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Checklist for Subfamily Limoniinae Speiser, 1909
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
80
846
2770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
147
597
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tipulomorpha
Gistel, 1848
Crane Flies
2
37
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tipuloidea
LeConte, 1861
2
37
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTipulidae
Latreille, 1802
Crane Flies, Crane fly, Crane-Flies, Craneflies, Cranefly
31
114
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLimoniinae
Speiser, 1909
28
82
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
28 Genera with 82 Species
#ADEGHLMPRST
Antocha Osten Sacken, 19563SpeciesTaxom
Atarba Osten Sacken, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Atypophthalmus Brunetti, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Austrolimnophila Alexander, 19565SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19337SpeciesTaxom
Dicranoptycha Osten Sacken, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Elephantomyia Osten Sacken, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Erioptera Meigen, 19217SpeciesTaxom
Eugnophomyia Alexander, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Geranomyia Haliday, 19563SpeciesTaxom
Gnophomyia Osten Sacken, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Gonomyia Meigen, 19205SpeciesTaxom
Helius Lepeletier &..., 19144SpeciesTaxom
Libnotes Westwood, 19148SpeciesTaxom
Limnophila Macquart, 1920Limnophila Crane Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Limonia Meigen, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Metalimnobia Matsumura, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Molophilus Curtis, 19564SpeciesTaxom
Paradelphomyia Alexander, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Phyllolabis Osten Sacken, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Pilaria Sintenis, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolimnophila Alexander, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidia Meigen, 19565SpeciesTaxom
Styringomyia Loew, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Symplecta Meigen, 19565SpeciesTaxom
Tasiocera Skuse, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Trentepohlia Bigot, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Trichoneura Loew, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
82 Species and 3 Subspecies
Antocha (Orimargula) delibata Riedel, 1914
Antocha (Orimargula) longicornis Alexander, 1921
Antocha (Orimargula) nigristyla Alexander, 1956
Atarba (Atarbodes) intermedia Alexander, 1956
Atarba (Atarbodes) jeanneli Riedel, 1914
Atypophthalmus (Atypophthalmus) flavopyga Alexander, 1921
Atypophthalmus (Atypophthalmus) umbratus De Meijere, 1911Crane fly
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) diffusa Alexander, 1920
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) distigma Alexander, 1920
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) hoogstraali Alexander, 1972
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) phantasma Alexander, 1956
Austrolimnophila (Phragmocrypta) maumau Alexander, 1956
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) aberdareica Alexander, 1956
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) clivicola Speiser, 1909
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) nairobii Alexander, 1919
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) redundans Alexander, 1956
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) scelio Alexander, 1965
Dicranomyia (Euglochina) connectans Alexander, 1920
Dicranomyia paramorio platysoma Alexander, 1933
Dicranoptycha (Dicranoptycha) atricolor Alexander, 1920
Dicranoptycha kenyana Seguy, 1938
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) satura Alexander, 1956
Erioptera (Erioptera) carissima Alexander, 1920
Erioptera (Erioptera) cristata (Alexander, 1956)⇒ Erioptera laticrista Savchenko, 1977
Erioptera (Erioptera) laticrista Savchenko, 1977
Erioptera (Erioptera) nitidiuscula Alexander, 1920
Erioptera (Erioptera) peringueyi Bergroth, 1888
Erioptera (Erioptera) subirrorata Alexander, 1920
Erioptera (Mesocyphona) diffusa Alexander, 1921
Eugnophomyia perlaeta Alexander, 1958
Geranomyia irrorata Seguy, 1938
Geranomyia obsolescens Alexander, 1956
Geranomyia obsolescens obsolescens Alexander, 1956
Gnophomyia perlata Alexander, 1944
Gonomyia (Gonomyia) ericarum Alexander, 1956
Gonomyia (Gonomyia) mendica Alexander, 1956
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) flavonotata Edwards, 1912
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) lamellaris Speiser, 1913
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) noctabunda Alexander, 1920
Helius (Helius) bifurcus Alexander, 1956
Helius (Helius) brevisector Alexander, 1956
Helius (Helius) capensis Alexander, 1917
Helius (Helius) luniger Riedel, 1914
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) basilewskyi Alexander, 1962
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) irrorata Enderlein, 1912
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) oligacantha Alexander, 1956
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) oligospilota Alexander, 1937
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) rhanteria Alexander, 1920
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) rhizosema Speiser, 1909
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) shawi Alexander, 1921
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) uniflava Riedel, 1914
Limnophila (Limnophila) obscura Riedel, 1914
Limnophila unijuga Alexander, 1920
Limonia (Limonia) woosnami Alexander, 1920
Limonia (Tricholimonia) edwardsi Alexander, 1920
Metalimnobia (Tricholimonia) congoensis Alexander, 1920
Metalimnobia (Tricholimonia) edwardsi Alexander, 1920
Molophilus (Molophilus) dilatibasis Alexander, 1956
Molophilus (Molophilus) nannopterus Alexander, 1956
Molophilus (Molophilus) oligacanthus Alexander, 1958
Molophilus (Molophilus) variitibia Alexander, 1956
Paradelphomyia (Oxyrhiza) aberdarica Alexander, 1956
Paradelphomyia (Oxyrhiza) ugandae Riedel, 1914
Phyllolabis edwardsi Alexander, 1961
Pilaria brevitarsis Alexander, 1956
Pseudolimnophila (Pseudolimnophila) rhanteria Alexander, 1927
Rhipidia (Eurhipidia) incompleta Riedel, 1914
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) afra Bergroth, 1888
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) miosema Speiser, 1909
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) polyclada Alexander, 1943
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) preapicalis Alexander, 1956
Styringomyia crassicosta Speiser, 1908
Styringomyia lineaticeps Edwards, 1914
Styringomyia vittata Edwards, 1914
Symplecta (Podoneura) anthracogramma Bergroth, 1888
Symplecta anthracogramma anthracogramma Bergroth, 1888
Symplecta (Podoneura) brevifurcata Alexander, 1930
Symplecta (Psiloconopa) rutshurensis Alexander, 1956
Symplecta (Psiloconopa) rutshuruensis Alexander, 1956
Tasiocera (Dasymolophilus) probosa Alexander, 1956
Trentepohlia (Paramongoma) ramisiana Riedel, 1914
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) curtipennis Speiser, 1908
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) exornata Bergroth, 1888
Trichoneura ciliata

Subnodes of Limoniinae with occurrences in Kenya
TribeEriopterini
Osten-sacken, 1860
8
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHexatomini
Alexander, 1914
8
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLimoniini
Alexander, 1942
11
40
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Limoniinae at artfakta.se
Limoniinae at dyntaxa.se
Limoniinae at itis.gov
Limoniinae at marinespecies.org