10,786 species, possibly paraphyletic)
: Family Pediciidae (Hairy-eyed crane flies, 498 species)
: Family Tipulidae (Large crane flies, 4,351 species)

In colloquial speech, crane flies are known as mosquito hawks or "skeeter-eaters", though they do not actually prey on adult mosquitos or other insects. They are also sometimes called "daddy longlegs", a name which is also used for arachnids of the family Pholcidae