Biology:Maekistocera

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Short description: Genus of flies

Maekistocera
Maekistocera - Kadavoor - 1.jpg
Maekistocera sp.
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Maekistocera

Wiedemann, 1820
Type species
Tipula filipes
Fabricius, 1805
Species

see text

Synonyms
  • Megistocera Wiedemann, 1828
  • Moegistocera Macquart, 1934

Maekistocera is a genus of true crane fly.

Distribution

Angola, Argentina , Australia , Benin, Bolivia, Brazil , Congo, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, India , Indonesia, Jamaica, Madagascar , Malawi, Malaysia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines , Puerto Rico, Solomon Islands, South Africa , Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad, Uganda, US.

Species

  • M. filipes (Fabricius, 1805)
  • M. longipennis (Macquart, 1838)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6809118 entry