Pediciidae
The Pediciidae or hairy-eyed craneflies are a family of flies closely related to true crane flies, with about 500 species worldwide.
| Pediciidae | |
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| Pedicia rivosa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Superfamily: | Tipuloidea |
| Family: | Pediciidae Osten-Sacken, 1859 |
| Subfamilies | |
Description
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
- 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
External links
- Family :Pediciidae at EOL images.
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