| Limoniini | |
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| Limonia annulata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Limoniidae |
| Subfamily: | Limoniinae |
| Tribe: | Limoniini |
Limoniini is a tribe of limoniid crane flies in the family Limoniidae. There are about 7 genera and more than 1,400 described species in Limoniini. [1] [2] [3] [4]
These seven genera belong to the tribe Limoniini:
The Nematocera are a suborder of elongated flies with thin, segmented antennae and mostly aquatic larvae. Major families in the suborder include the mosquitoes, crane flies, gnats, black flies, and a group of families described as midges.
Carl Robert Osten-Sacken or Carl-Robert Romanovich, Baron von der Osten-Sacken was a Russian diplomat and entomologist. He served as the Russian consul general in New York City during the American Civil War, living in the United States from 1856 to 1877. He worked on the taxonomy of flies in general and particularly of the family Tipulidae.
The Limoniinae are a paraphyletic assemblage of genera within the crane flies, Tipulidae, although they can usually be distinguished by the way the wings are held at rest. Limoniines usually hold/fold the wings along the back of the body, whereas other tipulids usually hold them out at right angles. Snow flies such as Chionea scita have no wings at all. Limoniines are also usually smaller than other tipulids, with some exceptions. Limoniinae are a very large assemblage with nearly 10500 described species in 133 genera, and were historically treated as a subfamily, but their classification is in flux; numerous authors recently treated the group at the rank of family, but subsequent phylogenetic analyses revealed that the remaining groups of tipulids render the group paraphyletic. These flies are found in damp places throughout the world, and many species form dense swarms in suitable habitats.
The Chioneinae are a subfamily of limoniid crane flies.
Dicranoptycha is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Ilisia is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Metalimnobia is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Pilaria is a genus of crane flies in the family Limoniidae.
Prolimnophila is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Skuseomyia is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) pulchella is an extinct species of crane fly in the family Limoniidae. The species is solely known from the Middle Eocene Baltic amber deposits in the Baltic Sea region of Europe. The species is one of six described from Baltic amber.
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.
Hexatomini is a tribe of limoniid crane flies in the family Limoniidae. There are about 16 genera and at least 250 described species in Hexatomini.
Villini is a tribe of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are about 14 genera and at least 100 described species in Villini.
Aphoebantini is a tribe of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are about 5 genera and at least 80 described species in Aphoebantini.
Turbopsebius diligens is a species of small-headed fly in the family Acroceridae.
Antocha saxicola is a species of limoniid crane fly in the family Limoniidae, tribe Limoniini.
Pedicia inconstans is a species of hairy-eyed crane fly in the family Pediciidae.
Dicranoptycha nigripes is a species of limoniid crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Pedicia auripennis is a species of hairy-eyed crane fly in the family Pediciidae.
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