Stibadocerina
Encyclopedia
Stibadocerina 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 Stibadocerina live on mosses. Adults are to be found in damp wooded habitats.Species
- S. chilensis 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...
, 1929