Nematocera

insect suborder

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In dipteran
…fall into three large groups: Nematocera (e.g., crane flies, midges, gnats, mosquitoes), Brachycera (e.g., horse flies, robber flies
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In dipteran: Annotated classification
Suborder Nematocera Antennae consist of scape, pedicel, and flagellum with numerous similar segments; maxillary palpi with more than 3 segments, often pendulous; anal cell of wing open; larvae usually with well-defined head, mandibles horizontally opposed. Family Tipulidae (crane flies) Elongated body, wings, legs; slow-flying; larvae in…
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