Limonia is a genus of crane flies in the family Limoniidae. There are at least 430 described species in Limonia.[1][2][3][4] It is somewhat of a 'catch-all' genus, where some members should rightly be placed elsewhere.[5][6]
| Limonia | |
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| Limonia nubeculosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Limoniidae |
| Subfamily: | Limoniinae |
| Tribe: | Limoniini |
| Genus: | Limonia Meigen, 1803 |
| Type species | |
| Tipula tripunctata [= phragmitidis (Schrank, 1781)] Fabricius, 1781
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| Synonyms[1] | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Limonia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- ^ "Browse Limonia". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- ^ "Limonia". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- ^ "Limonia Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- ^ "Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World".
- ^ 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). Springer. doi:10.1134/S0013873812080118.
External links
edit- "Diptera.info". Retrieved 2018-03-17.
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