
The Chioneinae are a subfamily of
limoniid crane flies
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 T ...
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This subfamily was known as Eriopterinae until 1992.
Systematics
: ''This list is adapted from the (January 2007). However, tribe affiliation is taken fro
Fauna Europaea thus genera that include no European species are given below''. then refined from Savchenko, Oosterbroek & Stary
*Tribe
Cladurini Mendl, 1979
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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 se ...
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Dalman, 1816
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Cladura''
Osten-Sacken, 1860
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Crypteria''
Bergroth, 1913
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Franckomyia''
Alexander
Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here ar ...
, 1936
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Neolimnophila''
Alexander
Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here ar ...
, 1920
*Tribe
Eriopterini
Eriopterini is a tribe of limoniid crane flies in the family Limoniidae. There are more than 20 genera and 3,800 described species in Eriopterini.
Genera
These 27 genera belong to the tribe Eriopterini:
* '' Arctoconopa'' Alexander, 1955
* '' ...
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Arctoconopa''
Alexander
Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here ar ...
, 1955
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Baeoura''
Alexander
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Variants listed here ar ...
, 1924
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Beringomyia''
Savchenko, 1980
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Erioptera''
Meigen
Johann Wilhelm Meigen (3 May 1764 – 11 July 1845) was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.
Life
Early years
Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha ...
, 1803
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Gonempeda''
Alexander
Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here ar ...
, 1924
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Gonomyodes
''Gonomyodes'' is a genus of Tipuloidea, crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Distribution
All are North American, with the exception of ''G. similissimus'' from Kazakhstan.
Species
*''Gonomyodes crickmeri, G. crickmeri'' (Charles Paul Alexander ...
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Alexander
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Variants listed here ar ...
, 1948
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Gonomyopsis''
Alexander
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Variants listed here ar ...
, 1966
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Hesperoconopa''
Alexander
Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here ar ...
, 1948
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Scleroprocta''
Edwards, 1938
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Styringomyia''
Loew, 1845
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Symplecta''
Meigen
Johann Wilhelm Meigen (3 May 1764 – 11 July 1845) was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.
Life
Early years
Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha ...
, 1830
*Tribe
Gonomyiini
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Dasymallomyia''
Brunetti, 1911
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Ellipteroides''
Becker
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, 1907
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Gnophomyia''
Osten-Sacken, 1860
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Gonomyia''
Meigen
Johann Wilhelm Meigen (3 May 1764 – 11 July 1845) was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.
Life
Early years
Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha ...
, 1818
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Gymnastes''
Brunetti, 1911
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Idiocera
''Idiocera'' is a genus of Tipuloidea, crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Species
*Subgenus ''Euptilostena'' Charles Paul Alexander, Alexander, 1938
:*''Idiocera arabiensis, I. arabiensis'' Hancock, 1997
:*''Idiocera dampfiana, I. dampfiana'' ( ...
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Dale, 1842
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Idiognophomyia''
Alexander
Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here ar ...
, 1956
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Rhabdomastix''
Skuse, 1890
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Teucholabis''
Osten-Sacken, 1860
*Tribe
Molophilini Savchenko & Krivolutskaya, 1976
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Cheilotrichia''
Rossi, 1848
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Erioconopa''
Starý, 1976
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Hoplolabis
''Hoplolabis'' is a genus of Tipuloidea, crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Species
*Subgenus ''Hoplolabis (subgenus), Hoplolabis'' Carl Robert Osten-Sacken, Osten Sacken, 1869
:*''Hoplolabis armata, H. armata'' (Carl Robert Osten-Sacken, Osten ...
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Osten-Sacken, 1869
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Hoverioptera
''Hoverioptera'' is a genus of Tipuloidea, crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Distribution
Madagascar, Comoros & Switzerland.
Species
*Subgenus ''Hoverioptera (subgenus), Hoverioptera'' Charles Paul Alexander, Alexander, 1963
:*''Hoverioptera ...
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Alexander
Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here ar ...
, 1963
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Ilisia
''Ilisia'' is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Distribution
Palaearctic, North America & Oriental.
Species
*'' I. armillaris'' ( Osten Sacken, 1869)
*'' I. asymmetrica'' (Alexander, 1913)
*'' I. graphica'' ( Osten Sacken, 186 ...
