Pediciidae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Antliophora
Ordo: Diptera
Subordo: Nematocera
Infraordo: Tipulomorpha
Superfamilia: Tipuloidea

Familia: Pediciidae
Subfamiliae (2): Pediciinae – Ulinae
Overview of genera (10)

Dicranota – Heterangaeus – Malaisemyia – Nasiternella – Nipponomyia – Ornithodes – Pedicia – Savchenkoiana – Tricyphona – Ula

[source: Catalogue of Life: 2013 Annual Checklist]
Name

Pediciidae Osten Sacken, 1859
References

Gao, J-Q., Shih, C.K., Kopeć, K., Krzemiński, W. & Ren, D. 2015: New species and revisions of Pediciidae (Diptera) from the Middle Jurassic of northeastern China and Russia. Zootaxa 3963(2): 240–249. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3963.2.5. Preview (PDF) Reference page.
Gao, J-Q., Shih, C.K., Kopeć, K., Krzemiński, W. & Ren, D. 2015: New species and revisions of Pediciidae (Diptera) from the Middle Jurassic of northeastern China and Russia. Zootaxa 3964(1): 77–86. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3964.1.4. Preview (PDF) Reference page.
Kolcsár, L-P., Ivković, M. & Ternjej, I. 2015: New records of Limoniidae and Pediciidae (Diptera) from Croatia. Zookeys 513: 23–37. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.513.10066 Full article Reference page.
Obona, J., Stary, J., Manko, P., Ľuboš, L. & Papyan, L. 2016. Records of Limoniidae and Pediciidae (Diptera) from Armenia, with the first Armenian checklist of these families. ZooKeys 585: 125–142. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.585.8330 Open access. Reference page.

Links

Oosterbroek, P. 2006. Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World

Vernacular names
English: Hairy-eyed Craneflies
norsk: Hårøyestankelbein

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

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

Ula Haliday, 1833

References

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