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Checklist for Family Limoniidae Speiser, 1909 (Craneflies)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
127
3884
28408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
29
830
7711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tipulomorpha
Gistel, 1848
Crane Flies
4
121
1990
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tipuloidea
LeConte, 1861
3
119
1984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLimoniidae
Speiser, 1909
Craneflies, Limoniid Crane Flies, Several crane flies
30
181
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
30 Genera with 181 Species
#ACDEGHILMNPQT
Afrolimnophila Alexander, 195614SpeciesTaxom
Clydonodozus Enderlein, 195718SpeciesTaxom
Conosia van der Wulp, 19349SpeciesTaxom
Ctenolimnophila Alexander, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Dicranophragma Osten Sacken..., 19565SpeciesTaxom
Ellipteroides Becker, 202012SpeciesTaxom
Eloeophila Rondani, 195810SpeciesTaxom
Erioconopa Starý, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Euphylidorea Alexander, 18043SpeciesTaxom
Eupilaria Alexander, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Gynoplistia Westwood, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Hoplolabis Osten Sacken, 19403SpeciesTaxom
Hovamyia Alexander, 192010SpeciesTaxom
Hoverioptera Alexander, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Idiocera Dale, 196425SpeciesTaxom
Idioptera Macquart, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Ilisia Rondani, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Lecteria Osten Sacken, 192119SpeciesTaxom
Limnophilomyia Alexander, 202012SpeciesTaxom
Medleromyia Alexander, 20163SpeciesTaxom
Mongoma Westwood, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Neolimnomyia Seguy, 194611SpeciesTaxom
Neoliomopterum Riek, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Phylidorea Bigot, 18183SpeciesTaxom
Phyllolabris1SpeciesTaxom
Podoneura Bergroth, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Prionolabis Osten Sacken, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Quathlambia Alexander, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Toxorrhina1SpeciesTaxom
Trichotrimicra Alexander, 195612SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
181 Species and 4 Subspecies
Afrolimnophila abyssinica Alexander, 1920
Afrolimnophila antimena Alexander, 1956
Afrolimnophila antimenoides Alexander, 1956
Afrolimnophila dichroica Alexander, 1956
Afrolimnophila ghesquierei Alexander, 1970
Afrolimnophila hartwigi Alexander, 1974
Afrolimnophila joana Alexander, 1974
Afrolimnophila mederosi Boardman, 2020
Afrolimnophila melampodia Alexander, 1956
Afrolimnophila namwambae Alexander, 1956
Afrolimnophila oosterbroeki Boardman, 2020
Afrolimnophila unijuga Alexander, 1920
Afrolimnophila urundiana Alexander, 1955
Afrolimnophila vansomereni Alexander, 1956
Clydonodozus abyssinicus Alexander, 1972
Clydonodozus alexanderi Lindner, 1958
Clydonodozus angustifasciatus Alexander, 1920
Clydonodozus brevicellulus Alexander, 1920
Clydonodozus brevicellus
Clydonodozus cinereithorax Alexander, 1930
Clydonodozus fulvithorax Alexander, 1926
Clydonodozus fumicostatus Alexander, 1930
Clydonodozus guttatipennis Karsch, 1888
Clydonodozus interruptus Alexander, 1920
Clydonodozus neavei Alexander, 1920
Clydonodozus pallidistigma Alexander, 1920
Clydonodozus phaeosoma Alexander, 1970
Clydonodozus pulchripes (Alexander, 1923)⇒ Clydonodozus guttatipennis Karsch, 1888
Clydonodozus puncticosta Alexander, 1920
Clydonodozus scalaris Alexander, 1963
Clydonodozus schoutedeni Alexander, 1930
Clydonodozus stuckenbergi Alexander, 1957
Conosia angustissima Alexander, 1927
Conosia intermedia Alexander, 1972
Conosia irrorata Wiedemann, 1828
Conosia irrorata intermedia Alexander, 1972
