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Limoniidae
Limoniidae is the largest of four crane fly families, with more than 10,700 species in more than 150 genera. Some studies have suggested it to be a paraphyletic group, with some limoniids being more closely related to Tipulidae and Cylindrotomidae than to other limoniids. Limoniid crane flies can usually be distinguished by the way the wings are held at rest. Limoniids usually hold/fold the wings along the back of the body, whereas other crane flies usually hold them out at right angles. Snow flies (genus: ''Chionea'') such as ''Chionea scita'' have no wings at all. Limoniids are also usually smaller than other crane flies, with some exceptions. The classification of Limoniid crane flies has been varied in the past, with the group treated both as subfamily and family, but the following classification is currently accepted. (Species counts are approximate, and vary over time.). Recent phylogenetic analyses have revealed the family to be paraphyletic and further research is suggeste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crane Fly
A crane fly is any member of the dipteran superfamily Tipuloidea, which contains the living families Cylindrotomidae, Limoniidae, Pediciidae and Tipulidae, as well as several extinct families. "Winter crane flies", members of the family Trichoceridae, are sufficiently different from the typical crane flies of Tipuloidea to be excluded from the superfamily Tipuloidea, and are placed as their sister group within Tipulomorpha. Two other families of flies, the phantom crane flies ( Ptychopteridae) and primitive crane flies ( Tanyderidae), have similar common names due their similar appearance, but they are not closely related to true crane flies. The classification of crane flies has been varied in the past, with some or all of these families treated as subfamilies, but the following classification is currently accepted. Species counts are approximate, and vary over time. ; Infraorder Tipulomorpha : Superfamily Tipuloidea (Typical Crane Flies) :: Family Cylindrotomidae (Cy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limonia Nubeculosa
''Limonia nubeculosa'', also known as the short-palped cranefly, is a species of crane flies in the family of Limoniidae.R. L. Coe, Paul Freeman & P. F. Mattingly Nematocera: families Tipulidae to Chironomidae (Tipulidae). ''Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects'' Vol 9 Part 2 ipdf download manual Out of date but online at no cost Description This species reaches a body length of to . The wings have a dark pattern on their front edge. The legs (femur The femur (; : femurs or femora ), or thigh bone is the only long bone, bone in the thigh — the region of the lower limb between the hip and the knee. In many quadrupeds, four-legged animals the femur is the upper bone of the hindleg. The Femo ...s) are coloured yellow and contain three dark rings. They are found in forests in Europe. They are most common in Central Europe and fly from April to November. File:Limonia nubeculosa, North Wales, May 2014 (17143821499).jpg References Limoniidae Insects descri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chionea
''Chionea'' is a genus of wingless limoniid crane flies. It consists of two subgenera, the holarctic ''Chionea'' and palaearctic ''Sphaeconophilus''. About 37 species are currently recognized in the northern hemisphere, but there are probably several undescribed species. They are commonly called snow flies. Description Adults are found during the winter season in forested environments, where they can be observed walking across the surface of the snow. Many species live at high elevations, with some examples of ''C. nigra'' found in the Rocky Mountains above 3400 m. Adults seem to actively seek out the coldest place they can find and drink water by pressing their proboscis against the snow (Marchand, 1917). Adults are not known to feed. Adults have a significantly longer lifespan than other crane flies, living as long as two months. ''Chionea'' are highly active in cold environments that are lethal to most insect species. Adults are often found in motion as they move across t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chionea Scita
''Chionea scita'' is a species of crane fly in the family Limoniidae. ''C. scita'' is known as a type of snow crane fly because it is commonly seen walking on piles of snow during the winter months. These flies are also often observed in caves and heavily wooded areas. ''C. scita'' flies are small, hairy, wingless, and somewhat spider-like in appearance, unlike other flies. Both sexes are yellow-brown in color and are similar in size; however, sexual dimorphism is observed with respect to elements of external genitalia as well as femora length. ''C. scita'' are native to North America and are commonly seen in the northeast United States, as well as parts of Canada. The adults emerge during the winter months and can live for multiple months before their life cycle ends. Naming origin ''C. scita'' was first identified and named as such by English entomologist Francis Walker in 1848. The genus ''Chionea'' comes from the Greek word "chion" meaning snow. This is relevant because ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chioneinae
