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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
184
3292
39626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
184
3292
39626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
169
3163
38903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
124
2593
36581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
29
371
5178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
91
3594
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tipulomorpha
Gistel, 1848
Crane Flies
3
87
3589
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tipuloidea
LeConte, 1861
3
87
3589
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLimoniidae
Speiser, 1909
Craneflies, Limoniid Crane Flies, Several crane flies
22
193
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Neotropical
22 Genera with 193 Species
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Aphrophila Edwards, 193411SpeciesTaxom
Aymaramyia Alexander, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Chilelimnophila Alexander, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Ctenolimnophila Alexander, 19467SpeciesTaxom
Edwardsomyia Alexander, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Ellipteroides Becker, 192046SpeciesTaxom
Empedomorpha Alexander, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Eriopterella Alexander, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Eriopterodes Alexander, 19383SpeciesTaxom
Gynoplistia Westwood, 192935SpeciesTaxom
Idiocera Dale, 19464SpeciesTaxom
Jivaromyia Alexander, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Lecteria Osten Sacken, 192123SpeciesTaxom
Limnophilella Alexander, 191910SpeciesTaxom
Maietta Alexander, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Mesolimnophila Alexander, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Neognophomyia Alexander, 192730SpeciesTaxom
Neophilippiana Alexander, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paralimnophila Alexander, 196815SpeciesTaxom
Quechuamyia Alexander, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Unguicrypteria Alexander, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Zelandomyia Alexander, 19451SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Neotropical
193 Species and 13 Subspecies
Aphrophila amblydonta Alexander, 1971
Aphrophila antennata Alexander, 1953
Aphrophila aurantiaca Alexander, 1944
Aphrophila bidentata Alexander, 1968
Aphrophila carbonaria Alexander, 1931
Aphrophila chilena Alexander, 1928
Aphrophila coronata Alexander, 1944
Aphrophila multidentata Alexander, 1931
Aphrophila pallens Philippi, 1866
Aphrophila subterminalis Alexander, 1967
Aphrophila viridinervis Alexander, 1934
Aymaramyia dubia Alexander, 1943
Chilelimnophila lyra Alexander, 1952
Ctenolimnophila (Abitagua) longifusa Alexander, 1944
Ctenolimnophila (Campbellomyia) neolimnophiloides Alexander, 1942
Ctenolimnophila (Campbellomyia) paulistae Alexander, 1943
Ctenolimnophila (Campbellomyia) severa Alexander, 1943
Ctenolimnophila (Ctenolimnophila) bivena Alexander, 1921
Ctenolimnophila (Ctenolimnophila) decisa Alexander, 1914
Ctenolimnophila (Ctenolimnophila) fuscoanalis Alexander, 1946
Edwardsomyia chiloensis Alexander, 1929
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) acanthias Alexander, 1941
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) acrissimus Alexander, 1944
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) adelus Alexander, 1949
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) alatus Alexander, 1981
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) altivolans Alexander, 1942
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) argentinensis Alexander, 1920
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) atroapicatus Alexander, 1938
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) balzapambae Alexander, 1941
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) bifasciolatus Alexander, 1937
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) catamarcensis Alexander, 1941
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) chiloensis Alexander, 1969
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) compactus Alexander, 1941
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) destrictus Alexander, 1939
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) dolorosus Alexander, 1922
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) eriopteroides Alexander, 1926
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) fieldi Alexander, 1966
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) forceps Alexander, 1941
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) histrionicus Alexander, 1943
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) hyperplatys Alexander, 1944
