Tipulomorpha

The Tipulomorpha are an infraorder of Nematocera, containing the crane flies, a very large group, and allied families.

Taxonomy
The Tipulomorpha comprise five extant families.
 * Tipulomorpha
 * Tipuloidea (typical crane flies)
 * Cylindrotomidae (long-bodied crane flies)
 * Pediciidae (hairy-eyed crane flies)
 * Limoniidae (limoniid crane flies) – probably paraphyletic
 * Tipulidae (large crane flies)
 * Trichoceroidea (winter crane flies)
 * Trichoceridae

Extinct superfamilies
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.


 * Superfamily Eopolyneuroidea
 * Family Eopolyneuridae - (Upper Triassic)
 * Family Musidoromimidae - (Upper Triassic)
 * Superfamily Tipulodictyoidea extinct
 * Family Tipulodictyidae - (Upper Triassic)
 * Superfamily Tanyderophryneoidea extinct
 * Family Tanyderophryneidae - (Middle Jurassic)