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Crane Flies

Tipulidae

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Field Notes

Description:

Crane Flies hanging on a thin string of an abandoned spider web.

Habitat:

Tropical Forests, Kerala. India.

Species ID Suggestions

Gall Midges

Cecidomyiidae

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MartinL
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phantom crane flies

Bittacomorphella sp.

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Scott Frazier
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Comments (4)
Scott Frazier
Yes I believe they are mislabeled on the suggestion link. Here is what gall midges hanging on a web look like http://bugguide.net/node/view/504612/bgpage The Family of phantom crane flies is Ptychopteridae. It is poorly understood for Asia. It has 3 genera, 2 occur in Asia.. I can't find Bittacomorphella for India but it does occur in Thailand and Japan.
mahesh.haridevan
https://www.google.co.in/search?q=crane+flies&safe=off&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=y2gQU4jUB4rJrAez3oGwAg&ved=0CK8BEIke&biw=1281&bih=647
mahesh.haridevan
thanks martinl, but i doubt they are gall midges. looks more like crane files. http://www.flickr.com/photos/thi3deye/12210571415/
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2014

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