''Ctenophora'' is a genus of Tipulidae, true crane flies. The species are large (about 20 mm long, with 25-mm wingspans), shiny black craneflies with large yellow, orange, or red markings to Mimicry, mimic wasps. Males have comb-like antennae. The larvae are Detritivore, saproxylic. The species are confined to old deciduous forests, orchards, and other habitats with continuity of the presence of dying and fallen trees. ''Ctenophora'' species are important bioindicators. ''Ctenophora'' is distinguished from related genera (''Dictenidia'' Brulle, ''Phoroctenia'' Coquillett) by these characteristic combinations. The segments of the antennae of the males have two pairs of outgrowths, the lower pair longer than upper pair. The antennae of the female are distinctly 13-segmented, and often indistinctly serrated. The sides of the mesothorax bear long bristles. Sternite 8 of the female is without dentate protuberances.

Species

*Subgenus ''Cnemoncosis'' Günther Enderlein, Enderlein, 1921 **''Ctenophora fastuosa, C. fastuosa'' Hermann Loew, Loew, 1871 **''Ctenophora festiva, C. festiva'' Johann Wilhelm Meigen, Meigen, 1804 **''Ctenophora ishiharai, C. ishiharai'' Charles Paul Alexander, Alexander, 1953 **''Ctenophora magnifica, C. magnifica'' Hermann Loew, Loew, 1869 **''Ctenophora nohirae, C. nohirae'' Shōnen Matsumura, Matsumura, 1916 **''Ctenophora ornata, C. ornata'' Johann Wilhelm Meigen, Meigen, 1818 **''Ctenophora septentrionalis, C. septentrionalis'' (Charles Paul Alexander, Alexander, 1921) **''Ctenophora yezoana, C. yezoana'' Shōnen Matsumura, Matsumura, 1906 *Subgenus ''Ctenophora (subgenus), Ctenophora'' Johann Wilhelm Meigen, Meigen, 1803 **''Ctenophora amabilis, C. amabilis'' Takahashi, 1960 **''Ctenophora apicata, C. apicata'' Carl Robert Osten-Sacken, Osten Sacken, 1864 **''Ctenophora biguttata, C. biguttata'' Shōnen Matsumura, Matsumura, 1916 **''Ctenophora elegans, C. elegans'' Johann Wilhelm Meigen, Meigen, 1818 **''Ctenophora flaveolata, C. flaveolata'' (Johan Christian Fabricius, Fabricius, 1794) **''Ctenophora guttata, C. guttata'' Johann Wilhelm Meigen, Meigen, 1818 **''Ctenophora nigriceps, C. nigriceps'' (Tjeder, 1949) **''Ctenophora nikkoensis, C. nikkoensis'' Takahashi, 1960 **''Ctenophora nubecula, C. nubecula'' Carl Robert Osten-Sacken, Osten Sacken, 1864 **''Ctenophora pectinicornis, C. pectinicornis'' (Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus, 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 1758) **''Ctenophora perjocosa, C. perjocosa'' Charles Paul Alexander, Alexander, 1940 **''Ctenophora pselliophoroides, C. pselliophoroides'' Charles Paul Alexander, Alexander, 1938 **''Ctenophora tricolor, C. tricolor'' Hermann Loew, Loew, 1869 *Subgenus ''Xiphuromorpha'' Savchenko, 1973 **''Ctenophora sibirica, C. sibirica'' Josef Aloizievitsch Portschinsky, Portschinsky, 1873

References

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Oosterbroek West Palearctic species
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3006443 Tipulidae Tipuloidea genera