Holorusia

Genus of flies

Holorusia
Holorusia sp. female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Suborder:
Nematocera
Infraorder:
Tipulomorpha
Superfamily:
Tipuloidea
Family:
Tipulidae
Subfamily:
Tipulinae
Genus:
Holorusia

Loew, 1863
Type species
Holorusia rubiginosa
Loew, 1863 [= hespera Arnaud & Byers, 1990]
Species

see text

Holorusia is a genus of true crane fly, including the largest known crane fly species, Holorusia mikado.[1]

Biology

The larvae are aquatic.

Distribution

Asia & Australasia.

Species

References

  1. ^ World's Largest Crane Fly
  • "Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World (Diptera, Tipuloidea: Pediciidae, Limoniidae, Cylindrotomidae, Tipulidae)". Naturalis Biodiversity Center.
Taxon identifiers
Holorusia