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, and are placed as their sister group within Tipulomorpha.
Tipula is a very large insect genus in the fly family Tipulidae. The members of this genus are sometimes collectively called common crane flies. Tipula contains over 2,000 species located throughout the world.
Tipula paludosa is a species of true craneflies, family Tipulidae. It is also known as the European crane fly or the marsh crane fly. It is a pest in grasslands of Northwest Europe and has been accidentally introduced to North America.
Tipula hermannia is a species in the family Tipulidae, in the order Diptera ("flies").
Tipula algonquin is a species of large crane fly in the family Tipulidae.
"Crocebacterium ilecola" is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming and motile species of bacteria from the family of Microbacteriaceae. "Crocebacterium ilecola" has been isolated from the hindgut of the larva Tipula abdominalis from United States.
Tipula tricolor is a species of large crane fly in the family Tipulidae.
Tipula longiventris is a species of large crane fly in the family Tipulidae.
Tipula chlorion is a species of large crane fly in the family Tipulidae.
Tipula paterifera is a species of large crane fly in the family Tipulidae.
Tipula inusitata is a species of large crane fly in the family Tipulidae.
Tipula metacomet is a species of large crane fly in the family Tipulidae named for the Wampanoag chief Metacomet.
Tipula bicornis is a species of large crane fly in the family Tipulidae.
Tipula megaura is a species of large crane fly in the family Tipulidae.
Tipula fuliginosa, the sooty crane fly, is a species of large crane fly in the family Tipulidae. It is found in Europe.
Tipula dietziana is a species of large crane fly in the family Tipulidae.
Tipula dorsimacula is a species of large crane fly in the family Tipulidae.
Tipula morrisoni is a species of large crane fly in the family Tipulidae.
Tipula schizomera is a species of large crane fly in the family Tipulidae. It is found in the southwestern United States and Mexico.
Tipula valida is a species of large crane fly in the family Tipulidae.
