Limnophila (fly)

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Limnophila
Limnophila.schranki.jpg
Limnophila schranki
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Suborder:
Nematocera
Infraorder:
Tipulomorpha
Superfamily:
Tipuloidea
Family:
Limoniidae
Subfamily:
Limnophilinae
Genus:
Limnophila

Macquart, 1834
Type species

Meigen, 1818
Subgenus
Synonyms

Limnophila is a genus of limoniid crane flies in the family Limoniidae. There are at least 280 described species in Limnophila.[1][2][3][4][5]

Members of the family Limoniidae were previously in a subfamily of Tipulidae which was promoted to family rank.[4][5][2][3][6]

Species[]

  • Subgenus Osten Sacken, 1860
  • Unplaced

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Limnophila Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  2. ^ a b "Browse Limnophila". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  3. ^ a b "Limnophila". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  4. ^ a b "Limnophila Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  5. ^ a b Krivosheina, N.P. (2012). "Analysis of the taxonomic structure of the crane fly family Limoniidae (Diptera) based on the larval characters". Entomological Review. Springer. 92 (8). doi:10.1134/S0013873812080118.
  6. ^ "Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World". 2018. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
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