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A crane fly is any member of the dipteran superfamily Tipuloidea, which contains the living families Cylindrotomidae, Limoniidae, Pediciidae and Tipulidae, as well as several extinct families. "Winter crane flies", members of the family Trichoceridae, are sufficiently different from the typical crane flies of Tipuloidea to be excluded from the superfamily Tipuloidea.
Tipulidae is a family of large crane flies in the order Diptera. There are more than 30 genera and 4,200 described species in Tipulidae, common and widespread throughout the world.
Limoniidae is the largest of four crane fly families, with more than 10,700 species in more than 150 genera. It is a paraphyletic assemblage of genera within the superfamily Tipuloidea. Although paraphyletic, Limoniid crane flies can usually be distinguished by the way the wings are held at rest. Limoniids usually hold/fold the wings along the back of the body, whereas other crane flies usually hold them out at right angles. Snow flies such as Chionea scita have no wings at all. Limoniids are also usually smaller than other crane flies, with some exceptions.
Diaphorus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. Lyroneurus is considered by some authors to be a subgenus of this genus.
Arctoconopa is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Dasymallomyia is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Dictenidia is a genus of true crane flies.
The Cylindrotomidae or long-bodied craneflies are a family of crane flies. More than 65 extant species in 9 genera occur worldwide. There are more than 20 extinct species.
Cylindrotoma is a genus of crane fly in the family Cylindrotomidae.
Diogma is a genus of crane flies in the family Cylindrotomidae.
Liogma is a genus of crane fly in the family Cylindrotomidae.
Stibadocerella is a genus of crane fly in the family Cylindrotomidae.
Stibadocerina is a genus of crane fly in the family Cylindrotomidae.
Stibadocerodes is a genus of crane fly in the family Cylindrotomidae.
Brithura is a genus of true crane fly.
Holorusia is a genus of true crane fly, including the largest known crane fly species, Holorusia mikado.
Nephrotoma is a genus of crane flies.
Tanyptera is a genus of true crane flies; its species are lustrous and black and yellow or red in color. They resemble some Ichneumonidae. Segments of the flagella of males have three outgrowths each. The antennae of the females are distinctly 13-segmented. The sides of the mesothorax are glabrous. The ovipositor of the female is unusually long, the valves being only slightly shorter than the cerci. Tanyptera spp. exhibit extreme polymorphism in the body colour and body size of the sexes. The wing colors also vary from smoky-black, brown, or brownish-yellow, to transparent.
Dolichopeza is a genus of true crane fly. It is the only genus in the subfamily Dolichopezinae.
Tipulinae is a subfamily of crane flies. It contains the typical crane flies from the genus Tipula.