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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
516
8807
39529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
8793
39506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
495
8697
39194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
324
7111
34903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
864
3837
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
198
1009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tipulomorpha
Gistel, 1848
Crane Flies
2
39
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tipuloidea
LeConte, 1861
2
39
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLimoniidae
Speiser, 1909
Craneflies, Limoniid Crane Flies, Several crane flies
8
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Congo
8 Genera with 21 Species
Afrolimnophila Alexander, 19563SpeciesTaxom
Clydonodozus Enderlein, 19306SpeciesTaxom
Conosia van der Wulp, 18282SpeciesTaxom
Dicranophragma Osten Sacken..., 19561SpeciesTaxom
Eloeophila Rondani, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Lecteria Osten Sacken, 19568SpeciesTaxom
Podoneura Bergroth, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Trichotrimicra Alexander, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
21 Species and 2 Subspecies
Afrolimnophila antimena Alexander, 1956
Afrolimnophila ghesquierei Alexander, 1970
Afrolimnophila melampodia Alexander, 1956
Clydonodozus brevicellulus Alexander, 1920
Clydonodozus cinereithorax Alexander, 1930
Clydonodozus fumicostatus Alexander, 1930
Clydonodozus neavei Alexander, 1920
Clydonodozus phaeosoma Alexander, 1970
Clydonodozus schoutedeni Alexander, 1930
Conosia irrorata Wiedemann, 1828
Conosia irrorata irrorata Wiedemann, 1828
Dicranophragma (Dicranophragma) sesquivena Alexander, 1956
Eloeophila urania Speiser, 1923
Lecteria (Lecteria) africana Alexander, 1920
Lecteria africana africana Alexander, 1920
Lecteria (Lecteria) atricauda Alexander, 1920
Lecteria (Lecteria) metatarsalba Alexander, 1920
Lecteria (Lecteria) radialis Alexander, 1956
Lecteria (Lecteria) tanganicae Alexander, 1921
Lecteria (Lecteria) triacanthos Alexander, 1920
Lecteria (Lecteria) uniarmillata Alexander, 1956
Podoneura bequaertiana Alexander, 1930
Trichotrimicra vanstraeleni Alexander, 1956

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

Taxom

SubfamilyHexatominae
Alexander, 1914
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLimnophilinae
Bigot, 1854
3
14
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