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) maestus Alexander, 1921
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) magistratus Alexander, 1949
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) melampodius Alexander, 1979
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) nigroluteus Alexander, 1971
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) ominosus Alexander, 1926
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) ovalis Alexander, 1949
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) paraensis Alexander, 1920
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) paramoensis Alexander, 1944
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) patruelis Alexander, 1930
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) peruvianus Alexander, 1922
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) platymerellus Alexander, 1947
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) platymerus (Alexander, 1943)⇒ Ellipteroides platymerellus Alexander, 1947
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) pleurolineatus Alexander, 1929
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) quinqueplagiatus Alexander, 1931
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) saturatus Alexander, 1937
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) saxicola Alexander, 1923
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) serenus Alexander, 1922
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) slossonae Alexander, 1914
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) subcostatus Alexander, 1919
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) subsaturatus Alexander, 1942
Ellipteroides synchrous setosivena Alexander, 1929
Ellipteroides synchrous synchrous Alexander, 1929
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) tessellatus Alexander, 1943
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) thiosema Alexander, 1921
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) tridens Alexander, 1979
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) velutinus Alexander, 1916
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) weiseri Alexander, 1920
Empedomorpha apacheana Alexander, 1946
Eriopterella breviseta Alexander, 1968
Eriopterella jaffueli Alexander, 1929
Eriopterella pilosipes Alexander, 1929
Eriopterodes celestis celestis Alexander, 1940
Eriopterodes celestis dominicanus Alexander, 1970
Eriopterodes laetipleura Alexander, 1938
Gynoplistia (Dirhipis) flavipennis (Philippi, 1866)⇒ Gynoplistia skusei Alexander, 1926
Gynoplistia (Dirhipis) fusca Jaennicke, 1867
Gynoplistia (Dirhipis) longiramus Alexander, 1969
Gynoplistia (Dirhipis) luteola Alexander, 1971
Gynoplistia (Dirhipis) pictipennis Philippi, 1866
Gynoplistia (Dirhipis) riedeliana Enderlein, 1917
Gynoplistia (Dirhipis) salgadoi Alexander, 1971
Gynoplistia (Dirhipis) striatipennis Alexander, 1928
Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) aequidentata Alexander, 1971
Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) basitarsalba Alexander, 1971
Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) basituberosa Alexander, 1978
Gynoplistia biarmata biarmata Alexander, 1931
Gynoplistia biarmata nimbisigna Alexander, 1971
Gynoplistia biarmata sparsisigna Alexander, 1971
Gynoplistia bicolor bicolor Philippi, 1866
Gynoplistia bicolor dillmani Alexander, 1952
Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) bipunctata Philippi, 1866
Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) conchyliata Alexander, 1971
Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) costospilota Alexander, 1971
Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) elnorae Alexander, 1929
Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) gilvipennis Alexander, 1928
Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) gloriosa Alexander, 1978
Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) hylonympha Alexander, 1929
Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) leucopeza Alexander, 1929
Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) manicata Alexander, 1929
Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) penana Alexander, 1967
Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) postica Alexander, 1929
Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) schachovskoyana Alexander, 1960
Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) skusei Alexander, 1926
Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) tergogibbosa Alexander, 1971
Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) tristillata Alexander, 1929
Gynoplistia variata flavidula Alexander, 1952
Gynoplistia variata variata Alexander, 1931
Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) variicalcarata Alexander, 1929
Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) varipes Alexander, 1929
Idiocera (Euptilostena) dampfiana Alexander, 1938
Idiocera (Euptilostena) polingi Alexander, 1946
Idiocera (Idiocera) angustissima Alexander, 1928
Idiocera (Idiocera) hoogstraali Alexander, 1946
Jivaromyia problematica Alexander, 1943
Lecteria (Lecteria) acanthosoma Alexander, 1969
Lecteria (Lecteria) acanthostyla Alexander, 1969
Lecteria (Lecteria) armillaris Fabricius, 1805
Lecteria (Lecteria) bicornuta Alexander, 1969
Lecteria (Lecteria) calopus Walker, 1856
Lecteria (Lecteria) cetrata Alexander, 1969
Lecteria (Lecteria) fuscitarsis Alexander, 1969
Lecteria (Lecteria) mattogrossae Alexander, 1913
Lecteria (Lecteria) retrorsa Alexander, 1969
Lecteria (Lecteria) simplex Alexander, 1969
Lecteria (Lecteria) upsilon Alexander, 1969
Lecteria (Psaronius) abnormis Alexander, 1914
Lecteria (Psaronius) brevisector Alexander, 1936
Lecteria (Psaronius) brevitibia Alexander, 1920
Lecteria (Psaronius) fuscipennis Alexander, 1914
Lecteria (Psaronius) legata Alexander, 1948
Lecteria (Psaronius) liturata (Enderlein, 1912)⇒ Lecteria obscura Fabricius, 1805
Lecteria (Psaronius) manca Alexander, 1921
Lecteria (Psaronius) obliterata Alexander, 1913
Lecteria (Psaronius) obscura Fabricius, 1805
Lecteria (Psaronius) pallipes Alexander, 1920
Lecteria (Psaronius) pygmaea Alexander, 1914
Lecteria (Psaronius) triangulifera Alexander, 1921
Limnophilella diversipes Alexander, 1921
Limnophilella epiphragmoides Alexander, 1913
Limnophilella inquieta inquieta Alexander, 1943
Limnophilella inquieta retractior Alexander, 1943
Limnophilella mantissa Alexander, 1966
Limnophilella multipicta Alexander, 1939
Limnophilella patagonica Alexander, 1928
Limnophilella schunkeana Alexander, 1948
Limnophilella subvictor Alexander, 1948
Limnophilella victor Alexander, 1919
Maietta squamigera Alexander, 1929
Maietta trimedia Alexander, 1967
Mesolimnophila hirsutipes Alexander, 1929
Mesolimnophila lutea Philippi, 1866
Neognophomyia adara Alexander, 1949
Neognophomyia bisecta Alexander, 1920
Neognophomyia bisetosa Alexander, 1944
Neognophomyia citripes Alexander, 1945
Neognophomyia cochlearis Alexander, 1945
Neognophomyia colombicola Alexander, 1931
Neognophomyia consociata Alexander, 1942
Neognophomyia crassistyla Alexander, 1967
Neognophomyia cuzcoensis Alexander, 1967
Neognophomyia debilitata Alexander, 1949
Neognophomyia heliconiae Alexander, 1945
Neognophomyia hirsuta Alexander, 1913
Neognophomyia hostica Alexander, 1943
Neognophomyia immaculipennis Alexander, 1926
Neognophomyia interrupta Alexander, 1944
Neognophomyia latifascia Alexander, 1926
Neognophomyia monophora Alexander, 1941
Neognophomyia obtusilamina Alexander, 1952
Neognophomyia panamensis Alexander, 1930
Neognophomyia paprzyckiana Alexander, 1944
Neognophomyia pervicax Alexander, 1914
Neognophomyia pinckerti Alexander, 1962
Neognophomyia productissima Alexander, 1944
Neognophomyia scapha Alexander, 1945
Neognophomyia scaphoides Alexander, 1952
Neognophomyia schildi Alexander, 1945
Neognophomyia setilobata Alexander, 1949
Neognophomyia sparsiseta Alexander, 1945
Neognophomyia spectralis Alexander, 1944
Neognophomyia trinitatis Alexander, 1927
Neophilippiana egregia Alexander, 1929
Paralimnophila (Paralimnophila) conspersa Enderlein, 1912
Paralimnophila (Paralimnophila) diffusior Alexander, 1968
Paralimnophila (Paralimnophila) emarginata Alexander, 1981
Paralimnophila (Paralimnophila) infestiva Alexander, 1929
Paralimnophila (Paralimnophila) irrorata Philippi, 1866
Paralimnophila (Paralimnophila) nigritarsis Alexander, 1969
Paralimnophila (Paralimnophila) pachyspila Alexander, 1928
Paralimnophila (Paralimnophila) pallitarsis Alexander, 1929
Paralimnophila (Paralimnophila) perirrorata Alexander, 1928
Paralimnophila (Paralimnophila) perreducta Alexander, 1939
Paralimnophila (Paralimnophila) pirioni Alexander, 1928
Paralimnophila (Paralimnophila) rara Alexander, 1929
Paralimnophila (Paralimnophila) stygipes Alexander, 1929
Paralimnophila (Paralimnophila) subfuscata Alexander, 1921
Paralimnophila (Paralimnophila) tortilis Alexander, 1968
Quechuamyia phantasma Alexander, 1943
Unguicrypteria ctenonycha Alexander, 1929
Zelandomyia armigera Alexander, 1945

Subnodes of Limoniidae with occurrences in Neotropical
SubfamilyChioneinae
Rondani, 1841
11
54
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEriopterinae
Osten Sacken, 1869
2
49
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHexatominae
Alexander, 1914
2
46
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLimnophilinae
Bigot, 1854
7
44
Genera
Species

Taxom



Limoniidae (Speiser 1909)
Limoniidae (Speiser 1909)


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Limoniidae at gbif.org
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Limoniidae at irmng.org
Limoniidae at marinespecies.org