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Tanyptera
Plate 1 of 3. Josef Němec, no known copyright restrictions (public domain) · via iNaturalist

Tanyptera

Tanyptera is a genus of true crane flies; its species are lustrous and black and yellow or red in color. They resemble some Ichneumonidae. Segments of the flagella of males have three outgrowths each (two lower paired and the upper one unpaired). The antennae of the females are distinctly 13-segmented. The sides of the mesothorax are glabrous. The ovipositor of the female is unusually long, the valves being only slightly shorter than the cerci. Tanyptera spp. exhibit extreme polymorphism in the body colour and body size of the sexes. The wing colors also vary from smoky-black, brown, or brownish-yellow, to transparent.

Their habitat is deciduous and mixed forests. The larvae live in dead but still hard wood. Tanyptera species are a minor pest in Russia where they are sometimes harmful to forest products. They are found in Europe and Asia.

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19 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Giant Sabre Comb Horn Cranefly

speciesTanyptera atrata

Antlered Crane Fly

speciesTanyptera dorsalis

lesser sabre comb-horn

speciesTanyptera nigricornis

Tanyptera antica

speciesTanyptera antica

Tanyptera parva

speciesTanyptera parva

Tanyptera angustistyla

speciesTanyptera angustistyla

Tanyptera hebeiensis

speciesTanyptera hebeiensis

Tanyptera gracilis

speciesTanyptera gracilis

Tanyptera unilineata

speciesTanyptera unilineata

Tanyptera trimacutata

speciesTanyptera trimacutata

Tanyptera portschinskyi

speciesTanyptera portschinskyi

Tanyptera hubeiensis

speciesTanyptera hubeiensis

Tanyptera subcognata

speciesTanyptera subcognata

Tanyptera digitata

speciesTanyptera digitata

Tanyptera chrysophaea

speciesTanyptera chrysophaea

Tanyptera mediana

speciesTanyptera mediana

Tanyptera cognata

speciesTanyptera cognata

Tanyptera shennongana

speciesTanyptera shennongana

Tanyptera perangusta

speciesTanyptera perangusta

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