Ornithodes
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Ornithodes is a genus of hairy-eyed craneflies (family Pediciidae
). Both known species are from North America
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Pediciidae
The Pediciidae or Hairy-eyed Craneflies, are a family of flies closely related to true crane flies. There are about 500 species worldwide.-Genera:*Subfamily Pediciinae*Dicranota Zetterstedt, 1838*Heterangaeus Alexander, 1925...
). Both known species are from North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
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- Ornithodes brevirostris AlexanderCharles Paul AlexanderCharles Paul Alexander was an American entomologist born September 25, 1889, in Gloversville, New York. He died on December 3, 1981.Charles Paul Alexander was the son of Emil Alexander and Jane Alexander . He entered Cornell University in 1909, earning a Bachelor of Sciences in 1913 and a Ph. D. in...
, 1955 - Ornithodes harrimani CoquillettDaniel William CoquillettDaniel William Coquillett was an American entomologist who specialised in Diptera. He wrote Revision of the dipterous family Therevidae...
, 1900