Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 35(1) 1992

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VOL 35(1) 1992

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Tipulomorpha, phylogeny, classification, adult characters

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Phylogeny and classification of Tipulomorpha, with special emphasis on the family Limoniidae

• Jaroslav STARÝ

Abstract:

Phylogeny and classification of higher taxa of the Tipulomorpha are discussed, based on an analysis of adult morphological characters of recent species. The proposed conception excludes the subfamily Pediciinae from the Limoniidae and raises it to full family rank. The genus Dactylolabis is assigned the rank of subfamily. Thus, the infraorder Tipulomorpha is classified in live families, the Trichoceridae, Pediciidae, Tipulidae, Cylindrotomidae and Limoniidae, the latter with the subfamilies Dactylolabinae, Hexatominae, Eriopterinae and Limoniinae.