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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.
Amphineurus is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Antocha is a genus of crane flies in the family Limoniidae. It was first described by Baron Carl Robert Osten-Sacken in 1860.
Atarba is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Austrolimnophila is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Cryptolabis is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Dactylolabis is a genus of crane flies in the family Limoniidae. It is placed in its own subfamily, Dactylolabinae. Dactylolabis contains the following species:
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.
Gymnastes is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Gynoplistia is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Idiocera 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.
Metalimnobia is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Paralimnophila is a genus of fly in the family Limoniidae. Its members are found in Asia & Australasia.
Rhipidia is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Shannonomyia is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Sigmatomera is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Symplecta is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Ula is a genus of flies in the family Pediciidae.
Ischnotoma is a genus of true crane fly.
References
- "Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World (Diptera, Tipuloidea: Pediciidae, Limoniidae, Cylindrotomidae, Tipulidae)". Naturalis Biodiversity Center.