| Stibadocera | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Suborder: | Nematocera |
| Infraorder: | Tipulomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Tipuloidea |
| Family: | Cylindrotomidae |
| Subfamily: | Stibadocerinae |
| Genus: | Stibadocera Enderlein, 1912 |
| Type species | |
| S. bullans Enderlein, 1912 |
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| Species | |
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Stibadocera is a genus of crane fly in the family Cylindrotomidae. Stibadocera are unusual for crane flies in that the males have very long antenna, sometines as long as the body. Most species are very small (6- 10mm).
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The larvae of the genus Stibadocera live on mosses. Adults are to be found in damp tropical habitats.
Sumatra, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, Java, Irian Jaya, India & Philippines