Tipula

Tipula
	Tipula luna male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tipulidae
Tribe:	Tipulini
Genus:	Tipula; Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
	Tipula oleracea; Linnaeus, 1758
Subgenera
	Acutipula Alexander, 1924; Afrotipula Alexander, 1955; Arctotipula Alexander, 1934; Bellardina Edwards, 1931; Beringotipula Savchenko, 1961; Dendrotipula Savchenko, 1964; Emodotipula Alexander, 1966; Eremotipula Alexander, 1965; Eumicrotipula Alexander, 1923; Formotipula Matsumura, 1916; Hesperotipula Alexander, 1947; Indratipula Alexander, 1970; Kalatipula Alexander, 1971; Labiotipula Alexander, 1965; Lindnerina Mannheims, 1965; Lunatipula Edwards, 1931; Mediotipula Pierre, 1924; Microtipula Alexander, 1912; Nesotipula Alexander, 1921; Nippotipula Matsumura, 1916; Nobilotipula Alexander, 1943; Odonatisca Savchenko, 1956; Papuatipula Alexander, 1935; Pectinotipula Alexander, 1920; Platytipula Matsumura, 1916; Pterelachisus Róndani, 1842; Ramatipula Alexander, 1971; Savtshenkia Alexander, 1965; Schummelia Edwards, 1931; Serratipula Alexander, 1965; Setitipula Alexander, 1965; Sinotipula Alexander, 1935; Sivatipula Alexander, 1964; Spinitipula Alexander, 1963; Tipula Linnaeus, 1758; Tipulodinodes Alexander, 1965; Trichotipula Alexander, 1915; Triplicitipula Alexander, 1965; Vestiplex Bezzi, 1924; Yamatotipula Matsumura, 1916;

Tipula is a very large insect genus in the fly family Tipulidae. They are commonly known as crane flies. Worldwide there are well over a thousand species.

All species have very long, fragile legs. The male has a swollen tip to his abdomen, and the female has a pointed ovipositor which is used to push eggs into soil. The larvae of some species are root-feeding and may be called "leatherjackets".

Technical description: Discal cell present ; M3 arises from M4 ; all tibiae spurred Antennae with whorls of long hairs. Rs usually long ; Sc ends far from base of Rs ; cell 4 always petiolate ; body colour usually grey, brown or dull yellow, rarely black ; praescutal stripes (when present) usually dull, rarely slightly shining

Species

See list of Tipula species.

Tipula bicornis male.

T. paterifera

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External links

Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World

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