Phalacrocera
Phalacrocera is a genus of crane fly in the family Cylindrotominae.
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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
- 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. PMC 4920351. PMID 27341029.
- 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.
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