Keys for the identification of British Tipulidae

The Tipulidae are a large family in the British fauna and include 327 species. They include the conspicuous and well-known daddy long-legs and the other crane-flies. The handbook by the Royal Entomological Society was published in 1950 and remained the standard volume to consult for the British fauna for decades. This can be downloaded here: http://www.royensoc.co.uk/sites/default/files/Vol09_Part02_1_Tipulidae.pdf.

Alan Stubbs began to publish a number of guides in the 1990s and he has more recently worked with John Kramer. These are now published on the Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World website (https://ccw.naturalis.nl). Select the literature tab and search on Stubbs in the author box and 2016 in the date box.

My file below may help in understanding the male terminalia and how to name the various parts - an illustrated guide to the abdomen of Tipula paludosa with details about how to do a dissection.