Tipulomorpha Explained

The Tipulomorpha are an infraorder of Nematocera, containing the crane flies, a very large group, and allied families.

Taxonomy

The Tipulomorpha comprise five extant families.^{[1] [2]}

• Tipulomorpha
  • Tipuloidea (typical crane flies)
    • Cylindrotomidae (long-bodied crane flies)
    • Pediciidae (hairy-eyed crane flies)
    • Limoniidae (limoniid crane flies)  - probably paraphyletic
    • Tipulidae (large crane flies)
  • Trichoceroidea (winter crane flies)
    • Trichoceridae

Extinct superfamilies

One recent classification based largely on fossils splits this group into a series of extinct superfamilies (below), and includes members of other infraorders, but this has not gained wide acceptance.

• Superfamily Eopolyneuroidea
  • Family Eopolyneuridae - (Upper Triassic)
  • Family Musidoromimidae - (Upper Triassic)
• Superfamily Tipulodictyoidea extinct
  • Family Tipulodictyidae - (Upper Triassic)
• Superfamily Tanyderophryneoidea extinct
  • Family Tanyderophryneidae - (Middle Jurassic)

External links

• Tree of Life Tipulomorpha

Notes and References

1. Book: Thomas . Pape . Vladimir . Blagoderov . Mikhail B. . Mostovski . Order DIPTERA Linnaeus, 1758 . Zhang . Z.-Q. . Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. .
2. Book: Wiegmann . BM . Yeates . DK . 2017 . Phylogeny of the Diptera . Kirk-Spriggs . AH . Sinclair . BJ . Manual of Afrotropical Diptera. . 1. Introductory chapters and keys to Diptera families. . Suricata 4. . South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria . 253–265 . https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322220478_Phylogeny_of_Diptera .