TABLE 1. Extant genera of Tanyderidae.
| Genus | Region of distribution |
| Araucoderus Alexander, 1929 | Neotropical (south Chile) |
| Eutanyderus Alexander, 1928 | Australasian (Australia) |
| Mischoderus Handlirsch, 1909 | Australasian (New Zealand) |
| Neoderus Alexander, 1928 | Neotropical (south Chile) |
| Nothoderus Alexander, 1928 | Australasian (Australia) |
| Peringueyomyina Alexander, 1921 | Afrotropical (South Africa) |
| Protanyderus Handlirsch, 1909 | Palaearctic and Oriental |
| Protoplasa Osten-Sacken, 1859 | Nearctic |
| Radinoderus Handlirsch, 1909 | Australasian |
| Tanyderus Philippi, 1865 | Neotropical (central and south Chile) |
TABLE 2. Fossil species of Tanyderidae.
| Species | Age | Locality |
| Dacochile microsoma Poinar and Brown, 2004 | Lower Cretaceous | Myanmar amber |
| Macrochile hornei Krzemiński, Krzemińska, Kania and Ross, 2013 | Upper Eocene | Baltic amber |
| Macrochile spectrum Loew, 1850 | Upper Eocene | Baltic amber |
| Nannotanyderus ansorgei Krzemiński, Azar and Skibińska, 2013 | Lower Cretaceous | Lebanese amber |
| Nannotanyderus grimmensis Ansorge and Krzemiński, 2002 | Lower Jurassic | Western Pomerania, Germany |
| Nannotanyderus incertus Lukashevich, 2011 | Upper Jurassic | Shar-Teg, Mongolia |
| Nannotanyderus krzeminskii Ansorge, 1994 | Lower Jurassic | Gerimmen and Dobbertin, Germany |
| Nannotanyderus kubekovensis Skibińska and Krzemiński, 2013 | Upper Jurassic | Karatau, Russia |
| Nannotanyderus oliviae Skibińska, Krzemiński and Coram, 2014 | Lower Jurassic | Dorset, England |
| Podemacrochile baltica Podenas, 1997 | Upper Eocene | Baltic amber |
| Praemacrochile ansorgei Lukashevich and Krzemiński, 2009 | Middle or Upper Jurassic | Karatau, Kazakhstan; Shar-Teg, Mongolia |
| Praemacrochile chinensis Krzemiński and Ren, 2001 | Middle Jurassic | Daohuguo, China |
| Praemacrochile decipiens Bode, 1953 | Lower Jurassic | Hondelage, schandelan and Dobbertin, Germany |
| Praemacrochile dobbertinensis Ansorge and Krzemiński, 2002 | Lower Jurassic | Dobbertin, Germany |
| Praemacrochile dryasis Dong, Shih, Skibińska, Krzemiński and Ren, 2015 | Middle Jurassic | Daohuguo, China |
| Praemacrochile kaluginae Lukashevich and Krzemiński, 2009 | Middle or Upper Jurassic | Karatau, Kazakhstan |
| Praemacrochile ovalum Dong, Shih, Skibińska, Krzemiński and Ren, 2015 | Middle Jurassic | Daohuguo, China |
| Praemacrochile stackelbergi Kalugina and Kovalev, 1985 | Lower or Middle Jurassic | Siberia, Russia |
| Protanyderus astictum Dong, Shih, Skibińska, Krzemiński and Ren, 2015 | Middle Jurassic | Daohuguo, China |
| Protanyderus invalidus Lukashevich and Krzemiński, 2009 | Middle Jurassic | Siberia and Kubekovo, Russia |
| Protanyderus mesozoicus Kalugina, 1988 | Upper Jurassic or Lower Cretaceous | Khutel Khara, Mongolia |
| Protanyderus nebulosus Lukashevich and Krzemiński, 2009 | Upper Jurassic | Shar-Teg, Mongolia |
| Protanyderus savtchenkoi Lukashevich and Krzemiński, 2009 | Middle or Upper Jurassic | Karatau, Kazakhstan |
| Protanyderus senilis Kalugina, 1992 | Upper Jurassic | Shar-Teg, Mongolia |
| Protanyderus vetus Kalugina, 1992 | Upper Jurassic | Shar-Teg, Mongolia |
| Protanyderus vulcanium Zhang, 2004 | Middle Jurassic | Daohuguo, China |
| Similinannotanyderus lii Dong, Shih and Ren, 2015 | Lower Cretaceous | Myanmar amber |
