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Encyclopedia > Limnophyes
?Limnophyes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chironomidae
Genus: Limnophyes
Eaton, 1875

Limnophyes is a genus of flies belonging to the family Chironomidae (the non-biting midges). Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms (as opposed to folk taxonomy). ... Phyla Subregnum Parazoa Porifera (sponges) Subregnum Agnotozoa Placozoa (trichoplax) Orthonectida (orthonectids) Rhombozoa (dicyemids) Subregnum Eumetazoa Radiata (unranked) (radial symmetry) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anemones) Bilateria (unranked) (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Orthonectida (parasitic to flatworms, echinoderms, etc. ... Subphyla and Classes Arthropods (phylum Arthropoda) (from Greek ἀρθρον, meaning joint and πούς/ποδός, meaning foot) are the largest phylum of animals and include the insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and others. ... Classes & Orders See taxonomy Insects are invertebrate animals of the Class Insecta, the largest and (on land) most widely-distributed taxon within the phylum Arthropoda. ... Suborders Nematocera(Eudiptera) Brachycera Green Bottle Fly Flesh Fly Fannia a Lesser House Fly (unidentified species) Dolichopodidae (unidentified species) Diptera (di - two, ptera – wings), or true flies, is the order of insects in which the hind wings are reduced to halteres. ... Chironomidae are a family of Nematoceran Diptera closely related to the Ceratopogonidae, Simuliidae, and Thaumaleidae. ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Dance fly male Empis tesselata The flesh fly, Sarcophaga carnaria Close-up of the head of a blow-fly. ... Chironomidae are a family of Nematoceran Diptera closely related to the Ceratopogonidae, Simuliidae, and Thaumaleidae. ...

Contents


Species

Species include:


Holarctic species
  • L. asquamatus
  • L. brachytomus
  • L. eltoni
  • L. minimus - global distribution except Australasia
  • L. natalensis - global distribution except Australasia and South America
  • L. ninae
  • L. pentaplastus
  • L. pumilio

The Holarctic is a term used by zoologists to define the ecozone covering much of Eurasia and North America, which have often been connected by the Bering land bridge. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Oceania. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...

European species

World map showing Europe Political map Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of Earth; the term continent here referring to a cultural and political distinction, rather than a physiographic one, thus leading to various perspectives about Europes precise borders. ... The Palearctic or Palaearctic is one of the eight ecozones dividing the Earth surface (see map). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into British and Irish Isles. ... Scandinavia is a region in Northern Europe named after the Scandinavian Peninsula. ... The Indomalaya Ecozone was previously called the Oriental region. ... The Near East is a term commonly used by archaeologists and historians, less commonly by journalists and commentators, to refer to the region encompassing the Levant (modern Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon), Asia Minor (modern Turkey), Mesopotamia (Iraq and eastern Syria), and the Iranian Plateau (Iran, Afghanistan and western... Motto: Das ilhas, as mais belas e livres (Of the islands, the most beautiful and free) Anthem: A Portuguesa (national) Hino da Região Autónoma da Madeira (local) Capital Funchal Largest city Funchal Official language(s) Portuguese Government Autonomous region  - President Alberto João Jardim Independence    - Settled 1420   - Autonomy... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Novaya Zemlyas position on the map. ...

Nearctic species
  • L. anderseni
  • L. atomarius
  • L. carolinensis
  • L. coloradensis
  • L. doughmani
  • L. fumosus
  • L. hastulatus
  • L. margaretae
  • L. pilicistulus
  • L. prolongatus
  • L. recisus

The Nearctic is one of the eight terrestrial ecozones dividing the Earths land surface. ...

References

  • Fauna Europaea
  • Nomina Insecta Nearctica


 

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