Species Clytocosmus edwardsi Alexander, 1922

Museums

Regional Maps

• Clytocosmus edwardsi Alexander, C.P. 1922. New or little-known Tipulidae (Diptera).—VIII. Australasian species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 9 9: 145-160 [2 February 1922] [158].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH ♀ adult, Ferntree Gully, VIC.

 

Distribution

States

Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: volant.

Larva: soil dweller.

Extra Ecological Information

Larva below water level.

 

General References

Alexander, C.P. 1932. A review of the Tipulidae of Australia (Diptera). I. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 57: 1-23 (biology)

Dobrotworsky, N.V. 1968. The Tipulidae (Diptera) of Australia. II. The genus Clytocosmus Skuse. Australian Journal of Zoology 16: 495-510 (biology, distribution)

Wilson, F.E. 1929. Concerning Crane Flies. Victorian Naturalist 46: 88-94 (biology)

 

History of changes

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