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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
442
12146
51799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
111
2035
9021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
24
447
1940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tipulomorpha
Gistel, 1848
Crane Flies
4
76
422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tipuloidea
LeConte, 1861
3
74
420
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLimoniidae
Speiser, 1909
Craneflies, Limoniid Crane Flies, Several crane flies
14
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
14 Genera with 36 Species
Conosia van der Wulp, 18283SpeciesTaxom
Dicranophragma Osten Sacken..., 18181SpeciesTaxom
Ellipteroides Becker, 19606SpeciesTaxom
Eloeophila Rondani, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Gynoplistia Westwood, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Idiocera Dale, 19649SpeciesTaxom
Ilisia Rondani, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Limnophilomyia Alexander, 19584SpeciesTaxom
Neolimnomyia Seguy, 19564SpeciesTaxom
Neoliomopterum Riek, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Phylidorea Bigot, 1854
0SpeciesTaxom
Prionolabis Osten Sacken, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Quathlambia Alexander, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Trichotrimicra Alexander, 19603SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
36 Species and 1 Subspecies
Conosia angustissima Alexander, 1927
Conosia irrorata Wiedemann, 1828
Conosia irrorata irrorata Wiedemann, 1828
Dicranophragma (Brachylimnophila) nemorale Meigen, 1818
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 dubiosa Alexander, 1917
Eloeophila venaguttula Alexander, 1934
Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) fumipennis (Walker, 1856)⇒ Gynoplistia nigripennis Alexander, 1926
Idiocera (Idiocera) contracta Alexander, 1960
Idiocera (Idiocera) daedalus Alexander, 1956
Idiocera (Idiocera) gunvorae Alexander, 1964
Idiocera (Idiocera) mashonensis Alexander, 1959
Idiocera (Idiocera) spuria Bergroth, 1888
Idiocera (Idiocera) thomassetiana Alexander, 1948
Idiocera (Idiocera) thomassetina
Idiocera (Idiocera) tuckeri Alexander, 1921
Idiocera (Idiocera) xenopyga Alexander, 1964
Ilisia maculata Meigen, 1804
Limnophilomyia (Eulimnophilomyia) abnormalis Alexander, 1964
Limnophilomyia (Limnophilomyia) lacteitarsis Alexander, 1921
Limnophilomyia (Limnophilomyia) stuckenbergi Alexander, 1956
Limnophilomyia (Limnophilomyia) transvaalensis Alexander, 1958
Neolimnomyia (Neolimnomyia) batava Edwards, 1938
Neolimnomyia (Neolimnomyia) filata Walker, 1856
Neolimnomyia hetaira Alexander, 1956
Neolimnomyia natalica Alexander, 1956
Neoliomopterum picturatum E. F. Riek, 1976
Prionolabis munda Osten Sacken, 1869
Quathlambia stuckenbergi Alexander, 1956
Trichotrimicra antilopa Alexander, 1960
Trichotrimicra hirtipennis Alexander, 1921
Trichotrimicra tchaka Alexander, 1960

Subnodes of Limoniidae with occurrences in Southern Africa
SubfamilyChioneinae
Rondani, 1841
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEriopterinae
Osten Sacken, 1869
3
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHexatominae
Alexander, 1914
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLimnophilinae
Bigot, 1854
1
1
Genus
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