Nematoceran Flies
Lat. “Nematocera“1 suborder, 4 families, 6 species The Nematocera (thread-horns) are a suborder of elongated flies with thin, segmented antennae and mostly aquatic larvae, consisting of the mosquitoes, crane flies, gnats, black flies, and midges.
Hierarchy Phylogeny A 2023 study revised the phylogeny of the Nematocera. The grouping remains paraphyletic with respect to the Brachycera, but is rearranged, with Deuterophlebiidae basal (sister to the rest), Nymphomyiidae placed inside Culicomorpha, and Blephariceridae within Psychodomorpha. Finally, Anisopodidae becomes sister to the Brachycera.
Families These families belong to the suborder Nematocera:
External links Image Gallery from Diptera.info
Gnats (Nematocera)
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arthropods("phylum: Arthropods"):::active
arthropods-->insects("class: Insects"):::active
insects-.->bark-lice-book-lice-and-parasitic-lice("order: Bark Lice, Book Lice, and Parasitic Lice")
insects-.->beetles("order: Beetles")
insects-.->brachyceran-flies("suborder: Brachyceran Flies")
insects-.->brown-lacewings("family: Brown Lacewings")
insects-.->butterflies-and-moths("order: Butterflies and Moths")
insects-.->cockroaches-and-termites("order: Cockroaches and Termites")
insects-.->dragonflies-and-damselflies("order: Dragonflies and Damselflies")
insects-.->earwigs("order: Earwigs")
insects-.->grasshoppers-crickets-and-katydids("order: Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids")
insects-.->green-lacewings("family: Green Lacewings")
insects-.->mayflies("order: Mayflies")
insects-.->narrow-waisted-wasps-ants-and-bees("suborder: Narrow-waisted Wasps, Ants, and Bees")
insects==>nematoceran-flies("suborder: Nematoceran Flies"):::active
insects-.->plant-parasitic-hemipterans("suborder: Plant-parasitic Hemipterans")
insects-.->sawflies-horntails-and-wood-wasps("suborder: Sawflies, Horntails, and Wood Wasps")
insects-.->true-bugs("suborder: True Bugs")
insects-.->true-hoppers("suborder: True Hoppers")
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click insects href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/"
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