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* Camillo Rondani, (1808–1879), an Italian entomologist noted for his studies of Diptera
* Giovanni Maria Francesco Rondani
Giovanni Maria Francesco Rondani (15 July 1490 � ...
, 1856
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Molophilus''
Curtis
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, 1833
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Ormosia
''Ormosia'' is a genus of legumes (family Fabaceae). 131 living species, mostly trees or large shrubs, are native to the tropical Americas, from southwestern Mexico to Bolivia and southern Brazil, to southern, southeastern, and eastern Asia, and ...
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Rondani Rondani is an Italian surname. Notable people having this name include:
* Camillo Rondani, (1808–1879), an Italian entomologist noted for his studies of Diptera
* Giovanni Maria Francesco Rondani
Giovanni Maria Francesco Rondani (15 July 1490 � ...
, 1856
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Rhypholophus
''Rhypholophus'' is a genus of Tipuloidea, crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Distribution
Europe & North America.
Species
*''Rhypholophus arapaho, R. arapaho'' (Charles Paul Alexander, Alexander, 1958)
*''Rhypholophus bicuspidatus, R. bicuspi ...
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Kolenati, 1860
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Tasiocera''
Skuse, 1890
*Unknown tribe
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Amphineurus''
Skuse, 1890
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Aphrophila''
Edwards, 1923
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Atarba''
Osten-Sacken, 1869
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Aymaramyia
''Aymaramyia'' is a genus of crane fly, Tipuloidea, in the family Limoniidae. There is only one known species.
Distribution
Peru
Species
*''Aymaramyia dubia'' Alexander
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Alexander
Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here ar ...
, 1943
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Cryptolabis''
Osten-Sacken, 1860
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Empedomorpha''
Alexander
Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here ar ...
, 1916
**''
Eriopterella''
Alexander
Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here ar ...
, 1929
**''
Eriopterodes
''Eriopterodes'' is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Distribution
Ecuador, Venezuela, Dominica & Mexico.
Species
*'' E. celestis'' (Alexander, 1940)
*'' E. laetipleura'' (Alexander
Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin ...
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Alexander
Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here ar ...
, 1970
**''
Eugnophomyia''
Alexander
Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here ar ...
, 1947
**''
Gymnastes''
Brunetti, 1911
**''
Horistomyia''
Alexander
Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here ar ...
, 1924
**''
Hovamyia''
Alexander
Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here ar ...
, 1951
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Jivaromyia''
Alexander
Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here ar ...
, 1943
**''
Limnophilomyia''
Alexander
Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here ar ...
, 1921
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Maietta''
Alexander
Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here ar ...
, 1929
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Neocladura''
Alexander
Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here ar ...
, 1920
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Neognophomyia
''Neognophomyia'' is a genus of Tipuloidea, crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Distribution
South America, South & Central America
Species
*''Neognophomyia adara, N. adara'' Charles Paul Alexander, Alexander, 1949
*''Neognophomyia bisecta, N. ...
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Alexander
Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here ar ...
, 1926
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Neophilippiana''
Alexander
Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here ar ...
, 1964
**''
Phantolabis''
Alexander
Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here ar ...
, 1956
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Phyllolabis
''Phyllolabis'' is a genus of Tipuloidea, crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Species
*''Phyllolabis alexanderi, P. alexanderi'' Lackschewitz, 1940
*''Phyllolabis beesoni, P. beesoni'' Charles Paul Alexander, Alexander, 1929
*''Phyllolabis bru ...
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Osten-Sacken, 1877
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Quathlambia''
Alexander
Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here ar ...
, 1956
**''
Quechuamyia''
Alexander
Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here ar ...
, 1943
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Riedelomyia''
Alexander
Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here ar ...
, 1928
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Sigmatomera''
Osten-Sacken, 1869
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Tasiocerellus''
Alexander
Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here ar ...
, 1958
**''
Trichotrimicra''
Alexander
Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here ar ...
, 1921
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Unguicrypteria''
Alexander
Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here ar ...
, 1981
''
Dicranoptycha'' Osten Sacken, 1860 and ''
Lipsothrix
''Lipsothrix'' is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Distribution
Palaearctic & Oriental.
Species
*'' L. apicifusca'' Alexander, 1957
*'' L. assamica'' Alexander, 1938
*'' L. babai'' Alexander, 1958
*'' L. burmica'' Alexander, 1952
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'' Loew, 1873 were moved to subfamily
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 res ...
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References
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Limoniidae
Nematocera subfamilies