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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Crane Flies (Tipulomorpha)

Infraorder Tipulomorpha - Crane Flies

Classification · Numbers · Identification · Remarks · See Also · Internet References · Works Cited
Orange cranefly - Tipula bicornis Tipula duplex ? - Tipula duplex - male Midge or Mosquito? - Trichocera Crane Fly ID? - Epiphragma fasciapenne - female Tipula trivittata (Crane Fly) - Tipula trivittata Insect - Gnophomyia tristissima - male Griant Cranefly - second image - Tipula large crane fly - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera))
Infraorder Tipulomorpha (Crane Flies)
Numbers
4 families, all represented in NA; >1500 spp. in 90 genera and >100 subgenera in our area, >15300 spp. (+about as many estimated undescribed) in ~700 genera and subgenera worldwide(1)
Identification
selected keys to aquatic larvae in(2)(3)(4)(5)
Remarks
Flies identified as crane flies (two complete anal veins, V-shaped suture in thorax) can be submitted here or moved here from ID request to await further identification.
See Also
Internet References
Taxon profile(6)
fact sheet(7)
Works Cited
1.Oosterbroek P. (2014) Catalogue of the craneflies of the world
2.Aquatic Insects of North America
R. W. Merritt, K. W. Cummins, M.B. Berg. 2008. Kendall/Hunt.
3.Manual for the identification of aquatic crane fly larvae for North America
Gelhaus J.K. 2008. Salt Lake City UT. 212 pp.
4.Manual for the identification of aquatic crane fly larvae for southeastern United States
Gelhaus J.K. 2002. Durham NC, 206 pp.
5.Guide to aquatic macroinvertebrates of the Upper Midwest
Bouchard R.W., Jr. 2004. Water Resources Center, U. of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN. 208 pp.
6.EcoSpark
7.University of Kentucky Department of Entomology (2004-2010) Kentucky critter files
Contributed by Keith Bayless on 10 March, 2007 - 8:19pm
Additional contributions by Hannah Nendick-Mason, Vox Sciurorum, v belov
Last updated 11 August, 2015 - 8:46am

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