Hoverioptera

Genus of flies

Hoverioptera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Suborder:
Nematocera
Infraorder:
Tipulomorpha
Superfamily:
Tipuloidea
Family:
Limoniidae
Subfamily:
Chioneinae
Genus:
Hoverioptera

Alexander, 1963
Type species
Erioptera ambricola
Alexander, 1951
Subgenera
  • Hoverioptera Alexander, 1963
  • Tesserioptera Mendl & Geiger, 1992

Hoverioptera is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.

Distribution

Madagascar, Comoros & Switzerland.

Species

  • Subgenus Hoverioptera Alexander, 1963
  • H. ambricola (Alexander, 1951)
  • Subgenus Tesserioptera Mendl & Geiger, 1992
  • H. pilosa Mendl & Geiger, 1992

References

  • "Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World (Diptera, Tipuloidea: Pediciidae, Limoniidae, Cylindrotomidae, Tipulidae)". Naturalis Biodiversity Center.
Taxon identifiers
Hoverioptera