Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World: Cladura microphallus Alexander, 1955

Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World

(Diptera, Tipuloidea: Pediciidae, Limoniidae, Cylindrotomidae, Tipulidae)

Name:	Cladura microphallus Alexander, 1955
Publication:	Philipp. J. Sci. 83: 296 (as Cladura)
Status:	Recognized taxon.
Classification:	Family Limoniidae Subfamily Chioneinae

Distribution:	Japan (Shikoku, Nansei Is [= Ryukyu Is] (Yakushima)).
Region(s):	Eastpalaearctic
General note:	The borderline between the Palaearctic and Oriental regions runs through the Ryukyu islands, south of Yakushima island (for details see Kato et al., 2020b; Kato, 2021b).
Figure references:	Wing: Alexander, 1955c (orig descr) Hypopygium: Alexander, 1955c (orig descr)

Citations	on biology (mainly from 2000 onward):
	Japan Habitat. Kato and Yamauchi, 2023: 9 (mixed forest of evergreens, conifers and broad-leaf old growth).
	on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward):
	Japan Distribution. Kato and Yamauchi, 2023: 9 (loc(s) Yakushima Is).
	on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward):
	Japan Kato and Yamauchi, 2023: month(s): 11-12.
	on altitude (mainly from 2000 onward):
	Japan Kato and Yamauchi, 2023: altitude: 1200 m.