vary over time.). Recent phylogenetic analyses have revealed the family to be paraphyletic and further research is suggested.

;Family Limoniidae (Limoniid Crane Flies, more than 10,700 species)
:Subfamily Chioneinae (4,324 species and subspecies)
:Subfamily Dactylolabinae (59 species and subspecies)
:Subfamily Limnophilinae (2,593 species and subspecies)
:Subfamily