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Limnophorini

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Diptera

Subfamily
  
Coenosiinae

Higher classification
  
Coenosiinae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Family
  
Muscidae

Scientific name
  
Limnophorini

Rank
  
Tribe

Limnophorini

Lower classifications
  
Limnophora, Lispe, Spilogona

The Limnophorini are a tribe of flies, belonging to the family Muscidae. Although the name-giving genus is Limnophora, this was actually described only after the more characteristic and easily recognized Lispe.

Genera

Genera are:

  • Agenamyia Albuquerque, 1953
  • Albertinella Couri & Carvalho, 2005
  • Drepanocnemis Stein, 1911
  • Limnophora Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
  • Lispe Latreille, 1796
  • Lispoides Malloch, 1917
  • Pachyceramyia Albuquerque, 1955
  • Rhabdotoptera Stein, 1919
  • Spilogona Schnabl, 1911
  • Syllimnophora Speiser, 1923
  • Tetramerinx Berg, 1898
  • Thaumasiochaeta Stein, 1911
  • Villeneuvia Schnabl & Dziedzicki, 1911
  • References

    Limnophorini Wikipedia