Dictenidia bimaculata (Linnaeus, 1761)
(a cranefly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDictenidia bimaculata (a cranefly)
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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Oosterbroek, P. 2006 The West Palearctic species of Ctenophorinae (Diptera: Tipulidae): key, distribution and references Entomologische Berichten Vol 66 (3): 138-149.

Dictenidia bimaculata (a cranefly) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Dictenidia bimaculata (a cranefly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Dictenidia bimaculata (a cranefly)
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