Nematoceran Flies
Nematocera
The Nematocera (thread-horns) are a suborder of elongated flies with thin, segmented antennae and mostly aquatic larvae, consisting of the mosquitoes, crane flies, gnats, black flies, and midges.
8 branches of this suborder, most-observed first
Crane Flies
infraorderTipulomorpha
Mosquitoes and Midges
infraorderCulicomorpha
Gnats and Allies
infraorderBibionomorpha
Psychodomorpha
infraorderPsychodomorpha
Phantom Crane Flies
familyPtychopteridae
Mountain Midges
familyDeuterophlebiidae
Perissommatidae
familyPerissommatidae
Nymphomyiidae
familyNymphomyiidae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 154259.