Stibadocera

Stibadocera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Suborder: Nematocera
Infraorder: Tipulomorpha
Superfamily: Tipuloidea
Family: Tipulidae
Subfamily: Cylindrotominae
Genus: Stibadocera
Enderlein, 1912
Type species
S. bullans
Enderlein, 1912
Species

see text

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).

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

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