Pediciidae

The Pediciidae or hairy-eyed craneflies are a family of flies closely related to true crane flies, with about 500 species worldwide.

Description
For terms see Morphology of Diptera.

Pediciidae are medium-sized to large (5 mm, Dicranota 35 mm, Pedicia) flies which resemble Tipulidae. The wings, legs and abdomen are long and slender. Ocelli are absent. The eyes are pubescent; short erect hairs are present in between the eye facets (the eyes are usually glabrous in related families). The antenna have 12–17 segments. The thorax has a V-shaped transverse suture. The wing has two anal veins. The apical crossveins and M-Cu form an oblique line. The wings of Pedicia have contrasting brown longitudinal stripes.

Fossil record
The oldest fossils of the family date to the Jurassic.

Genera

 * Subfamily Pediciinae
 * Dicranota Zetterstedt, 1838
 * Heterangaeus Alexander, 1925
 * Malaisemyia Alexander, 1950
 * Nasiternella Wahlgren, 1904
 * Nipponomyia Alexander, 1924
 * Ornithodes Coquillett, 1900
 * Pedicia Latreille, 1809
 * Savchenkoiana Kocak, 1981
 * Tricyphona Zetterstedt, 1837


 * Subfamily Ulinae
 * Ula Haliday, 1833

Fossil genera

 * Fragisternella Upper Oligocene, Asia
 * Praearchitipula Itat Formation, Russia, Middle Jurassic, Ichetuy Formation, Russia, Jurassic