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První výsledky fylogenetické analýzy podčeledi Limnophilinae (Limoniidae)
| Title in English | First results of phylogenetic analysis of subfamily Limnophilinae (Limoniidae) |
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| Year of publication | 2018 |
| Type | Conference abstract |
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| Description | Family Limoniidae includes over 10,000 species. Together with families Cylindrotomidae, Pediciidae, Tipulidae, and Trichoceridae belongs to infraorder Tipulomorpha. European authors divide the family into four subfamilies (Dactylolabinae, Limnophilinae, Chioneinae, and Limoniinae), while North American authors consider family Limoniidae as the subfamily of Tipulidae. Limoniid crane flies have slender body with long and narrow wings and long legs, resembling crane flies. Both their larvae and adults typically occur in moist environments, all around the world. The size of adults ranges from mere 2 mm to 3 cm. The aim of this study is to reconstruct phylogenetic relations between selected genera of subfamily Limnophilinae, using multigene approach. The main focus is the question of the monophyly of this subfamily that has been challenged in several recent studies. |