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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.
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.
The Chioneinae are a subfamily of limoniid crane flies.
Afrolimnophila is a genus of crane flies in the family Limoniidae.
Arctoconopa is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Dicranoptycha is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Elliptera is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Gonomyodes is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Hesperoconopa is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Ilisia is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Lipsothrix is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Neocladura is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Neolimnomyia is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Phyllolabis is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Pilaria is a genus of crane flies in the family Limoniidae.
Rhabdomastix is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Rhypholophus is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
Thaumastoptera is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae.
The Pediciidae or hairy-eyed craneflies are a family of flies closely related to true crane flies, with about 500 species worldwide.
Eriopterini is a tribe of limoniid crane flies in the family Limoniidae. There are more than 20 genera and 3,800 described species in Eriopterini.
References
- "Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World (Diptera, Tipuloidea: Pediciidae, Limoniidae, Cylindrotomidae, Tipulidae)". Naturalis Biodiversity Center.