Ptychopteromorpha
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The Nematocera
n infraorder Ptychopteromorpha includes two uncommon families. In older classifications, the group is included within the infraorder Tipulomorpha
, but it does not appear to be closely related at all, having only superficial similarities (e.g., slender bodies and long legs).
Nematocera
Nematocera , is a suborder of elongated flies with thin, segmented antennae and mostly aquatic larvae, consisting of the mosquitoes, crane flies, gnats, and midges....
n infraorder Ptychopteromorpha includes two uncommon families. In older classifications, the group is included within the infraorder Tipulomorpha
Tipulomorpha
Tipulomorpha is an infraorder of Nematocera, containing the crane flies, a very large group, and several allied families, three of which have historically been included within the Tipulidae....
, but it does not appear to be closely related at all, having only superficial similarities (e.g., slender bodies and long legs).