| Cylindrotominae | |
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| Cylindrotoma distinctissima | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cylindrotomidae |
| Subfamily: | Cylindrotominae van der Wulp, 1877 |
| Genera | |
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The Cylindrotominae are a subfamily from the family Cylindrotomidae. These flies are closely related to true crane flies.
Crane fly is a common name referring to any member of the insect family Tipulidae. Cylindrotominae, Limoniinae, and Pediciinae have been ranked as subfamilies of Tipulidae by most authors, though occasionally elevated to family rank. In the most recent classifications, only Pediciidae is now ranked as a separate family, due to considerations of paraphyly. In colloquial speech, crane flies are sometimes known as "MAYFLY” ’mosquito hawks", "skeeter-eater", or "daddy longlegs",. The larvae of crane flies are known commonly as leatherjackets.
The Bombyliidae are a family of flies. Their common name are bee flies or humbleflies. Adults generally feed on nectar and pollen, some being important pollinators. Larvae generally are parasitoids of other insects.
The Nematocera are a suborder of elongated flies with thin, segmented antennae and mostly aquatic larvae. Major families in the suborder include the mosquitoes, crane flies, gnats, black flies, and a group of families described as midges.
The Chioneinae are a subfamily of limoniid crane flies.
Dactylolabis is a genus of crane flies in the family Limoniidae. It is placed in its own subfamily, Dactylolabinae. Dactylolabis contains the following species:
Elliptera is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Brachypalpus is a genus hoverflies, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera.
The Limnophilinae are a subfamily of tipulid crane flies. Some authors still use the name Hexatominae for this subfamily.
The Cylindrotomidae or long-bodied craneflies are a family of crane flies. About 115 species in 9 genera occur worldwide.
Liogma is a genus of crane fly in the family Cylindrotomidae.
Phalacrocera is a genus of crane fly in the family Cylindrotominae.
Triogma is a genus of crane fly in the family Cylindrotomidae.
Nephrotoma is a genus of crane flies.
Tipulinae is a subfamily of crane flies. It contains the typical crane flies from the genus Tipula.
The Milesiini is a large and diverse tribe of hoverflies. They mimic wasps or hornets.
The Syrphini are a tribe of hoverflies.
Elassogaster is a genus of scavenger flies (Diptera) belonging to the family Platystomatidae. They are native to warm regions of Africa, Madagascar, Asia and Australia.
Eutreta is a genus of the family Tephritidae, better known as fruit flies.
Limoniini is a tribe of limoniid crane flies in the family Limoniidae. There are about 7 genera and more than 1,400 described species in Limoniini.