Tipuloidea
Encyclopedia
Tipuloidea is the superfamily
of flies
containing the living families Cylindrotomidae
, Limoniidae
, Pediciidae
and Tipulidae, and the extinct
families Architipulidae and Eolimnobiidae.
At least 15,300 species of crane flies have been described, most of them (75%) by the specialist Charles Paul Alexander
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Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of flies
Fly
True flies are insects of the order Diptera . They possess a pair of wings on the mesothorax and a pair of halteres, derived from the hind wings, on the metathorax...
containing the living families Cylindrotomidae
Cylindrotomidae
The Cylindrotomidae or Long-bodied Craneflies, are a family of flies closely related to true crane flies. There are about 115 species worldwide.-Description:...
, Limoniidae
Limoniidae
Limoniidae is a family of flies closely related to the crane flies Tipulidae although they 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 tipulids usually hold them out at right angles. Members of the...
, Pediciidae
Pediciidae
The Pediciidae or Hairy-eyed Craneflies, are a family of flies closely related to true crane flies. There are about 500 species worldwide.-Genera:*Subfamily Pediciinae*Dicranota Zetterstedt, 1838*Heterangaeus Alexander, 1925...
and Tipulidae, and the extinct
Extinction
In biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...
families Architipulidae and Eolimnobiidae.
At least 15,300 species of crane flies have been described, most of them (75%) by the specialist Charles Paul Alexander
Charles Paul Alexander
Charles Paul Alexander was an American entomologist born September 25, 1889, in Gloversville, New York. He died on December 3, 1981.Charles Paul Alexander was the son of Emil Alexander and Jane Alexander . He entered Cornell University in 1909, earning a Bachelor of Sciences in 1913 and a Ph. D. in...
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