- Trichoceridae
image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Trichocera hiemalis"
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
subphylum =Hexapoda
classis =Insect a
subclassis =Pterygota
infraclassis =Neoptera
superordo =Endopterygota |
ordo = Diptera
subordo =Nematocera
infraordo =Tipulomorpha
superfamilia =Trichoceroidea
familia = Trichoceridae
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision =
*"Diazosoma "
*"Paracladura "
*"Trichocera "Trichoceridae, or winter crane flies, of the order
Diptera are long, thin, delicateinsects superficially similar in appearance to theTipulidae ,Tanyderidae , andPtychopteridae . The presence ofocelli distinguishes the Trichoceridae from these other families. The adults can be found flying in the fall and the spring and some are active even in the winter, hence their common name. Adults can also be found resting insidecaves and hollow logs.Larvae occur in moist habitats where they feed on decaying vegetable matter.References
*Borror, D.J., C.A. Triplehorn, & N.A. Johnson. 1989. "An Introduction to the Study of Insects", Sixth edition. Saunders College Publishing.
*Krzemińska, E. 1991. Trichoceridae. "Checklist of Animals of Poland. Vol. II". J. Razowski, ed. Wrocław-Warszawa-Kraków. Ossolineum, Polish Academy of Sciences.
*Krzemińska, E. 1995. Trichoceridae. "Checklist delle specie della fauna Italiana. Vol. 62-65". Pp. 17-39. Edizioni Calderini.
*Krzemińska, E. 1996. Trichoceridae. "Brand-Stof. Een inventarisatie van der entomofauna van het Natuurreservaat "De Brand" in 1990." J. W. A. van Zuijlen, T. M. J. Peeters, P. S. van Wielink, A. P. W. van Eck, & E. H. M. Bouvy, eds. Insektenwerkgroep KNNV-afdeling Tillburg. Pp. 97-98.
*Pratt, H.D. 2003. The winter crane flies of North America north of Mexico (Diptera: Trichoceridae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 105: 901-914.External links
* [http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/fossilcat/fosstrichocer.html Bishop Museum Fossil Insect Catalog]
* [http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/aocat/trichoceridae.html Family Trichoceridae at Bishop Museum]
* [http://dereila.ca/dereilaimages/Insect05.jpgPhotograph of adult]
* [http://bugguide.net/node/view/8522/bgimage Images from BugGuide]
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