Molophilus
Curtis, 1833
Molophilus is a large of crane flies in the Limoniidae, first described by John Curtis in 1833. The genus contains numerous distributed across multiple continents, with recognized subgeneric divisions including Austromolophilus, Eumolophilus, Molophilus, and others. Species-level has been documented for some members, including studies of larval and biology in M. ater.
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Habitat
Pennine Moorland (documented for M. ater)
Distribution
Antioquia and Cundinamarca (Colombia); Denmark; Norway; Sweden. Wider global distribution implied by subgeneric diversity but not fully documented in provided sources.
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Taxonomic complexity
The contains at least 9 recognized subgenera, with numerous currently unplaced to subgenus. Australian and Himalayan regions show particularly high subgeneric diversity based on Theischinger's and Alexander's descriptions.
Research limitations
Most biological knowledge derives from studies of M. ater; other remain poorly known. The provided sources indicate substantial gaps in basic natural history information for the as a whole.