Tanyptera nigricornis (Meigen, 1818)
(a cranefly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTanyptera nigricornis (a cranefly)
GenusTanyptera (a genus of flies)
FamilyTIPULIDAE (tipulid craneflies, cranefly)
SuperfamilyTIPULOIDEA (craneflies)
InfraorderTipulomorpha (craneflies)
SuborderNEMATOCERA (thread-horned flies, gnat)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Tanyptera nigricornis (a cranefly) :
1: Tanyptera nigricornis (a cranefly)
19 May 2004 OSGR: SX47 50° 30’ N, 4° 10’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
on Ash branch
Image 1: Dorsal - close-upImage 2: In situ - dorsal - close-upImage 3: In situ - dorsal - close-up (2)Image 4: In situ - dorsal - close-up (3)Image 5: In situ - dorsal - close-up (4)Image 6: In situ - lateral - close-upImage 7: In situ - lateral - close-up (2)Image 8: In situ - lateral - close-up (3)Image 9: Lateral - close-upImage 10: Ventral - close-upImage 11: Dorsal - close-up - enlargedImage 12: Lateral - close-up - enlargedImage 13: Ventral - close-up - enlarged

Tanyptera nigricornis (a cranefly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Tanyptera nigricornis (a cranefly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Tanyptera nigricornis (a cranefly)
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