Maekistocera Explained

Maekistocera is a genus of true crane fly.

Distribution

Angola, Argentina, Australia, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Congo, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad, Uganda, US.

Species

• M. filipes (Fabricius, 1805)
• M. longipennis (Macquart, 1838)

References

• Web site: Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World (Diptera, Tipuloidea: Pediciidae, Limoniidae, Cylindrotomidae, Tipulidae) . Naturalis Biodiversity Center.