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Tanyderidae

[‚tan·ə′der·ə‚dē]
(invertebrate zoology)
The primitive crane flies, a family of orthorrhaphous dipteran insects in the series Nematocera.
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Las familias Anyphaenidae (Aranae), Forficulidae (Dermaptera) Dryomyzidae, Micropezidae, Otitidae, Simuliidae, Tanyderidae y Trichoceridae (Diptera); Pyrrhocoridae (Hemiptera); Bethylidae (Hymenoptera); Hemerobiidae (Neuroptera) y Pulicidae (Siphonaptera) no habian sido registradas en los estudios de artropofauna de humedales en la Sabana de Bogota.
Variacion taxonomica y funcional en la artropofauna asociada a comunidades vegetales en humedales altoandinos (Colombia)
Cleary these species are adapted to nectarivory, although the floral hosts involved and their co-evolution with the flies remain unknown.1 Later Brian provided additional examples of rostrum elongation as a notable adaptation in various families of Diptera, including the Rhagionidae, Tanyderidae, Sciaridae and Ceratopogonidae that are principally associated with the specialised flora of the Cape region of South Africa (Kirk-Spriggs & Stuckenberg 2009: 158-159).
Dedication: the life, career and major achievements of Brian Roy Stuckenberg (1930-2009)
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