The Tipulomorpha are an infraorder of Nematocera, containing the crane flies, a very large group, and allied families.
Crane flies and allies Temporal range:
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Crane fly | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Suborder: | Nematocera |
Infraorder: | Tipulomorpha |
Superfamilies and families | |
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The Tipulomorpha comprise five extant families.[1][2]
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.[citation needed]