The Chioneinae are a subfamily of Limoniidae, limoniid crane fly, crane flies. This subfamily was known as Eriopterinae until 1992. Systematics : ''This list is adapted from the (January 2007). However, tribe affiliation is taken froFauna Europaea thus genera that include no European species are given below''. then refined from Savchenko, Oosterbroek & Stary *Tribe Cladurini Mendl, 1979 **''Chionea'' Johan Wilhelm Dalman, Dalman, 1816 **''Cladura'' Carl Robert Osten-Sacken, Osten-Sacken, 1860 **''Crypteria'' Bergroth, 1913 **''Franckomyia'' Charles Paul Alexander, Alexander, 1936 **''Neolimnophila'' Charles Paul Alexander, Alexander, 1920 *Tribe Eriopterini **''Arctoconopa'' Charles Paul Alexander, Alexander, 1955 **''Baeoura'' Charles Paul Alexander, Alexander, 1924 **''Beringomyia'' Savchenko, 1980 **''Erioptera'' Johann Wilhelm Meigen, Meigen, 1803 **''Gonempeda'' Charles Paul Alexander, Alexander, 1924 **''Gonomyodes'' Charles Paul Alexander, Alexander, 1948 **''Gonomyopsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limoniinae
Limoniinae is a subfamily of limoniid crane flies in the family Limoniidae. There are more than 30 genera and 3,700 described species in Limoniinae, found worldwide. Like other Limoniid crane flies, most species in the Limoniinae subfamily rest with their wings folded along their body, instead of extended as with many large crane flies. Genera These 38 genera belong to the subfamily Limoniinae: * '' Achyrolimonia'' Alexander, 1965 * '' Amphilimnobia'' Alexander, 1920 * '' Antocha'' Osten Sacken, 1860 * '' Araucoxenia'' Alexander, 1969 * '' Atypophthalmus'' Brunetti, 1911 * '' Collessophila'' Theischinger, 1994 * '' Dapanoptera'' Westwood, 1881 * '' Degeneromyia'' Alexander, 1956 * '' Dicranomyia'' Stephens, 1829 * '' Dicranoptycha'' Osten Sacken, 1860 * '' Discobola'' Osten Sacken, 1865 * '' Elephantomyia'' Osten Sacken, 1860 * '' Elliptera'' Schiner, 1863 * '' Geranomyia'' Haliday, 1833 * ''Helius In ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, mythology, Helios (; ; H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dactylolabinae
''Dactylolabis'' is a genus of crane flies in the family Limoniidae. It is placed in its own subfamily, Dactylolabinae. ''Dactylolabis'' contains the following species: ;Subgenus ''Bothrophorus'' Savchenko, 1984 :'' Dactylolabis monstrosa'' (Savchenko, 1971) ;Subgenus ''Coenolabis'' Savchenko, 1969 :'' Dactylolabis aberrans'' Savchenko, 1963 :'' Dactylolabis posthabita'' (Bergroth, 1888) ;Subgenus ''Dactylolabis'' Osten Sacken, 1860 :'' Dactylolabis adventitia'' Alexander, 1942 :'' Dactylolabis anomala'' (Kuntze, 1913) :'' Dactylolabis carbonaria'' Savchenko, 1972 :'' Dactylolabis cingulata'' Savchenko, 1978 :'' Dactylolabis confinis'' Lackschewitz, 1940 :'' Dactylolabis corsicana'' Edwards, 1928 :'' Dactylolabis cubitalis'' ( Osten Sacken, 1869) :'' Dactylolabis degradans'' Savchenko, 1978 :'' Dactylolabis denticulata'' (Bergroth, 1891) :'' Dactylolabis dilatata'' ( Loew, 1856) :'' Dactylolabis dilatatoides'' Savchenko, 1978 :'' Dactylolabis diluta'' Alexander, 1922 :'' Dactylol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limnophilinae
The Limnophilinae are a subfamily of limoniid crane flies. Some authors still use the name Hexatominae for this subfamily. Systematics *'' Acantholimnophila'' Alexander, 1924 *'' Adelphomyia'' Alexander, 1965 *'' Afrolimnophila'' Alexander, 1956 *'' Alfredia'' Bezzi, 1918 *'' Austrolimnophila'' Alexander, 1920 *'' Bergrothomyia'' Alexander, 1928 *'' Chilelimnophila'' Alexander, 1968 *'' Clydonodozus'' Enderlein, 1912 *'' Conosia'' van der Wulp, 1880 *'' Ctenolimnophila'' Alexander, 1921 *'' Dicranophragma'' Osten Sacken, 1860 *'' Diemenomyia'' Alexander, 1928 *'' Edwardsomyia'' Alexander, 1929 *'' Eloeophila'' Rondani, 1856 *'' Epiphragma'' Osten Sacken, 1860 *'' Euphylidorea'' Alexander, 1972 *'' Eupilaria'' Alexander, 1932 *'' Eutonia'' van der Wulp, 1874 *'' Grahamomyia'' Alexander, 1935 *'' Gynoplistia'' Brunetti, 1911 *'' Harrisomyia'' Alexander, 1923 *'' Heterolimnophila'' Alexander, 1924 *'' Hexatoma'' Latreille, 1809 *'' Idioptera'' Macquart, 1834 *'' Lecteria'' O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dicranomyia
''Dicranomyia'' is a genus of Tipuloidea, crane fly in the family Limoniidae. Larvae are mostly aquatic or semi-aquatic, with an exception found in a single Hawaiian Islands species which has a leaf-mining larva. Species ;Subgenus ''Alexandriaria'' Garrett, 1922 *''Dicranomyia phalangioides, D. phalangioides'' (Charles Paul Alexander, Alexander, 1943) *''Dicranomyia suffusca, D. suffusca'' (Garrett, 1922) *''Dicranomyia whartoni, D. whartoni'' Needham, 1908 ;Subgenus ''Caenoglochina'' Charles Paul Alexander, Alexander, 1964 *''Dicranomyia acuminata, D. acuminata'' Charles Paul Alexander, Alexander, 1921 *''Dicranomyia apicata, D. apicata'' Charles Paul Alexander, Alexander, 1914 *''Dicranomyia basistylata, D. basistylata'' (Charles Paul Alexander, Alexander, 1928) *''Dicranomyia capitonius, D. capitonius'' (Charles Paul Alexander, Alexander, 1945) *''Dicranomyia egae, D. egae'' Charles Paul Alexander, Alexander, 1921 *''Dicranomyia fieldi, D. fieldi'' (Charles Paul Alexander, Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
