Species Clytocosmus helmsi Skuse, 1890
- Clytocosmus helmsi Skuse, F.A.A. 1890. Diptera of Australia. Part VIII.—The Tipulidae longipalpi. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 5(1): 53-139, Pls. IV-VI [76].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM K70503 2♀ ♂ adults (iii.1889, 1♀ not found), Moonbar, Mt Kosciusko, NSW [36° 28' 54" S 148° 33' 4" E].
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), 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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| 03-Nov-2011 | 29-Sep-2015 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |