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Checklist for Tribe Eriopterini Osten-sacken, 1860
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
566
1730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
137
628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tipulomorpha
Gistel, 1848
Crane Flies
3
48
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tipuloidea
LeConte, 1861
2
47
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTipulidae
Latreille, 1802
Crane Flies, Crane fly, Crane-Flies, Craneflies, Cranefly
37
198
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLimoniinae
Speiser, 1909
31
171
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEriopterini
Osten-sacken, 1860
7
61
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
7 Genera with 61 Species
Baeoura Alexander, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Erioptera Meigen, 19759SpeciesTaxom
Gonomyia Meigen, 197514SpeciesTaxom
Molophilus Curtis, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Styringomyia Loew, 191422SpeciesTaxom
Symplecta Meigen, 19753SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhina Loew, 197214SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
61 Species and 3 Subspecies
Baeoura nigeriana Alexander, 1972
Erioptera (Erioptera) badicincta Alexander, 1974
Erioptera (Erioptera) inusitata Alexander, 1976
Erioptera (Erioptera) megalops Alexander, 1975
Erioptera (Erioptera) parviclava Alexander, 1974
Erioptera (Erioptera) subirrorata Alexander, 1920
Erioptera (Mesocyphona) leonensis Alexander, 1946
Erioptera (Meterioptera) beninensis Alexander, 1976
Erioptera (Meterioptera) nigrospica Alexander, 1976
Erioptera (Meterioptera) pergracilis Alexander, 1975
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) bata Alexander, 1975
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) boki Alexander, 1976
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) edo Alexander, 1976
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) ekiti Alexander, 1974
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) hyperion Alexander, 1956
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) ibo Alexander, 1974
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) iyala Alexander, 1976
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) mambila Alexander, 1975
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) medleri Alexander, 1972
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) ornatipes Brunetti, 1912
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) pachymera Alexander, 1975
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) perattenuata Alexander, 1976
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) sobrina Alexander, 1920
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) tergospinosa Alexander, 1975
Molophilus (Molophilus) boki Alexander, 1974
Styringomyia acuapicalis Alexander, 1972
Styringomyia cerbereana Alexander, 1976
Styringomyia chelifera Alexander, 1975
Styringomyia crassicosta Speiser, 1908
Styringomyia fulani Alexander, 1975
Styringomyia furcifera Alexander, 1976
Styringomyia impunctata Edwards, 1914
Styringomyia ingrami Edwards, 1924
Styringomyia liberiensis Alexander, 1930
Styringomyia medleriana Alexander, 1972
Styringomyia nigripalpis Edwards, 1914
Styringomyia nigrisoma Alexander, 1956
Styringomyia obuduensis Alexander, 1975
Styringomyia phallosomica (Alexander, 1964)⇒ Styringomyia sapobana Oosterbroek, 2009
Styringomyia quadridivisa Alexander, 1972
Styringomyia recurvata Alexander, 1975
Styringomyia sapobana Oosterbroek, 2009
Styringomyia sessilis Alexander, 1972
Styringomyia stenophallus Alexander, 1975
Styringomyia tenuisterna Alexander, 1960
Styringomyia trilobula Alexander, 1972
Styringomyia vittata Edwards, 1914
Symplecta (Podoneura) anthracogramma Bergroth, 1888
Symplecta anthracogramma anthracogramma Bergroth, 1888
Symplecta (Podoneura) triangula Alexander, 1975
Toxorhina (Ceratocheilus) brevisector Alexander, 1974
Toxorhina (Ceratocheilus) cornigera Speiser, 1908
Toxorhina (Ceratocheilus) edwardsi Alexander, 1920
Toxorhina (Ceratocheilus) flavirostris Alexander, 1920
Toxorhina (Ceratocheilus) gilesi Edwards, 1911
Toxorhina (Ceratocheilus) lyrata Alexander, 1972
Toxorhina (Ceratocheilus) nigripleura Alexander, 1920
Toxorhina (Ceratocheilus) pictipennis Alexander, 1972
Toxorhina (Toxorhina) curtipennis Alexander, 1975
Toxorhina (Toxorhina) grahami Wesche, 1910
Toxorhina grahami acutapex Alexander, 1972
Toxorhina grahami grahami Wesche, 1910
Toxorhina (Toxorhina) pulvinaria Alexander, 1950
Toxorhina acutapex Alexander, 1972


Links, sources and further information
Eriopterini at artfakta.se
Eriopterini at dyntaxa.se
Eriopterini at itis.gov