Tanyderidae

Barahona-Segovia, Rodrigo M., Madriz, Isaí, González, Christian R. & Amorim, Dalton De Souza, 2024, An update on the knowledge and general understanding of the Chilean Diptera diversity, Zootaxa 5518 (1), pp. 1-87 : 9

Tanyderidae ( Fig. 7 )

The family comprises 39 species assigned to 10 genera worldwide ( Madriz et al. 2018). In Chile, the diversity of this group is composed of four species divided among three genera: Araucoderus gloriosus (Alexander) , Neoderus patagonicus (Alexander) , N. chonos Madriz , and Tanyderus pictus Philippi. Biological notes and ecology for A. gloriosus , N. chonos , and T. pictus were provided by Lukashevich & Shcherbakov (2016), Madriz & Courtney (2016), Madriz et al. (2018), and Barahona-Segovia et al. (2023b).

3. Suborder Culicomorpha

Culicomorpha is a monophyletic group based on the following synapomorphies: metathoracic leg sheath bent in an S-shape, male pedicel enlarged and globular, antennal flagellum of male plumose, and aedeagus membranous ( Lambkin et al. 2013). The Culicomorpha includes eight extant families that includes most species of blood-sucking lower flies and many other important vectors of pathogens ( Zhang et al. 2019). Ceratopogonidae , Thaumaleidae and Simuliidae are considered sister group of other Culicomorpha families, with Dixidae at the base of the remaining four Culicomorpha families ( Zhang et al. 2019). Six families ( Ceratopogonidae , Chironomidae , Culicidae , Dixidae , Simuliidae and Thaumaleidae ) are present in Chile.

Figures

FIGURES 1–7. Tipulomorpha and Psychodomorpha of Chile: (1) Sigmatodera maiae (Alexander) (Limoniidae, photo by Ignacio Torres); (2) cf. Geranomyia valida (Loew) (Limoniidae, Photo by Claudio Arancibia); (3) Ischnotoma (Ischnotoma) decorata (Philippi) (Tipulidae; Photo by Matías Cortés); (4) Nothotrichocera cf. chiloe Krzeminska & Young (Trichoceridae; Photo by Ricardo Varela); (5) larvae of Edwardsina sp. (Blephariceridae, photo by R. I. Madriz); (6) Clogmia albipunctata (Williston) (photo by Ani Mari), and (7) Tanyderus pictus Philippi (Tanyderidae, photo by Vicente Valdés).