TIPULOIDEA
(craneflies)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
CYLINDROTOMIDAE
cylindrotomid craneflies
Family 5 ident. refs
LIMONIIDAE
lesser craneflies
(Click to open)
 		Family 30 subtaxa 92 images 20 ident. refs
PEDICIIDAE
pediciid craneflies
Male (Click to open)
 		Family 4 subtaxa 35 images 7 ident. refs
TIPULIDAE
tipulid craneflies, cranefly
Male (Click to open)
 		Family 54 subtaxa 805 images 32 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SuperfamilyTIPULOIDEA (craneflies)
InfraorderTipulomorpha (craneflies)
SuborderNEMATOCERA (thread-horned flies, gnat)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

TIPULOIDEA (craneflies) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for TIPULOIDEA (craneflies)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 20 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for TIPULOIDEA (craneflies)
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