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Family CYLINDROTOMIDAE
Cylindrotomidae is a small family of tipuloids
consisting of about 80 described species (Pape et al., 2011). They share many characteristics with tipulids and limoniids. Among
extant forms, immatures live among mosses and herbaceous plants (not in a
substrate as in tipulids and limoniids)
where they are phytophagous. Adults of extant forms are found in marshy
habitats.
There are 15 species of fossil cylindrotomids.
Most are found in various Tertiary strata. Krzeminski (1993b) removed the genus
Stibadocerites Zeuner to the Limoniidae as a
junior synonym of Dicranoptycha Osten Sacken and stated that its
geological horizon, described by Zeuner (1941) as originating from the Lower
Eocene of Scotland, is actually Upper Cretaceous in origin.
Ref.: Alexander
(1928, world genera); Brodo (1967, review of North
American taxa); Brown (1988, review of North American Cyttaromyia);
Freiwald (1991, review of fossil taxa), Krzeminski (1991b, review of fossil
taxa).
Genus CYLINDROTOMA Macquart
*CYLINDROTOMA Macquart, 1834: 107. Type species: Limnobia distinctissima Meigen, 1818, by subsequent designation
of Westwood (1840: 128) (as "distinctissima
Macq.").
biamoensis Freiwald & Krzeminski, 1991: 341. PA:
Russia (Amur) (Oligocene) [C].
borealis Freiwald,
1991: 112. PA: Denmark (Paleocene/Eocene) [C].
brevicornis Loew,
1850b: 37. Nomen nudum.
larssoni
Freiwald, 1991: 110. PA: Denmark (Paleocene/Eocene) [C].
longicornis Loew,
1850b: 37. Nomen nudum.
longipes Loew,
1850b: 37. Nomen nudum.
monikae Freiwald, 1991: 108. PA: Denmark
(Paleocene/Eocene) [C].
succini Loew, 1850b:
37. Nomen nudum.
veterana Cockerell,
1920a: 247. NE: USA (Eocene) [C].
Genus CYTTAROMYIA Scudder
CYTTAROMYIA Scudder,
1877a: 751. Type species: Cyttaromyia
fenestrata Scudder, 1877, by monotypy.
fenestrata Scudder, 1877a: 751. NE: USA (Eocene) [C].
frelloi Krzeminski,
1998b: 303. PA: Baltic Region (Eocene) [A].
obdurescens Cockerell, 1925a: 12. NE: USA (Eocene)
[C].
princetoniana Scudder, 1894: 192 (30). NE: USA
(Oligocene) [C].
cancellata Scudder, 1894: 193 (31). NE: USA
(Oligocene) [C].
clathrata
Scudder, 1894: 194 (32). NE: USA (Oligocene) [C].
oligocena
Scudder, 1894: 193 (31). NE: USA (Oligocene) [C].
quievreuxi Séguy, 1934: 47. PA: France (Oligocene)
[C].
rayona Freiwald & Krzeminski, 1991: 342. PA:
Russia (Amur) (Oligocene) [C].
reclusa Cockerell, 1924a: 7. NE: USA (Eocene) [C].
scudderi Freiwald, 1991: 107. PA: Denmark (Paleocene/Eocene) [C].
vahldieki Freiwald, 1991: 104. PA: Denmark
(Paleocene/Eocene) [C].
Genus DIOGMA Edwards
DIOGMA Edwards, 1938: 17. Type species: Limnobia glabrata Meigen, 1818, by
original designation.
gelhausi Podenas, 2000x: 103. PA: Baltic Region
(Eocene) [A].