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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
Spring Tipula - Tipula rossmani - male Green Midge ? - Erioptera chlorophylla Crane Fly IMG_8859 - Limonia triocellata large crane fly - female Tipula, South Jersey - Tipula sayi - female large and very colorful crane fly - Phoroctenia vittata - female 2018-08-10 Checkered crane fly - Erioptera caliptera Tipulid
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, >1600 in the Nearctic, >15,700 spp. (+about as many estimated undescribed) in >150 genera 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
fact sheet(6)
Works Cited
1.Oosterbroek P. (2023) 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.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, Arturo Santos
Last updated 28 December, 2023 - 6:51pm

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