The Pediciidae or hairy-eyed craneflies are a family of

flies Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced ...

closely related to true crane flies, with about 500

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

worldwide.

Description

For terms see

Morphology of Diptera Dipteran morphology differs in some significant ways from the broader morphology of insects. The Diptera is a very large and diverse order of mostly small to medium-sized insects. They have prominent compound eyes on a mobile head, and (at most) ...

. Pediciidae are medium-sized to large (5 mm., ''Dicranota'' 35 mm., ''Pedicia'') flies which resemble

Tipulidae Crane fly is a common name referring to any member of the insect family (biology), family Tipulidae. Cylindrotominae, Limoniinae, and Pediciinae have been ranked as subfamilies of Tipulidae by most authors, though occasionally elevated to family ...

. 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 Glabrousness (from the Latin '' glaber'' meaning "bald", "hairless", "shaved", "smooth") is the technical term for a lack of hair, down, setae, trichomes or other such covering. A glabrous surface may be a natural characteristic of all or part of ...

in related families). The antenna have 12-17 segments. The thorax has a V-shaped transverse suture. The wing has 2 anal veins. The apical crossveins and M-Cu form an oblique line. The wings of ''Pedicia'' have contrasting brown longitudinal stripes.

Genera

*Subfamily

Pediciinae The Pediciinae are a subfamily of flies in the family Pediciidae, closely related to Tipulidae (true craneflies). There are about 450 species worldwide. Genera *'' Dicranota'' Zetterstedt, 1838 *'' Heterangaeus'' Alexander, 1925 *'' Malaisemyia ...

:*'' Dicranota''

Zetterstedt Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt (20 May 1785 – 23 December 1874) was a Sweden, Swedish Naturalism (philosophy) , naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera. Biography Zetterstedt studied at the Lund University, University of Lund, where ...

, 1838 :*''

Heterangaeus ''Heterangaeus'' is a genus of hairy-eyed craneflies (family Pediciidae) from the Russian far east (Sakhalin & Kuril Islands), North Korea and Japan. Species *'' Heterangaeus esakii'' Alexander, 1924 *'' Heterangaeus gloriosus'' (Alexander, 192 ...

Alexander Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...

, 1925 :*'' Malaisemyia''

, 1950 :*'' Nasiternella'' Wahlgren, 1904 :*'' Nipponomyia''

, 1924 :*'' Ornithodes'' Coquillett, 1900 :*'' Pedicia'' Latreille, 1809 :*''

Savchenkoiana ''Savchenkoiana'' is a genus of hairy-eyed craneflies (family Pediciidae) from the Russian far east (Primorskiy kray). Species *''Savchenkoiana mokrzhitskae'' (Savchenko, 1977) References

* Pediciidae Tipuloidea genera {{Tipuloidea-s ...

'' Kocak, 1981 :*'' Tricyphona''

, 1837 *Subfamily Ulinae :*'' Ula'' Haliday, 1833

References

External links

Family :Pediciidae at EOL
images. {{Taxonbar, from=Q140585 Nematocera families