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.[1][2][3][4]

Limoniinae
Temporal range: Barremian–Present
Helius flavipes, Texas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Infraorder: Tipulomorpha
Superfamily: Tipuloidea
Family: Limoniidae
Subfamily: Limoniinae
Speiser 1909
Discobola tessellata, New Zealand

Like other Limoniid crane flies, most species in the Limoniinae subfamily rest with their wings folded along their body, instead of extended as with many large crane flies.

Genera

edit

These 38 genera belong to the subfamily Limoniinae:[1]

References

edit
  1. ^ a b "Limoniinae Speiser 1909". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
  2. ^ Krivosheina, N. P. (2012). "Analysis of the taxonomic structure of the crane fly family Limoniidae (Diptera) based on the larval characters". Entomological Review. 92 (8): 919–931. doi:10.1134/S0013873812080118.
  3. ^ Kolcsár, L-P; Oosterbroek, P; Gavryushin, DI; Olsen, KM; et al. (2021). "Contribution to the knowledge of Limoniidae (Diptera: Tipuloidea): first records of 244 species from various European countries". Biodiversity Data Journal. 9. doi:10.3897/BDJ.9.e67085. PMC 9848614.
  4. ^ Oosterbroek, Pjotr (2023). "Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World". Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Retrieved 2023-06-13.