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Genus Bittacomorpha

Dainty Flyer - Bittacomorpha clavipes - female Phantom Crane Fly Bittacomorpha clavipes? - Bittacomorpha clavipes phantom crane-fly - Bittacomorpha clavipes Lake Brevort Flies - Bittacomorpha clavipes - male - female Phantom Crane Fly - Bittacomorpha clavipes Crane fly - Bittacomorpha clavipes Bittacomorpha clavipes Bittacomorpha clavipes
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera))
Family Ptychopteridae (Phantom and Fold-winged Crane Flies)
Genus Bittacomorpha
Numbers
Two species: B. clavipes which is found east of the Rocky Mountains and B. occidentalis which is found along the Pacific coast.(1)(2)
Identification
Enlarged tarsi distinguishes this genus apart from all other Ptychopteridae.(1)(2)

The species can be differentiated by range and the presence or absence of a white stripe down the center of the thorax.(1)(2)
Range
Holarctic
Works Cited
1.Phylogeny and diversity of the phantom crane flies (Diptera: Ptychopteridae)
Andrew Fasbender. 2014. PhD Thesis.
2.A revision of Bittacomorphinae with a review of the monophyly of extant subfamilies of Ptychopteridae (Diptera)
Andrew Fasbender, Gregory W. Courtney. 2017. Zootaxa.
Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by Vox Sciurorum, zdanko
Last updated 9 January, 2022 - 9:48pm

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