Tipulomorpha

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

Crane flies and allies Temporal range: Triassic–Present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Crane fly
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Suborder:	Nematocera
Infraorder:	Tipulomorpha
Superfamilies and families
Tipuloidea (typical crane flies) Cylindrotomidae Pediciidae Limoniidae Tipulidae Trichoceroidea (winter crane flies) Trichoceridae

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.^{[citation needed]}

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