Tanyderidae
| Tanyderidae Temporal range:
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| Mischoderus annuliferus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Infraorder: | Psychodomorpha |
| Family: | Tanyderidae Osten-Sacken, 1880 |
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Macrochilidae | |
Tanyderidae, sometimes called primitive crane flies, are long, delicate flies with spotted or mottled wings, superficially resembling true crane flies (Tipulidae). Adults are typically found resting on vegetation near streams, while larvae occur in wet, decaying wood or along sandy and gravelly stream margins. Several fossil species are also known.