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Checklist for Family Limoniidae Speiser, 1909 (Craneflies)
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6733
56403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
6591
56071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
34
336
3285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
113
1490
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tipulomorpha
Gistel, 1848
Crane Flies
2
70
1396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tipuloidea
LeConte, 1861
2
70
1396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLimoniidae
Speiser, 1909
Craneflies, Limoniid Crane Flies, Several crane flies
17
133
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afrotropical
17 Genera with 133 Species
Afrolimnophila Alexander, 195612SpeciesTaxom
Clydonodozus Enderlein, 195717SpeciesTaxom
Conosia van der Wulp, 19348SpeciesTaxom
Ctenolimnophila Alexander, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Dicranophragma Osten Sacken..., 19563SpeciesTaxom
Ellipteroides Becker, 19606SpeciesTaxom
Eloeophila Rondani, 19589SpeciesTaxom
Eupilaria Alexander, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Hovamyia Alexander, 19209SpeciesTaxom
Hoverioptera Alexander, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Idiocera Dale, 196420SpeciesTaxom
Lecteria Osten Sacken, 192118SpeciesTaxom
Limnophilomyia Alexander, 195811SpeciesTaxom
Medleromyia Alexander, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Neolimnomyia Seguy, 19468SpeciesTaxom
Quathlambia Alexander, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Trichotrimicra Alexander, 19569SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
133 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 melampodia Alexander, 1956
Afrolimnophila namwambae Alexander, 1956
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 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 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 (Dicranophragma) diploneura Alexander, 1956
Dicranophragma (Dicranophragma) multiguttula Alexander, 1974
Dicranophragma (Dicranophragma) sesquivena Alexander, 1956
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
Eloeophila angolensis Alexander, 1963
Eloeophila dubiosa Alexander, 1917
Eloeophila marmorataeformis Riedel, 1914
Eloeophila prolongata Alexander, 1956
Eloeophila smithersi Alexander, 1958
Eloeophila subannulata Alexander, 1946
Eloeophila urania Speiser, 1923
Eloeophila venaguttula Alexander, 1934
Eloeophila villiersi Alexander, 1958
Eupilaria nigeriana Alexander, 1972
Hovamyia apicistyla Alexander, 1961
Hovamyia armillata Enderlein, 1912
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 (Idiocera) aldabrensis Edwards, 1912
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) lordosis Alexander, 1960
Idiocera (Idiocera) malagasica Alexander, 1953
Idiocera (Idiocera) mashonensis Alexander, 1959
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) tuckeri Alexander, 1921
Idiocera (Idiocera) xenopyga Alexander, 1964
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
Medleromyia destituta Alexander, 1976
Medleromyia nigeriana Alexander, 1974
Neolimnomyia (Neolimnomyia) fumivena Alexander, 1956
Neolimnomyia (Neolimnomyia) prospera Alexander, 1956
Neolimnomyia (Neolimnomyia) tributa Alexander, 1956
Neolimnomyia baluba Alexander, 1963
Neolimnomyia hetaira Alexander, 1956
Neolimnomyia natalica Alexander, 1956
Neolimnomyia ranavalona Alexander, 1965
Neolimnomyia suffilata Alexander, 1946
Quathlambia stuckenbergi Alexander, 1956
Trichotrimicra antilopa Alexander, 1960
Trichotrimicra flavidella Alexander, 1972
Trichotrimicra hirtipennis Alexander, 1921
Trichotrimicra majuscula Alexander, 1956
Trichotrimicra medleri Alexander, 1974
Trichotrimicra rectangula Alexander, 1975
Trichotrimicra subnuda Alexander, 1956
Trichotrimicra tchaka Alexander, 1960
Trichotrimicra vanstraeleni Alexander, 1956

Subnodes of Limoniidae with occurrences in Afrotropical
SubfamilyChioneinae
Rondani, 1841
4
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEriopterinae
Osten Sacken, 1869
3
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHexatominae
Alexander, 1914
4
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLimnophilinae
Bigot, 1854
6
41
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