Diogma
Encyclopedia
Diogma is a genus of crane fly
in the family Cylindrotomidae
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Tipuloidea
Tipuloidea is the superfamily of flies containing the living families Cylindrotomidae, Limoniidae, Pediciidae and Tipulidae, and the extinct families Architipulidae and Eolimnobiidae....
in the family Cylindrotomidae
Cylindrotomidae
The Cylindrotomidae or Long-bodied Craneflies, are a family of flies closely related to true crane flies. There are about 115 species worldwide.-Description:...
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Biology
The larvae of the genus Diogma live on mosses. Adults are to be found in damp wooded habitats.Species
- D. brevifurca AlexanderCharles Paul AlexanderCharles Paul Alexander was an American entomologist born September 25, 1889, in Gloversville, New York. He died on December 3, 1981.Charles Paul Alexander was the son of Emil Alexander and Jane Alexander . He entered Cornell University in 1909, earning a Bachelor of Sciences in 1913 and a Ph. D. in...
, 1949 - D. caudata Takahashi, 1960
- D. dmitrii Paramonov, 2005
- D. glabrata (MeigenJohann Wilhelm MeigenJohann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
, 1818) - D. minuticornis (AlexanderCharles Paul AlexanderCharles Paul Alexander was an American entomologist born September 25, 1889, in Gloversville, New York. He died on December 3, 1981.Charles Paul Alexander was the son of Emil Alexander and Jane Alexander . He entered Cornell University in 1909, earning a Bachelor of Sciences in 1913 and a Ph. D. in...
, 1935) - D. sinensis Yang & Yang, 1995