What is the Tipulidae family?

What is the Tipulidae family?

Tipulidae is the largest family in the Diptera. According to the classification concept of Charles P. Alexander (as used here), the family Tipulidae includes three subfamilies: Tipulinae, Cylindrotominae, and Limoniinae.

Is Cylindrotominae the same as Tipulidae?

Cylindrotominae, Limoniinae, and Pediciinae have been ranked as subfamilies of Tipulidae by most authors, though occasionally elevated to family rank. In the most recent classifications, only Pediciidae is now ranked as a separate family, due to considerations of paraphyly.

What color is the wing-membrane of the British Tipula?

In several other species the wing-membrane is strongly tinted yellowish (e.g. Limonia bifasciata Schrank). LIFE-HISTORY. Comparatively little is known of the early stages of the British TIPULIDAE, even in the genus Tipula, which includes some of the largest species in the family.

What is Ptychopteridae 73 handbooks for the identification of British insects?

PTYCHOPTERIDAE 73 HANDBOOKS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF BRITISH INSECTS The aim of this series of publications is to provide illustrated keys to the whole of the British Insects (in so far as this is possible), in ten volumes, as follows : I. Part 1.

What is Tipula paludosa and Tipula oleracea?

Tipula oleracea is a common fly that behaves similarly to t.paludosa, except it sometimes produces two generations a year. Tipula paludosa name by Meigan, has a gray-white body and silver wings.

What does Tipula lunata look like?

Tipula lunata has a tan body and brown legs. Its wings are silver to clear. This fly likes to rest on marshy vegetation. Among other places, it resides in England. Tipula maxima is notable for its large wingspan of more than 4cm.