Limonia is a genus of crane flies in the family Limoniidae. There are at least 430 described species in Limonia.[1][2][3][4] It is somewhat of a 'catch-all' genus, where some members should rightly be placed elsewhere.[5][6]
Limonia | |
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Limonia nubeculosa | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Limoniidae |
Subfamily: | Limoniinae |
Tribe: | Limoniini |
Genus: | Limonia Meigen, 1803 |
Type species | |
Tipula tripunctata [= phragmitidis (Schrank, 1781)] Fabricius, 1781
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Synonyms[1] | |