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Checklist for Family Limoniidae Speiser, 1909 (Craneflies)
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
758
16427
71407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
755
16419
71389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
702
16115
70324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
413
12496
58285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
100
2379
11014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
23
533
3592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tipulomorpha
Gistel, 1848
Crane Flies
2
73
760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tipuloidea
LeConte, 1861
2
73
760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLimoniidae
Speiser, 1909
Craneflies, Limoniid Crane Flies, Several crane flies
11
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
11 Genera with 40 Species
Afrolimnophila Alexander, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Ctenolimnophila Alexander, 19466SpeciesTaxom
Ellipteroides Becker, 19428SpeciesTaxom
Lecteria Osten Sacken, 191413SpeciesTaxom
Limnochares Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Limnophilella Alexander, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Mongoma Westwood, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Neognophomyia Alexander, 19263SpeciesTaxom
Okrenomyia Ribeiro & Kr..., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Paralimnophila Alexander, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Prionolabis Osten Sacken, 19451SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
40 Species and 1 Subspecies
Afrolimnophila stenacris Alexander, 1968
Ctenolimnophila (Abitagua) longifusa Alexander, 1944
Ctenolimnophila (Campbellomyia) neolimnophiloides Alexander, 1942
Ctenolimnophila (Campbellomyia) paulistae Alexander, 1943
Ctenolimnophila (Ctenolimnophila) bivena Alexander, 1921
Ctenolimnophila (Ctenolimnophila) decisa Alexander, 1914
Ctenolimnophila (Ctenolimnophila) fuscoanalis Alexander, 1946
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) destrictus Alexander, 1939
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) dolorosus Alexander, 1922
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) hyperplatys Alexander, 1944
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) nigroluteus Alexander, 1971
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) paraensis Alexander, 1920
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) quinqueplagiatus Alexander, 1931
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) saturatus Alexander, 1937
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) subsaturatus Alexander, 1942
Lecteria (Lecteria) acanthostyla Alexander, 1969
Lecteria (Lecteria) bicornuta Alexander, 1969
Lecteria (Lecteria) calopus Walker, 1856
Lecteria (Lecteria) fuscitarsis Alexander, 1969
Lecteria (Lecteria) mattogrossae Alexander, 1913
Lecteria (Psaronius) brevisector Alexander, 1936
Lecteria (Psaronius) brevitibia Alexander, 1920
Lecteria (Psaronius) fuscipennis Alexander, 1914
Lecteria (Psaronius) legata Alexander, 1948
Lecteria (Psaronius) manca Alexander, 1921
Lecteria (Psaronius) obscura Fabricius, 1805
Lecteria (Psaronius) pallipes Alexander, 1920
Lecteria (Psaronius) pygmaea Alexander, 1914
Limnochares pugiunculata
Limnophilella epiphragmoides Alexander, 1913
Limnophilella multipicta Alexander, 1939
Mongoma disjuncta Alexander, 1913
Mongoma longifusa Alexander, 1913
Neognophomyia bisecta Alexander, 1920
Neognophomyia hirsuta Alexander, 1913
Neognophomyia immaculipennis Alexander, 1926
Okrenomyia araripensis G. C. Ribeiro, 2000
Paralimnophila (Paralimnophila) conspersa Enderlein, 1912
Paralimnophila (Paralimnophila) irrorata Philippi, 1866
Prionolabis scaria scaria Alexander, 1945

Subnodes of Limoniidae with occurrences in Brazil
SubfamilyChioneinae
Rondani, 1841
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEriopterinae
Osten Sacken, 1869
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHexatominae
Alexander, 1914
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLimnophilinae
Bigot, 1854
3
21
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