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Ptychopteridae

EN · phantom crane flies DE · Faltenmücken LV · krastmalodu dzimta PL · wachlarzynowate

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptychopteridae Superficially similar in appearance to other "tipuloid" families, they lack the ocelli of the Trichoceridae, the five-branched radial vein of the Tanyderidae, and the two anal veins that reach the wing margins of the Tipulidae. They are usually allied with the Tanyderidae based on similarities of the mesonotal suture, this group being called the Ptychopteromorpha.

The adults are found most often from late spring through to autumn in shaded, moist environs. Presumably, adults feed little, if at all. Two generations occur per year.

The larvae are eucephalous and distinctive for the long, caudal respiratory siphon they possess. They occur in moist habitats where they feed as collector-gatherers on decaying organic matter.