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Trichoceridae

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Trichoceridae, or winter crane flies, of the order Diptera are long, thin, delicate insects superficially similar in appearance to the Tipulidae, Tanyderidae, and Ptychopteridae. They are the sole member of the superfamily Trichoceroidea. The presence of ocelli distinguishes the Trichoceridae from these other families. There are approximately 160 known species. The adults can be found flying in the fall and the spring and some are active even in the winter, hence their common name. They form dancing, loose swarms of mostly males. Adults can also be found resting inside caves and hollow logs. L

Species

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderDiptera
  5. FamilyTrichoceridae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Observations recorded45,900

Царство: Животные Подцарство: Эуметазои Без ранга: Двусторонне-симметричные Без ранга: Первичноротые Без ранга: Линяющие Без ранга: Panarthropoda Тип: Членистоногие Подтип: Трахейнодышащие Надкласс: Шестиногие Класс: Насекомые Подкласс: Крылатые насекомые Инфракласс: Новокрылые насекомые Клада: Насекомые с полным превращением Надотряд: Antliophora Отряд: Двукрылые Подотряд: Длинноусые Инфраотряд: Psychodomorpha Семейство: Зимние комары Международное научное название Trichoceridae Rondani, 1841 Синонимы Petauristidae Подсемейства Kovalevinae Paracladurinae Trichocerinae Геохронология появился 183,0 млн лет млн лет Период Эра Эон 2,588 Чет-ный Ка Фанерозой 23,03 Неоген 66,0 Палеоген 145,5 Мел Мезозой 199,6 Юра 251 Триас 299 Пермь Палеозой 359,2 Карбон 416 Девон 443,7 Силур 488,3 Ордовик 542 Кембрий 4570 Докембрий ◄ Наше время ◄ Мел-палеогеновое вымирание ◄ Триасовое вымирание ◄ Массовое пермское вымирание ◄ Девонское вымирание ◄ Ордовикско-силурийское вымирание ◄ Кембрийский взрыв Систематикана ВикивидахИзображенияна Викискладе ITIS 125556NCBI 52747EOL 9028FW 140698 Зи́мние комары́[1] (лат. Trichoceridae) — семейство насекомых из отряда двукрылых. Древнейшие ископаемые находки семейс

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
501
With media
1
Family
Trichoceridae
Collections
MHNCA
Recorded in
Mexico

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Trichoceridae
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family
taxon name
Trichoceridae
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Category:Trichoceridae
taxon common name
Wintermücken
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Trichoceridae, or winter crane flies, of the order Diptera are long, thin, delicate insects superficially similar in appearance to the Tipulidae, Tanyderidae, and Ptychopteridae. They are the sole member of the superfamily Trichoceroidea. The presence of ocelli distinguishes the Trichoceridae from these other families. There are approximately 160 known species. The adults can be found flying in the fall and the spring and some are active even in the winter, hence their common name. They form dancing, loose swarms of mostly males. Adults can also be found resting inside caves and hollow logs. Larvae occur in moist habitats where they feed on decaying organic matter. They are important contributors to winter food webs.

== Range == Distributed globally. Most Trichoceridae species are found in non-tropical regions (Holarctic regions). There are 27 species in North America.

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