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Lipsothrix

Insecta - Diptera - Limoniidae

Taxonomy
Lipsothrix was named by Loew (1873). It is extant. Its type is Lipsothrix nobilis.

It was assigned to Limoniidae by Evenhuis (1994) and Krzemiński (2001); and to Limoniinae by Kania (2015).

Species
L. extincta, L. nobilis (type species), L. radiata

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Lipsothrix Loew p. 67
1931Electrolabis Alexander p. 58
1992Electrolabis Carpenter
1994Lipsothrix Evenhuis
2001Electrolabis Krzemiński p. 329
2001Lipsothrix Krzemiński p. 329
2015Lipsothrix Kania p. 79

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
RankNameAuthor
classInsecta
orderDiptera
suborderNematoceraLatreille 1825
infraorderTipulomorpha
superfamilyTipuloidea
familyLimoniidae
subfamilyLimoniinae
genusLipsothrixLoew 1873

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Lipsothrix Loew 1873
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Lipsothrix extincta Alexander 1931
Lipsothrix radiata Krzemiński 2001
Invalid names: Electrolabis Alexander 1931 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available