What is the family classification for the Sialidae family?

The Sialidae family is classified as the alderflies. This family is primarily recognized within the order Neuroptera and consists of aquatic larvae often found in freshwater habitats. Alderflies are characterized by their distinctive long, slender bodies and large, net-like wings in the adult stage. The larvae are significant members of freshwater ecosystems, where they play a role as detritivores and sometimes as predators of other small organisms.

The other classifications do not apply to the Sialidae family. Dobsonflies, for example, belong to the family Corydalidae, which consists of larger aquatic larvae and adults often mistaken for alderflies but are classified differently. Emerald dragonflies and clubtail dragonflies refer to families within the Odonata order, specifically the Corduliidae and Gomphidae respectively, which are entirely separate from the Sialidae family. Therefore, the correct association of the Sialidae family is specifically with alderflies.