Journal article
Global diversity of craneflies (Insecta, Diptera : Tipulidea or Tipulidae sensu lato) in freshwater
Hydrobiologia, v 595(1), pp 457-467
01 Jan 2008
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Abstract
The Tipulidae s.l.-craneflies-are one of the largest groups of the Diptera containing over 15,270 valid species and subspecies. The immatures of the majority of species live in aquatic or semiaquatic habitats. Some aquatic species live entirely submerged and lack functional spiracles, others come to the surface to take oxygen by using spiracles positioned at the end of the abdomen. Semiaquatic species occur in a wide range of habitats. The semiterrestrial and terrestrial larvae live in environments that are moist or at least humous. All adult craneflies are terrestrial. Conflicting hypotheses on the phylogenetic position of the Tipuloidea within the Diptera continue to exist: some authors consider them to represent one of the oldest lineages of the Diptera, others suppose a close relationship to the Brachycera, the true flies. Current systematic knowledge of the Tipuloidea indicates that the Palaearctic region contains the highest number of genus-group taxa, while the Neotropical region has the highest number of species and subspecies. The Afrotropical and Australasian regions are relatively poor respectively in genera and subgenera and in species and subspecies. The oldest fossils that represent the Tipuloidea date back to the Lower Triassic at about 240 million years. Present-day general distribution patterns of many higher taxa of Tipuloidea probably have a Pangean or Gondwanan origin.
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- Title
- Global diversity of craneflies (Insecta, Diptera : Tipulidea or Tipulidae sensu lato) in freshwater
- Creators
- Herman de Jong - Zoological Museum AmsterdamPjotr Oosterbroek - Zoological Museum AmsterdamJon Gelhaus - Drexel UniversityHerbert Reusch - BAL – Bureau of Applied Limnology and Landscape EcologyChen Young - Carnegie Museum of Natural History
- Publication Details
- Hydrobiologia, v 595(1), pp 457-467
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 11
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Biodiversity, Earth, and Environmental Science (BEES)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000252253300047
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-38149133178
- Other Identifier
- 991019168973504721
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- Marine & Freshwater Biology