Tipulinae is a

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

. It contains the typical crane flies from the

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Tipula ''Tipula'' is a very large insect genus in the fly family Tipulidae (crane flies). The members of this genus are sometimes collectively called common crane flies. ''Tipula'' contains over 2,000 species located throughout the world. Like all cra ...

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Genera

*'' Acracantha'' Skuse, 1890 *'' Angarotipula'' Savchenko, 1961 *''

Austrotipula ''Austrotipula'' is a genus of true crane fly. Distribution New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Isla ...

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 ...

, 1920 *'' Brachypremna'' Osten Sacken, 1887 *'' Brithura''

Edwards Edwards may refer to: People * Edwards (surname) * Edwards family, a prominent family from Chile * Edwards Barham (1937-2014), a former member of the Louisiana State Senate * Edwards Pierrepont (1817–1892), an American attorney, jurist, and ora ...

, 1916 *''

Clytocosmus ''Clytocosmus'' is a genus of true crane fly. Distribution Australia. Species *'' C. alexanderi'' Dobrotworsky, 1968 *'' C. edwardsi'' Alexander, 1922 *'' C. helmsi'' Skuse, 1890 *'' C. lichtwardti'' Riedel, 1920 *'' C. nichollsi'' Paramono ...

'' Skuse, 1890 *'' Elnoretta''

, 1929 *''

Euvaldiviana ''Euvaldiviana'' is a genus of true crane fly. Distribution Chile. Species *'' E. penaina'' 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 M ...

, 1981 *'' Goniotipula''

, 1921 *''

Holorusia ''Holorusia'' is a genus of true crane fly, including the largest known crane fly species, '' Holorusia mikado''. Biology The larvae are aquatic. Distribution Asia & Australasia. Species *'' H. aberrans'' (Alexander, 1920) *'' H. agni'' Ale ...

'' Loew, 1863 *''

Hovapeza ''Hovapeza'' is a genus of true crane fly. Distribution Madagascar Species *'' H. costofuscata'' Alexander, 1958 *'' H. tisiphone'' (Alexander Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, th ...

, 1951 *'' Hovatipula''

, 1955 *'' Idiotipula''

, 1921 *'' Indotipula''

, 1931 *'' Ischnotoma'' Skuse, 1890 *''

Keiseromyia ''Keiseromyia'' is a genus of true crane fly. Distribution Madagascar Species *'' K. polyphragma'' Alexander Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdo ...

, 1963 *''

Leptotarsus ''Leptotarsus'' is a genus of Tipulidae, true crane fly. Species *Subgenus ''Aldrovandia'' Günther Enderlein, Enderlein, 1912 :*''Leptotarsus gesneri, L. gesneri'' (Günther Enderlein, Enderlein, 1912) *Subgenus ''Araucomyia'' Charles Paul Alex ...

'' Guerin-Meneville, 1831 *''

Macgregoromyia ''Macgregoromyia'' is a genus of true crane fly in the family Tipulidae. Distribution ''Macgregoromyia'' species can be found throughout Japan, Philippines, China, and Malaysia. Species *'' M. babana'' Alexander, 1969 *'' M. benguetensis'' A ...

, 1929 *''

Megistocera ''Megistocera'' is a genus of true crane fly. Distribution Angola, Argentina, Australia, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Congo, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mozambique, ...

'' Wiedemann, 1828 *'' Nephrotoma'' Meigen, 1803 *'' Nigrotipula'' Hudson & Vane-Wright, 1969 *'' Ozodicera'' Macquart, 1834 *'' Platyphasia'' Skuse, 1890 *'' Prionocera'' Loew, 1844 *'' Prionota'' van der Wulp, 1885 *'' Ptilogyna'' Westwood, 1835 *'' Scamboneura'' Osten Sacken, 1882 *'' Sphaerionotus'' de Meijere, 1919 *''

Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...

1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...

*'' Tipulodina'' Enderlein, 1912 *'' Valdiviana''

, 1929 *'' Zelandotipula''

, 1922

References

Tipulidae Nematocera subfamilies {{tipulidae-stub