Hexatoma | |
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Hexatoma sp. from the Western Ghats | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Limoniidae |
Subfamily: | Limnophilinae |
Genus: | Hexatoma Latreille, 1809 |
Type species | |
Hexatoma nigra Latreille, 1809 | |
Subgenera | |
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Synonyms | |
Hexatoma is a genus of crane flies in the family Limoniidae.
Cheilotrichia is a genus of crane flies in the family Limoniidae.
Dicranomyia is a genus of 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.
Elephantomyia is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Erioptera is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Geranomyia, nectar feeding crane flies, are a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae. The majority of Geranomyia species have been recorded from the southern hemisphere, however there are currently 356 described species from around the world. The neotropical region of the world provides some of the greatest species diversity with many species still unknown and undescribed. Larvae of Geranomyia can be found in aquatic or semi aquatic habitats, often on hygropetric habitats in streams and rivers. Adults are often found in a bobbing movement when feeding on nectar from composite flowers, yet the purpose of nectar feeding remains unknown.
Gonomyia is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Helius is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae, distributed worldwide with most species in Australia and East Asia.
Libnotes is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Limnophila is a genus of limoniid crane flies in the family Limoniidae. There are at least 280 described species in Limnophila.
Orimarga is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Rhipidia is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Teucholabis is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Trentepohlia is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
The Limnophilinae are a subfamily of limoniid crane flies. Some authors still use the name Hexatominae for this subfamily.
Leptotarsus is a genus of true crane fly.
Nephrotoma is a genus of crane flies.
Pselliophora is a genus of true crane fly.