Conosia irrorata irrorata Wiedemann, 1828
Conosia malagasya Alexander, 1921
Conosia minusculoides Alexander, 1975
Conosia principalis Edwards, 1934
Conosia thomensis Edwards, 1934
Ctenolimnophila (Campbellomyia) madagascariensis Alexander, 1960
Dicranophragma (Brachylimnophila) adjunctum Walker, 1848
Dicranophragma (Brachylimnophila) nemorale Meigen, 1818
Dicranophragma (Dicranophragma) diploneura Alexander, 1956
Dicranophragma (Dicranophragma) multiguttula Alexander, 1974
Dicranophragma (Dicranophragma) sesquivena Alexander, 1956
Ellipteroides (Ellipteroides) lateralis Macquart, 1835
Ellipteroides (Ellipteroides) piceus Becker, 1907
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) brevifurca Alexander, 1917
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) flaveolus Alexander, 1921
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) natalensis Alexander, 1917
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) nigrobimbo Alexander, 1934
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) pulchrissimus Alexander, 1921
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) transvaalensis Alexander, 1960
Ellipteroides (Protogonomyia) alboscutellatus von Roser, 1840
Ellipteroides (Protogonomyia) hutsoni Starý, 1971
Ellipteroides difficilis Alexander, 1920
Ellipteroides nigromaculatus Boardman, 2020
Eloeophila angolensis Alexander, 1963
Eloeophila dubiosa Alexander, 1917
Eloeophila marmorataeformis Riedel, 1914
Eloeophila maroccana Starý, 2009
Eloeophila prolongata Alexander, 1956
Eloeophila smithersi Alexander, 1958
Eloeophila subannulata Alexander, 1946
Eloeophila urania Speiser, 1923
Eloeophila venaguttula Alexander, 1934
Eloeophila villiersi Alexander, 1958
Erioconopa diuturna Walker, 1848Goldenrod crab spider
Erioconopa symplectoides Kuntze, 1914
Euphylidorea (Euphylidorea) crocotula Seguy, 1941
Euphylidorea (Euphylidorea) dispar Meigen, 1818
Euphylidorea (Euphylidorea) lineola Meigen, 1804
Eupilaria nigeriana Alexander, 1972
Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) fumipennis (Walker, 1856)⇒ Gynoplistia nigripennis Alexander, 1926
Hoplolabis (Parilisia) obtusiapex Savchenko, 1982
Hoplolabis (Parilisia) punctigera Lackschewitz, 1940
Hoplolabis (Parilisia) sororcula Lackschewitz, 1940
Hovamyia apicistyla Alexander, 1961
Hovamyia armillata Enderlein, 1912
Hovamyia gelhausi Boardman, 2020
Hovamyia immaculipes Alexander, 1955
Hovamyia jacentia Alexander, 1951
Hovamyia monilifera Alexander, 1920
Hovamyia polyperiscelis Alexander, 1960
Hovamyia subarmillata Alexander, 1979
Hovamyia suffuscipes Alexander, 1951
Hovamyia venustipes Alexander, 1920
Hoverioptera (Hoverioptera) ambricola Alexander, 1951
Idiocera (Euptilostena) jucunda Loew, 1873
Idiocera (Idiocera) aldabrensis Edwards, 1912
Idiocera (Idiocera) ampullifera Starý, 1979
Idiocera (Idiocera) bistylata Alexander, 1958
Idiocera (Idiocera) contracta Alexander, 1960
Idiocera (Idiocera) daedalus Alexander, 1956
Idiocera (Idiocera) glabriapicalis Alexander, 1948
Idiocera (Idiocera) gunvorae Alexander, 1964
Idiocera (Idiocera) hofufensis Hancock, 1997
Idiocera (Idiocera) kowalskii Stary & Krze..., 1984
Idiocera (Idiocera) lordosis Alexander, 1960
Idiocera (Idiocera) malagasica Alexander, 1953
Idiocera (Idiocera) mashonensis Alexander, 1959
Idiocera (Idiocera) pulchripennis Loew, 1856
Idiocera (Idiocera) sanaanensis (Hancock, 2006)⇒ Idiocera sziladyi Lackschewitz, 1940
Idiocera (Idiocera) sedata Alexander, 1970
Idiocera (Idiocera) socotranensis Hancock, 2010
Idiocera (Idiocera) spuria Bergroth, 1888
Idiocera (Idiocera) stenophallus Alexander, 1958
Idiocera (Idiocera) subspuria Alexander, 1948
Idiocera (Idiocera) sziladyi Lackschewitz, 1940
Idiocera (Idiocera) thomassetiana Alexander, 1948
Idiocera (Idiocera) thomassetina
Idiocera (Idiocera) tuckeri Alexander, 1921
