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Hangingflies
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Hangingflies

Bittacidae

Bittacidae is a family of scorpionflies commonly called hangingflies or hanging scorpionflies.

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19 branches of this family, most-observed first

Bittacus

genusBittacus

Harpobittacus

genusHarpobittacus

Hylobittacus

genusHylobittacus

Apterobittacus

genusApterobittacus

Kalobittacus

genusKalobittacus

Terrobittacus

genusTerrobittacus

Anomalobittacus

genusAnomalobittacus

Issikiella

genusIssikiella

Nannobittacus

genusNannobittacus

Bicaubittacus

genusBicaubittacus

Edriobittacus

genusEdriobittacus

Pazius

genusPazius

Orobittacus

genusOrobittacus

Anabittacus

genusAnabittacus

Symbittacus

genusSymbittacus

Afrobittacus

genusAfrobittacus

Eremobittacus

genusEremobittacus

Austrobittacus

genusAustrobittacus

Tytthobittacus

genusTytthobittacus

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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