommenen neuen Dipteren-Gattungen. V. [concl]". Wien. Ent. Monstschr. 7: 217–226.
- "Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World (Diptera, Tipuloidea: Pediciidae, Limoniidae, Cylindrotomidae, Tipulidae)". Naturalis Biodiversity Center.