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Limoniinae

Index Limoniinae

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. [1]

31 relations: Amber, Animal, Aquatic animal, Arthropod, Austrolimnophila ochracea, Chionea, Cosmopolitan distribution, Crane fly, Detritivore, Dicranomyia, Dicranoptycha fuscescens, Eloeophila maculata, Fly, Fungus, Herbivore, Insect, Jurassic, Larva, Limnophila schranki, Limonia nubeculosa, List of limoniine genera, Morphology of Diptera, Nematocera, Ovipositor, Paraphyly, Phylidorea ferruginea, Phylogenetics, Predation, River ecosystem, Tipuloidea, Tipulomorpha.

Amber

Amber is fossilized tree resin, which has been appreciated for its color and natural beauty since Neolithic times.

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Animal

Animals are multicellular eukaryotic organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia.

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Aquatic animal

A aquatic animal is an animal, either vertebrate or invertebrate, which lives in the water for most or all of its lifetime.

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Arthropod

An arthropod (from Greek ἄρθρον arthron, "joint" and πούς pous, "foot") is an invertebrate animal having an exoskeleton (external skeleton), a segmented body, and paired jointed appendages.

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Austrolimnophila ochracea

Austrolimnophila ochracea is a cranefly in the family Limoniidae.

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Chionea

Chionea is a genus of wingless limoniid crane flies.

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Cosmopolitan distribution

In biogeography, a taxon is said to have a cosmopolitan distribution if its range extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats.

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Crane fly

Crane fly is a common name referring to any member of the insect family Tipulidae, of the order Diptera, true flies in the superfamily Tipuloidea.

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Detritivore

Detritivores, also known as detrivores, detritophages, detritus feeders, or detritus eaters, are heterotrophs that obtain nutrients by consuming detritus (decomposing plant and animal parts as well as feces).

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Dicranomyia

Dicranomyia is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.

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Dicranoptycha fuscescens

Dicranoptycha fuscescens is a species of fly in the family Limoniidae.

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Eloeophila maculata

Eloeophila maculata is a species of fly in the family Limoniidae.

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Fly

True flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- di- "two", and πτερόν pteron "wings".

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Fungus

A fungus (plural: fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms.

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Herbivore

A herbivore is an animal anatomically and physiologically adapted to eating plant material, for example foliage, for the main component of its diet.

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Insect

Insects or Insecta (from Latin insectum) are hexapod invertebrates and the largest group within the arthropod phylum.

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Jurassic

The Jurassic (from Jura Mountains) was a geologic period and system that spanned 56 million years from the end of the Triassic Period million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of the Cretaceous Period Mya.

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Larva

A larva (plural: larvae) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults.

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Limnophila schranki

Limnophila schranki is a cranefly in the family Limoniidae.

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Limonia nubeculosa

Limonia nubeculosa, also known as the short-palped cranefly, is a species of crane flies in the family of Limoniidae.

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List of limoniine genera

The large fly subfamily Limoniinae is paraphyletic and presently contains about 150 genera.

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Morphology of Diptera

The Diptera is a very large and diverse order of mostly small to medium-sized insects.

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Nematocera

The Nematocera (thread-horns) are a suborder of elongated flies with thin, segmented antennae and mostly aquatic larvae, consisting of the mosquitoes, crane flies, gnats, black flies, and midges.

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Ovipositor

The ovipositor is an organ used by some animals for the laying of eggs.

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Paraphyly

In taxonomy, a group is paraphyletic if it consists of the group's last common ancestor and all descendants of that ancestor excluding a few—typically only one or two—monophyletic subgroups.

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Phylidorea ferruginea

Phylidorea ferruginea is a Palearctic species of craneflies in the family Limoniidae.It is found in a wide range of habitats and micro habitats: in earth rich in humus, in swamps and marshes, in leaf litter and in wet spots in woods.

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Phylogenetics

In biology, phylogenetics (Greek: φυλή, φῦλον – phylé, phylon.

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Predation

Predation is a biological interaction where a predator (a hunting animal) kills and eats its prey (the organism that is attacked).

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River ecosystem

The ecosystem of a river is the river viewed as a system operating in its natural environment, and includes biotic (living) interactions amongst plants, animals and micro-organisms, as well as abiotic (nonliving) physical and chemical interactions.

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Tipuloidea

Tipuloidea is a superfamily of flies containing the living families Cylindrotomidae, Limoniidae, Pediciidae and Tipulidae, and the extinct families Architipulidae and Eolimnobiidae.

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Tipulomorpha

The Tipulomorpha are an infraorder of Nematocera, containing the crane flies, a very large group, and allied families.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limoniinae

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