Liogma
genus of insects
Liogma is a genus of crane fly in the family Cylindrotomidae.
Biology
The larvae of the genus Liogma live on mosses. Adults are to be found in damp wooded habitats.
Distribution
Canada, United States, China, Russian Far East, Japan, Taiwan.
Species
L. brevipecten Alexander, 1932
L. brunneistigma Alexander, 1949
L. mikado (Alexander, 1919)
L. nodicornis (Osten Sacken, 1865)
L. pectinicornis Alexander, 1928
L. serraticornis Alexander, 1919
L. simplicicornis Alexander, 1940
References
"Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World (Diptera, Tipuloidea: Pediciidae, Limoniidae, Cylindrotomidae, Tipulidae)". Naturalis Biodiversity Center.
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