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Cylindrotoma

Cylindrotoma

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Cylindrotoma distinctissima in copula

Cylindrotoma is a genus of crane fly in the family Cylindrotomidae.

Contents

1 Biology
2 Distribution
3 Species
4 References

Biology

The larvae of the genus Cylindrotoma live on various flowering plants. Adults are to be found in damp wooded habitats.

Distribution

Asia, North America & Europe. China in the most species rich countries.

Species

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.
^ Macquart, P. J. M. (1834). Histoire naturelle des insectes. Dipteres. Tome premiere. Paris: Roret. pp. 578 + 8 pp., 12 pls.

"Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World (Diptera, Tipuloidea: Pediciidae, Limoniidae, Cylindrotomidae, Tipulidae)". Naturalis Biodiversity Center.

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Cylindrotoma: Brief Summary

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Cylindrotoma distinctissima in copula

Cylindrotoma is a genus of crane fly in the family Cylindrotomidae.

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