Pediciidae

Pediciidae
Pedicia rivosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Superfamily:	Tipuloidea
Family:	Pediciidae Osten-Sacken, 1859
Subfamilies
Pediciinae Ulinae

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

Description[edit]

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 2 anal veins. The apical crossveins and M-Cu form an oblique line. The wings of Pedicia have contrasting brown longitudinal stripes.

Genera[edit]

• 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

References[edit]

• "Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World (Diptera, Tipuloidea: Pediciidae, Limoniidae, Cylindrotomidae, Tipulidae)". Naturalis Biodiversity Center.

External links[edit]

• Family :Pediciidae at EOL images.