Ctenophorinae
Encyclopedia
Ctenophorinae is a subfamily
of true crane fly. Most species are large colourful crane flies.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of true crane fly. Most species are large colourful crane flies.
Genus
- CtenophoraCtenophora (genus)Ctenophora is a genus of true crane fly.-Species:*Subgenus Cnemoncosis Enderlein, 1921*C. fastuosa Loew, 1871*C. festiva Meigen, 1804*C. ishiharai Alexander, 1953*C. magnifica Loew, 1869*C. nohirae Matsumura, 1916...
MeigenJohann Wilhelm MeigenJohann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
, 1803 - DictenidiaDictenidiaDictenidia is a genus of true crane fly.-Species:*D. bimaculata *D. formosana Alexander, 1920*D. glabrata Alexander, 1938*D. inaequipectinata Alexander, 1934*D. knutsoni Yang & Yang, 1989...
Brulle, 1833 - PhorocteniaPhorocteniaPhoroctenia is a genus of true crane fly.-Species:*P. vittata -References:*...
CoquillettDaniel William CoquillettDaniel William Coquillett was an American entomologist who specialised in Diptera. He wrote Revision of the dipterous family Therevidae...
, 1910 - PselliophoraPselliophoraPselliophora is a genus of true crane fly.-Species:*P. annulipes Enderlein, 1921*P. annulosa *P. approximata Brunetti, 1918*P. ardens *P. aurantia Brunetti, 1918...
Osten SackenKarl Robert Osten-SackenBaron Karl-Robert von Osten-Sacken was a Russian diplomat and entomologist. He served as the Russian consul general in New York during the American Civil War, living in the United States from 1856 to 1877....
, 1887 - TanypteraTanypteraTanyptera is a genus of true crane fly.-Species:*Subgenus Mesodictenidia Matsumura, 1931*T. angustistylus Alexander, 1925*T. antica Alexander, 1938*T. cognata Alexander, 1936*T. digitata Yang & Yang, 1988...
LatreillePierre André LatreillePierre André Latreille was a French zoologist, specialising in arthropods. Having trained as a Roman Catholic priest before the French Revolution, Latreille was imprisoned, and only regained his freedom after recognising a rare species he found in the prison, Necrobia ruficollis...
, 1804