Chionea
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Chionea is a genus of wingless limoniid crane flies. It consists of two subgenera, the holarctic Chionea and palaearctic Sphaeconophilus. About 37 species are currently recognized in the northern hemisphere,[1] but there are probably several undescribed species. They are commonly called snow flies.
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Chionea | |
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Chionea lutescens | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Limoniidae |
Subfamily: | Chioneinae |
Tribe: | Cladurini |
Genus: | Chionea Dalman, 1816 |
Type species | |
Chionea araneoides Dalman, 1816 | |
Species | |
See text | |
Diversity | |
ca. 40 species |
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