Phoroctenia
Genus of flies
| Phoroctenia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Phoroctenia vittata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Suborder: | Nematocera |
| Infraorder: | Tipulomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Tipuloidea |
| Family: | Tipulidae |
| Subfamily: | Ctenophorinae |
| Genus: | Phoroctenia Coquillett, 1910 |
| Type species | |
| Ctenophora angustipennis Loew, 1872 | |
| Species | |
| See text | |
Phoroctenia is a genus of true crane flies found in northern Europe, eastern Russia, and western North America. The only currently described species is P. vittata (Meigen, 1830)
References
- "Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World (Diptera, Tipuloidea: Pediciidae, Limoniidae, Cylindrotomidae, Tipulidae)". Naturalis Biodiversity Center.
