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Checklist for Tribe Hexatomini Alexander, 1914
and region Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
442
12146
51799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
111
2035
9021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
24
447
1940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tipulomorpha
Gistel, 1848
Crane Flies
4
76
422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tipuloidea
LeConte, 1861
3
74
420
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTipulidae
Latreille, 1802
Crane Flies, Crane fly, Crane-Flies, Craneflies, Cranefly
59
383
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLimoniinae
Speiser, 1909
44
272
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeHexatomini
Alexander, 1914
10
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
10 Genera with 57 Species
Atarba Osten Sacken, 19644SpeciesTaxom
Austrolimnophila Alexander, 191711SpeciesTaxom
Elephantomyia Osten Sacken, 186912SpeciesTaxom
Epiphragma Osten Sacken, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Hexatoma Latreille, 19409SpeciesTaxom
Limnophila Macquart, 1921Limnophila Crane Flies11SpeciesTaxom
Paradelphomyia Alexander, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Pilaria Sintenis, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolimnophila Alexander, 07SpeciesTaxom
Shannonomyia Alexander, 18601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
57 Species and 1 Subspecies
Atarba (Atarba) capensis Alexander, 1917
Atarba (Atarba) stuckenbergi Alexander, 1960
Atarba (Atarbodes) dolichophallus Alexander, 1960
Atarba (Atarbodes) leptophallus Alexander, 1964
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) canuta Alexander, 1958
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) griseiceps Alexander, 1921
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) luteipleura Alexander, 1949
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) medialis Alexander, 1921
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) natalensis Alexander, 1921
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) pleurolineata Alexander, 1957
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) pleurostria Alexander, 1958
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) spectabilis Alexander, 1921
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) thornei Wood, 1952
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) toxoneura Osten Sacken, 1860
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) transvaalica Alexander, 1917
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) aurantiaca Alexander, 1917
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) humilis Alexander, 1931
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) insularis Edwards, 1912
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) laetifica Alexander, 1960
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) luteipennis Alexander, 1934
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) montana Alexander, 1934
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) ovalistigma Alexander, 1956
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) pleurolineata Alexander, 1956
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) pringlei Alexander, 1958
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) pseudosimilis Alexander, 1921
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) wahlbergi Bergroth, 1888
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) westwoodi Osten Sacken, 1869Harbison's hawthorn
Epiphragma (Epiphragma) fasciapenne Say, 1823Band-Winged Crane Fly
Hexatoma (Eriocera) albihirta Alexander, 1912
Hexatoma (Eriocera) bevisi Alexander, 1956
Hexatoma (Eriocera) capensis Alexander, 1921
Hexatoma (Eriocera) fultonensis Alexander, 1912
Hexatoma (Eriocera) gaspensis Alexander, 1931
Hexatoma (Eriocera) humilis Alexander, 1921
Hexatoma (Eriocera) metallica Schiner, 1868
Hexatoma (Eriocera) preposita Alexander, 1956
Hexatoma (Eriocera) pterotricha Alexander, 1940
Limnophila (Elporiomyia) crepuscula Wood, 1952
Limnophila (Elporiomyia) nox Alexander, 1921
Limnophila (Elporiomyia) woodiana Alexander, 1964
Limnophila macrocera macrocera Say, 1823
Limnophila lacteitarsis Alexander, 1921
Limnophila metallica (Schiner, 1868)⇒ Hexatoma metallica Schiner, 1868
Limnophila natalensis Alexander, 1921
Limnophila pardalota Alexander, 1931
Limnophila radialis Alexander, 1931
Limnophila rufibasis Osten Sacken, 1859
Limnophila spectabilis Alexander, 1921
Paradelphomyia (Oxyrhiza) faurei Alexander, 1923
Pilaria discicollis Meigen, 1818
Pseudolimnophila (Calolimnophila) xanthomelania Alexander, 1960
Pseudolimnophila (Pseudolimnophila) auranticollis Alexander, 1958
Pseudolimnophila (Pseudolimnophila) eremnonota Alexander, 1960
Pseudolimnophila (Pseudolimnophila) frugi Bergroth, 1888
Pseudolimnophila (Pseudolimnophila) rhodesiae Alexander, 1921
Pseudolimnophila eremnotata
Shannonomyia (Shannonomyia) lenta Osten Sacken, 1860


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