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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
408
5716
17992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
262
4583
15908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
496
1518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
142
629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tipulomorpha
Gistel, 1848
Crane Flies
2
42
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tipuloidea
LeConte, 1861
2
42
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLimoniidae
Speiser, 1909
Craneflies, Limoniid Crane Flies, Several crane flies
8
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cameroon
8 Genera with 18 Species
Afrolimnophila Alexander, 19554SpeciesTaxom
Clydonodozus Enderlein, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Ellipteroides Becker, 20201SpeciesTaxom
Hovamyia Alexander, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Lecteria Osten Sacken, 19216SpeciesTaxom
Limnophilomyia Alexander, 20202SpeciesTaxom
Medleromyia Alexander, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Neolimnomyia Seguy, 20201SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
18 Species and 1 Subspecies
Afrolimnophila hartwigi Alexander, 1974
Afrolimnophila mederosi Boardman, 2020
Afrolimnophila oosterbroeki Boardman, 2020
Afrolimnophila urundiana Alexander, 1955
Clydonodozus brevicellulus Alexander, 1920
Clydonodozus fulvithorax Alexander, 1926
Ellipteroides nigromaculatus Boardman, 2020
Hovamyia gelhausi Boardman, 2020
Hovamyia venustipes Alexander, 1920
Lecteria (Lecteria) africana Alexander, 1920
Lecteria africana africana Alexander, 1920
Lecteria (Lecteria) reisi Alexander, 1921
Lecteria (Lecteria) tibialis Alexander, 1923
Lecteria (Lecteria) triacanthos Alexander, 1920
Lecteria (Lecteria) vasta Alexander, 1921
Limnophilomyia (Limnophilomyia) medleriana Alexander, 1976
Limnophilomyia alexanderi Boardman, 2020
Medleromyia nigeriana Alexander, 1974
Neolimnomyia kupensis Boardman, 2020

Subnodes of Limoniidae with occurrences in Cameroon
SubfamilyChioneinae
Rondani, 1841
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEriopterinae
Osten Sacken, 1869
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHexatominae
Alexander, 1914
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLimnophilinae
Bigot, 1854
3
8
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