Cylindrotominae
Encyclopedia
The Cylindrotominae are a subfamily
from the Long-bodied Craneflies family Cylindrotomidae
. These flies
are closely related to true crane flies.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
from the Long-bodied Craneflies family Cylindrotomidae
Cylindrotomidae
The Cylindrotomidae or Long-bodied Craneflies, are a family of flies closely related to true crane flies. There are about 115 species worldwide.-Description:...
. These flies
Fly
True flies are insects of the order Diptera . They possess a pair of wings on the mesothorax and a pair of halteres, derived from the hind wings, on the metathorax...
are closely related to true crane flies.
Genera
- CylindrotomaCylindrotomaCylindrotoma is a genus of crane fly in the family Cylindrotomidae.-Biology:The larvae of the genus Cylindrotoma live on various flowering plants. Adults are to be found in damp wooded habitats.-Distribution:...
MacquartJustin Pierre Marie MacquartJustin Pierre Marie Macquart was a French entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera. He worked on world species as well as European and described many new species.-Early years:...
, 1834 - DiogmaDiogmaDiogma is a genus of crane fly in the family Cylindrotomidae.-Biology:The larvae of the genus Diogma live on mosses. Adults are to be found in damp wooded habitats.-Species:*D. brevifurca Alexander, 1949*D. caudata Takahashi, 1960...
EdwardsFrederick Wallace EdwardsFrederick Wallace Edwards FRS , was an English entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
, 1938 - LiogmaLiogmaLiogma is a genus of crane fly in the family Cylindrotomidae.-Biology:The larvae of the genus Liogma live on mosses. Adults are to be found in damp wooded habitats.-Species:*L. brevipecten Alexander, 1932*L. brunneistigma Alexander, 1949...
Osten SackenKarl Robert Osten-SackenBaron Karl-Robert von Osten-Sacken was a Russian diplomat and entomologist. He served as the Russian consul general in New York during the American Civil War, living in the United States from 1856 to 1877....
, 1869 - PhalacroceraPhalacroceraPhalacrocera is a genus of crane fly in the family Cylindrotomidae.-Biology:The larvae of the genus Phalacrocera live on mosses. Adults are to be found in damp wooded habitats.-Distribution:...
SchinerIgnaz Rudolph SchinerIgnaz Rudolf Schiner was an Austrian entomologist who specialised in Diptera.Schiner was born in Fronsburg , Horn in 1813 and died in Vienna on 6 July 1873. He was a ministerial secretary in ViennaHis most significant publications are...
, 1863 - TriogmaTriogmaTriogma is a genus of crane fly in the family Cylindrotomidae.-Biology:The larvae of the genus Triogma live on mosses. Adults are to be found in damp wooded habitats.-Species:*T. exsculpta Osten Sacken, 1865*T. kuwanai...
SchinerIgnaz Rudolph SchinerIgnaz Rudolf Schiner was an Austrian entomologist who specialised in Diptera.Schiner was born in Fronsburg , Horn in 1813 and died in Vienna on 6 July 1873. He was a ministerial secretary in ViennaHis most significant publications are...
, 1863