The Tipulomorpha are an infraorder of Nematocera, containing the crane flies, a very large group, and allied families.
Taxonomy
The Tipulomorpha comprise five extant families. Tipulomorpha Tipuloidea (typical crane flies) Cylindrotomidae (long-bodied crane flies) Pediciidae (hairy-eyed crane flies) Limoniidae (limoniid crane flies) – probably paraphyletic Tipulidae (large crane flies) Trichoceroidea (winter crane flies) Trichoceridae
Extinct superfamilies
One recent classification based largely on fossils splits this group into a series of extinct superfamilies (below), and includes members of other infraorders, but this has not gained wide acceptance.
Superfamily Eopolyneuroidea Family Eopolyneuridae - (Upper Triassic) Family Musidoromimidae - (Upper Triassic) Superfamily Tipulodictyoidea extinct Family Tipulodictyidae - (Upper Triassic) Superfamily Tanyderophryneoidea extinct Family Tanyderophryneidae - (Middle Jurassic)
References
External links
Tree of Life Tipulomorpha