Idiocera (Idiocera) xenopyga Alexander, 1964
Idioptera fasciolata Osten Sacken, 1869
Ilisia maculata Meigen, 1804
Lecteria (Lecteria) africana Alexander, 1920
Lecteria africana africana Alexander, 1920
Lecteria africana nigrilinea Alexander, 1920
Lecteria (Lecteria) atricauda Alexander, 1920
Lecteria (Lecteria) duchaillui Alexander, 1923
Lecteria (Lecteria) hirsutipes Riedel, 1920
Lecteria (Lecteria) laticincta Alexander, 1920
Lecteria (Lecteria) machadoi Alexander, 1963
Lecteria (Lecteria) metatarsalba Alexander, 1920
Lecteria (Lecteria) microcephala Bigot, 1858
Lecteria (Lecteria) pluriguttata Alexander, 1920
Lecteria (Lecteria) radialis Alexander, 1956
Lecteria (Lecteria) reisi Alexander, 1921
Lecteria (Lecteria) simpsoni Alexander, 1920
Lecteria (Lecteria) tanganicae Alexander, 1921
Lecteria (Lecteria) tibialis Alexander, 1923
Lecteria (Lecteria) triacanthos Alexander, 1920
Lecteria (Lecteria) uniarmillata Alexander, 1956
Lecteria (Lecteria) vasta Alexander, 1921
Limnophilomyia (Eulimnophilomyia) abnormalis Alexander, 1964
Limnophilomyia (Limnophilomyia) edwardsomyia Alexander, 1956
Limnophilomyia (Limnophilomyia) flavidula Alexander, 1976
Limnophilomyia (Limnophilomyia) lacteitarsis Alexander, 1921
Limnophilomyia (Limnophilomyia) matengoensis Alexander, 1970
Limnophilomyia (Limnophilomyia) medleriana Alexander, 1976
Limnophilomyia (Limnophilomyia) nigeriensis Alexander, 1974
Limnophilomyia (Limnophilomyia) nigripennis Alexander, 1976
Limnophilomyia (Limnophilomyia) niveipes Alexander, 1956
Limnophilomyia (Limnophilomyia) stuckenbergi Alexander, 1956
Limnophilomyia (Limnophilomyia) transvaalensis Alexander, 1958
Limnophilomyia alexanderi Boardman, 2020
Medleromyia destituta Alexander, 1976
Medleromyia nigeriana Alexander, 1974
Medleromyia tanzanica Gavryushin, 2016
Mongoma zambesiae Alexander, 1912
Neolimnomyia (Neolimnomyia) batava Edwards, 1938
Neolimnomyia (Neolimnomyia) filata Walker, 1856
Neolimnomyia (Neolimnomyia) fumivena Alexander, 1956
Neolimnomyia (Neolimnomyia) prospera Alexander, 1956
Neolimnomyia (Neolimnomyia) tributa Alexander, 1956
Neolimnomyia baluba Alexander, 1963
Neolimnomyia hetaira Alexander, 1956
Neolimnomyia kupensis Boardman, 2020
Neolimnomyia natalica Alexander, 1956
Neolimnomyia ranavalona Alexander, 1965
Neolimnomyia suffilata Alexander, 1946
Neoliomopterum picturatum E. F. Riek, 1976
Phylidorea (Phylidorea) contraria Wollaston, 1858
Phylidorea (Phylidorea) costalis Santos Abreu, 1923
Phylidorea (Phylidorea) ferruginea Meigen, 1818
Phyllolabris savtshenkoi Theowald, 1981
Podoneura bequaertiana Alexander, 1930
Prionolabis barberi Alexander, 1916
Prionolabis munda Osten Sacken, 1869
Quathlambia stuckenbergi Alexander, 1956
Toxorrhina madagascariensis Meunier, 1906
Trichotrimicra antilopa Alexander, 1960
Trichotrimicra flavidella Alexander, 1972
Trichotrimicra hirtipennis Alexander, 1921
Trichotrimicra majuscula Alexander, 1956
Trichotrimicra mbeya Gavryushin, 2016
Trichotrimicra medleri Alexander, 1974
Trichotrimicra odontocera Gavryushin, 2016
Trichotrimicra rectangula Alexander, 1975
Trichotrimicra subnuba Alexander, 1956
Trichotrimicra subnuda Alexander, 1956
Trichotrimicra tchaka Alexander, 1960
Trichotrimicra vanstraeleni Alexander, 1956

Subnodes of Limoniidae with occurrences in Africa
SubfamilyChioneinae
Rondani, 1841
4
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEriopterinae
Osten Sacken, 1869
6
44
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHexatominae
Alexander, 1914
9
52
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLimnophilinae
Bigot, 1854
6
45
Genera
Species

Taxom



Limoniidae (Speiser 1909)
Limoniidae (Speiser 1909)


Links, sources and further information
Limoniidae at artfakta.se
Limoniidae at dyntaxa.se
Limoniidae at gbif.org
Limoniidae at gbif.org
Limoniidae at irmng.org
Limoniidae at marinespecies.org