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A Case of Mistaken Identity in the World of Crane Flies

Academy of Natural Sciences

One group of insects that received a great deal of attention in the midst of this rivalry was the crane flies (Tipuloidea). We based our determinations on differences and similarities between the pattern of veins in the wings of these flies,” Eichen says, “as well as the structure of the genitalia in male specimens.”