Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Is it the end of Limoniidae?

Posted by bbrown on 04-02-2011 17:44
#8

In my opinion, it is more conservative to recognize the two families, or maybe even only one "Tipulidae". Families are convenience groupings for human understanding (as are all higher taxa), and are the level most non-experts learn. The more people who can recognize a monophyletic Tipulidae, the better. The experts in the group can battle out which subgroupings to recognize at the subfamily level.