Cylindrotominae

Cylindrotominae
Cylindrotoma distinctissima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Infraorder: Tipulomorpha
Superfamily: Tipuloidea
Family: Cylindrotomidae
Subfamily: Cylindrotominae
van der Wulp, 1877
Genera

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The Cylindrotominae are one of two subfamilies within the family Cylindrotomidae, comprising approximately 70 phytophagous species. The majority of these develop on or within aquatic plants, such as mosses. Members of this subfamily typically have elongated bodies relative to their wing size.

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