''Cylindrotoma'' is a genus of
crane fly
A crane fly is any member of the dipteran superfamily Tipuloidea, which contains the living families Cylindrotomidae, Limoniidae, Pediciidae and Tipulidae, as well as several extinct families. "Winter crane flies", members of the family T ...
in the family
Cylindrotomidae.
Biology
The larvae of the genus ''Cylindrotoma'' live on various flowering plants. Adults are to be found in damp wooded habitats.
Distribution
Species can be found throughout
Asia
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,
North America
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, and
Europe
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.
China
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in the most species-rich country.
Species
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C. angustipennis''
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C. aurantia''
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C. borealis''
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C. deserrata''
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C. distinctissima''
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C. fokiensis''
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C. hypopygialis''
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C. japonica''
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C. megacera''
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C. nigripes''
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C. nigritarsis''
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C. nigriventris''
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C. pallidipes''
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C. rufescens''
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C. seticornis''
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C. simplex''
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C. subapterogyne''
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C. taiwania''
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C. tarsalis''
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C. trichophora''
References
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Cylindrotomidae
Nematocera genera
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Taxa named by Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart