Toxorhina

Toxorhina is a genus of crane fly belonging to the family Limoniidae. They can be found in various places such as the United States (Florida and Maryland) and China.

It can be distinguished among other crane flies by the reduced number of veins in the wings, among other less apparent differences. They are often recorded feeding in flowers.

Species

There are more than 150 species belonging to this genus belonging to three subgenera. There have been several fossil species discovered belonging to this genus. They are Toxorhina eridanus, Toxorhina caucasiensis, Toxorhina mexicana and Toxorhina madagascariensis.

These species belong to the genus Toxorhina:

Subgenus Ceratocheilus <small>Wesche, 1910</small>

Toxorhina alexanderi <small>Tjeder, 1981</small>

Toxorhina approximata <small>Alexander, 1951</small>

Toxorhina atritarsis <small>Alexander, 1943</small>

Toxorhina australasiae <small>(Alexander, 1922)</small>

Toxorhina biroi <small>Alexander, 1934</small>

Toxorhina bispinosa <small>Alexander, 1965</small>

Toxorhina bistyla <small>Alexander, 1967</small>

Toxorhina brachymera <small>Alexander, 1956</small>

Toxorhina brevifrons <small>(Brunetti, 1918)</small>

Toxorhina brevisector <small>Alexander, 1974</small>

Toxorhina caledonica <small>Alexander, 1948</small>

Toxorhina capnitis <small>Alexander, 1956</small>

Toxorhina caucasiensis

Toxorhina chiapasensis <small>Alexander, 1938</small>

Toxorhina claripennis <small>Alexander, 1958</small>

Toxorhina cocottensis <small>Alexander, 1956</small>

Toxorhina contractifrons <small>(Edwards, 1933)</small>

Toxorhina cornigera <small>(Speiser, 1908)</small>

Toxorhina christelius

Toxorhina danieleae <small>Alexander, 1979</small>

Toxorhina drysdalei <small>Alexander, 1937</small>

Toxorhina edwardsi <small>(Alexander, 1920)</small>

Toxorhina eridanus

Toxorhina flavicostata <small>Alexander, 1954</small>

Toxorhina flavirostris <small>(Alexander, 1920)</small>

Toxorhina formosensis <small>(Alexander, 1928)</small>

Toxorhina fulvicolor <small>Alexander, 1967</small>

Toxorhina fumipennis <small>Alexander, 1936</small>

Toxorhina fuscolimbata <small>Alexander, 1967</small>

Toxorhina gilesi <small>(Edwards, 1911)</small>

Toxorhina gressitti <small>Alexander, 1962</small>

Toxorhina growea <small>Theischinger, 1994</small>

Toxorhina holvia <small>Boardman, 2020</small>

Toxorhina hoogstraali <small>Alexander, 1948</small>

Toxorhina huanglica <small>Zhang, Li & Yang, 2015</small>

Toxorhina imperatrix <small>Alexander, 1948</small>

Toxorhina infuscula <small>Alexander, 1962</small>

Toxorhina inobsepta <small>Alexander, 1978</small>

Toxorhina juvenca <small>Alexander, 1948</small>

Toxorhina kokodae <small>Alexander, 1951</small>

Toxorhina latifrons <small>(Brunetti, 1918)</small>

Toxorhina leucomelanopus <small>(Enderlein, 1912)</small>

Toxorhina leucostena <small>Alexander, 1937</small>

Toxorhina levis <small>(Hutton, 1900)</small>

Toxorhina luteibasis <small>Alexander, 1962</small>

Toxorhina lyrata <small>Alexander, 1972</small>

Toxorhina macrorhyncha <small>Alexander, 1955</small>

Toxorhina maculipennis <small>Alexander, 1936</small>

Toxorhina madagascariensis

Toxorhina majus <small>(Edwards, 1926)</small>

Toxorhina melanomera <small>Alexander, 1962</small>

Toxorhina mesorhyncha <small>Alexander, 1936</small>

Toxorhina mexicana

Toxorhina monostyla <small>Alexander, 1962</small>

Toxorhina nasus <small>Theischinger, 1994</small>

Toxorhina nigripleura <small>(Alexander, 1920)</small>

Toxorhina nigropolita <small>Alexander, 1956</small>

Toxorhina nimbipleura <small>Alexander, 1963</small>

Toxorhina niveitarsis <small>(Alexander, 1922)</small>

Toxorhina nympha <small>Alexander, 1961</small>

Toxorhina ochracea <small>(Edwards, 1923)</small>

Toxorhina omnifusca <small>Zhang, Li & Yang, 2015</small>

Toxorhina phaeoneura <small>Alexander, 1960</small>

Toxorhina pianmica <small>Xu, Lv & Zhang, 2024</small>

Toxorhina pictipennis <small>Alexander, 1972</small>

Toxorhina pollex <small>Alexander, 1956</small>

Toxorhina prolongata <small>Alexander, 1938</small>

Toxorhina revulsa <small>Alexander, 1955</small>

Toxorhina romblonensis <small>Alexander, 1929</small>

Toxorhina scimitar <small>Alexander, 1956</small>

Toxorhina seychellarum <small>(Edwards, 1912)</small>

Toxorhina simplicistyla <small>Alexander, 1967</small>

Toxorhina streptotrichia <small>Alexander, 1962</small>

Toxorhina superstes <small>Alexander, 1942</small>

Toxorhina taiwanicola <small>(Alexander, 1923)</small>

Toxorhina tasmaniensis <small>(Alexander, 1926)</small>

Toxorhina tenebrica <small>Alexander, 1961</small>

Toxorhina tinctipennis <small>(Alexander, 1930)</small>

Toxorhina toxopeana <small>Alexander, 1961</small>

Toxorhina trichopyga <small>Alexander, 1962</small>

Toxorhina tuberifera <small>Alexander, 1966</small>

Toxorhina univirgata <small>Zhang, Li & Yang, 2015</small>

Toxorhina vulsa <small>Alexander, 1952</small>

Toxorhina westralis <small>Theischinger, 1994</small>

Toxorhina yamma <small>Theischinger, 2000</small>

Subgenus Eutoxorhina <small>Alexander, 1934</small>

Toxorhina ammoula <small>Theischinger, 1994</small>

Toxorhina parasimplex <small>Hynes, 1988</small>

Toxorhina simplex <small>Alexander, 1934</small>

Subgenus Toxorhina <small>Loew, 1850</small>

Toxorhina acanthobasis <small>Alexander, 1960</small>

Toxorhina acutapex <small>Alexander, 1972</small>

Toxorhina angustilinea <small>Alexander, 1930</small>

Toxorhina atripes <small>Alexander, 1922</small>

Toxorhina basalis <small>Alexander, 1951</small>

Toxorhina basiseta <small>Alexander, 1978</small>

Toxorhina biceps <small>Alexander, 1931</small>

Toxorhina brevirama <small>Alexander, 1953</small>

Toxorhina brevistyla <small>Alexander, 1965</small>

Toxorhina brunniventris <small>Edwards, 1931</small>

Toxorhina carunculata <small>Alexander, 1970</small>

Toxorhina centralis <small>(Alexander, 1913)</small>

Toxorhina cisatlantica <small>Speiser, 1908</small>

Toxorhina curtipennis <small>Alexander, 1975</small>

Toxorhina curvata <small>Alexander, 1938</small>

Toxorhina cuthbertsoni <small>Alexander, 1937</small>

Toxorhina dendroidea <small>Alexander, 1931</small>

Toxorhina digitifera <small>Alexander, 1964</small>

Toxorhina distalis <small>Alexander, 1936</small>

Toxorhina domingensis <small>Alexander, 1937</small>

Toxorhina duyagi <small>Alexander, 1930</small>

Toxorhina fasciata <small>Edwards, 1926</small>

Toxorhina flavida <small>(Alexander, 1913)</small>

Toxorhina fragilis <small>Loew, 1851</small>

Toxorhina grahami <small>(Wesche, 1910)</small>

Toxorhina grossa <small>Alexander, 1956</small>

Toxorhina incerta <small>Brunetti, 1912</small>

Toxorhina infumata <small>Edwards, 1928</small>

Toxorhina infumipennis <small>Alexander, 1942</small>

Toxorhina jamaicensis <small>Alexander, 1964</small>

Toxorhina latamera <small>Alexander, 1968</small>

Toxorhina longicollis <small>Pierre, 1924</small>

Toxorhina magna <small>Osten Sacken, 1865</small>

Toxorhina mashona <small>Alexander, 1959</small>

Toxorhina megatricha <small>Alexander, 1961</small>

Toxorhina mendosa <small>Alexander, 1935</small>

Toxorhina meridionalis <small>(Alexander, 1913)</small>

Toxorhina montina <small>Alexander, 1931</small>

Toxorhina muliebris <small>Osten Sacken, 1865</small>

Toxorhina nigrivena <small>Alexander, 1939</small>

Toxorhina noeliana <small>Alexander, 1956</small>

Toxorhina occlusa <small>Edwards, 1928</small>

Toxorhina ochreata <small>Edwards, 1931</small>

Toxorhina pergracilis <small>Alexander, 1944</small>

Toxorhina perproducta <small>Alexander, 1956</small>

Toxorhina phoracaena <small>Alexander, 1966</small>

Toxorhina polycantha <small>Alexander, 1940</small>

Toxorhina polytricha <small>Alexander, 1970</small>

Toxorhina producta <small>Edwards, 1928</small>

Toxorhina protrusa <small>Alexander, 1962</small>

Toxorhina pulvinaria <small>Alexander, 1950</small>

Toxorhina scapania <small>Alexander, 1966</small>

Toxorhina scita <small>Alexander, 1962</small>

Toxorhina serpens <small>Alexander, 1951</small>

Toxorhina sparsiseta <small>Alexander, 1962</small>

Toxorhina staplesi <small>Alexander, 1973</small>

Toxorhina stenomera <small>Alexander, 1972</small>

Toxorhina stenophallus <small>Alexander, 1937</small>

Toxorhina subfragilis <small>Alexander, 1970</small>

Toxorhina suttoni <small>Alexander, 1936</small>

Toxorhina taeniomera <small>Alexander, 1950</small>

Toxorhina tonkouiana <small>Alexander, 1958</small>

Toxorhina trichorhyncha <small>Edwards, 1926</small>

Toxorhina trilineata <small>Alexander, 1936</small>

Toxorhina trilobata <small>Alexander, 1938</small>

Toxorhina tuberculata <small>Alexander, 1931</small>

Toxorhina violaceipennis <small>Alexander, 1937</small>

Toxorhina westwoodi <small>Brunetti, 1920</small>

Subgenus not assigned

Toxorhina spinulifera

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