Biology:Rhamphophila

Short description: Genus of flies

Rhamphophila
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Suborder:	Nematocera
Infraorder:	Tipulomorpha
Superfamily:	Tipuloidea
Family:	Limoniidae
Subfamily:	Limnophilinae
Genus:	Rhamphophila Edwards, 1923
Type species
Tipula obscuripennis Hudson, 1895 [= sinistra (Hutton, 1900)]
Species
see text

Rhamphophila is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.

Distribution

New Zealand.

Species

• R. lyrifera Edwards, 1923
• R. sinistra (Hutton, 1900)

References

• "Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World (Diptera, Tipuloidea: Pediciidae, Limoniidae, Cylindrotomidae, Tipulidae)". Naturalis Biodiversity Center. https://ccw.naturalis.nl/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13873242 entry