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Tribe Limoniini

Representative Images

Limonia ?? - Limonia Little Pale Crane Fly ID Request - Elephantomyia westwoodi - male Limonia, perhaps L. immatura - Limonia immatura Spotted crane fly - Limonia domestica Limoniid - Limonia rostrata - male Dicranoptycha female? - Dicranoptycha Crane Fly - Limonia domestica - female Helius flavipes

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera))
Infraorder Tipulomorpha (Crane Flies)
Family Limoniidae (Limoniid Crane Flies)
Tribe Limoniini

Remarks

This tribe is based on the traditional classification of Alexander.
The flies of this group with 12 flagellomeres belong to the traditional genus Limonia, in modern times split into countless genera and subgenera. In the continental USA and Canada these include
Achyrolimonia - one species, A. neonebulosa, recently introduced (see Brodo et al., Fly Times 68)
Atypophthalmus - one unidentified species, recently introduced (see Brodo et al., Fly Times 68)
Dicranomyia - many species in many subgenera
Discobola - three species
Geranomyia - over 10 species
Limonia - over 10 species
Metalimnobia - over 10 species
Neolimonia - two species
Contributed by John F. Carr on 16 January, 2011 - 2:06pm
Last updated 11 September, 2025 - 7:26am

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