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Checklist for Subfamily Limoniinae Speiser, 1909
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
 
FamilyTipulidae
Latreille, 1802
Crane Flies, Crane fly, Crane-Flies, Craneflies, Cranefly
59
383
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLimoniinae
Speiser, 1909
44
272
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
44 Genera with 272 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRST
Antocha Osten Sacken, 19645SpeciesTaxom
Atarba Osten Sacken, 19644SpeciesTaxom
Atypophthalmus Brunetti, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Austrolimnophila Alexander, 191711SpeciesTaxom
Baeoura Alexander, 19528SpeciesTaxom
Cheilotrichia Rossi, 19606SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 191728SpeciesTaxom
Dicranoptycha Osten Sacken, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopeza Curtis, 194618SpeciesTaxom
Elephantomyia Osten Sacken, 186912SpeciesTaxom
Elliptera Schiner, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Epiphragma Osten Sacken, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Erioptera Meigen, 192115SpeciesTaxom
Eugnophomyia Alexander, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Geranomyia Haliday, 19648SpeciesTaxom
Gnophomyia Osten Sacken, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Gonempeda Alexander, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Gonomyia Meigen, 196016SpeciesTaxom
Helius Lepeletier &..., 19907SpeciesTaxom
Hexatoma Latreille, 19409SpeciesTaxom
Idiognophomyia Alexander, 19603SpeciesTaxom
Libnotes Westwood, 19345SpeciesTaxom
Limnophila Macquart, 1921Limnophila Crane Flies11SpeciesTaxom
Limonia Meigen, 197218SpeciesTaxom
Metalimnobia Matsumura, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Molophilus Curtis, 192116SpeciesTaxom
Neolimonia Alexander, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Ormosia Rondani, 18694SpeciesTaxom
Paradelphomyia Alexander, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Pedicia Latreille, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Pilaria Sintenis, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Platylimnobia Alexander, 19215SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolimnophila Alexander, 07SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdomastix Skuse, 19643SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidia Meigen, 19437SpeciesTaxom
Shannonomyia Alexander, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Styringomyia Loew, 19145SpeciesTaxom
Symplecta Meigen, 17873SpeciesTaxom
Tasiocera Skuse, 19566SpeciesTaxom
Teucholabis Osten Sacken, 19565SpeciesTaxom
Thaumastoptera Mik, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhina Loew, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Trentepohlia Bigot, 19127SpeciesTaxom
Trichoneura Loew, 05SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
272 Species and 14 Subspecies
Antocha (Antocha) saxicola Osten Sacken, 1860Black hawthorn
Antocha (Orimargula) indumeni Alexander, 1956
Antocha (Orimargula) melina Alexander, 1957
Antocha (Orimargula) transvaalia Alexander, 1921
Antocha (Orimargula) venosa Alexander, 1964
Atarba (Atarba) capensis Alexander, 1917
Atarba (Atarba) stuckenbergi Alexander, 1960
Atarba (Atarbodes) dolichophallus Alexander, 1960
Atarba (Atarbodes) leptophallus Alexander, 1964
Atypophthalmus (Atypophthalmus) flavopyga Alexander, 1921
Atypophthalmus (Atypophthalmus) marleyi Alexander, 1917
Atypophthalmus (Atypophthalmus) umbratus De Meijere, 1911Crane fly
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) canuta Alexander, 1958
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) griseiceps Alexander, 1921
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) luteipleura Alexander, 1949
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) medialis Alexander, 1921
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) natalensis Alexander, 1921
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) pleurolineata Alexander, 1957
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) pleurostria Alexander, 1958
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) spectabilis Alexander, 1921
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) thornei Wood, 1952
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) toxoneura Osten Sacken, 1860
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) transvaalica Alexander, 1917
Baeoura brevipilosa Alexander, 1920
Baeoura brumata Wood, 1952
Baeoura claripennis Alexander, 1921
Baeoura cooksoni Alexander, 1958
Baeoura longicalcarata Wood, 1952
Baeoura producticornis Alexander, 1960
Baeoura unistylata Alexander, 1949
Baeoura witzenbergi Wood, 1952
Cheilotrichia (Cheilotrichia) brincki Alexander, 1964
Cheilotrichia (Cheilotrichia) clausa Alexander, 1921
Cheilotrichia (Empeda) bonaespei Alexander, 1917
Cheilotrichia (Empeda) cinerascens Meigen, 1804
Cheilotrichia (Empeda) stigmatica Osten Sacken, 1869
Cheilotrichia (Empeda) telacantha Alexander, 1960
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) basuto Alexander, 1956
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) bethae Alexander, 1945
Dicranomyia bethae bethae Alexander, 1945
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) capicola Alexander, 1921
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) confusa Alexander, 1921
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) dingaan Alexander, 1960
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) flavaperta Alexander, 1941
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) gardineri Edwards, 1912
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) guillarmodana Alexander, 1970
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) kraaiensis Alexander, 1964
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) lawrencei Alexander, 1958
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) lebombo Alexander, 1960
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) modesta Meigen, 1818
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) mosselica Alexander, 1949
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) nairobii Alexander, 1919
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) peringueyi Alexander, 1917
Dicranomyia pictithorax argyrophora Alexander, 1953
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) satura Alexander, 1956
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) scelio Alexander, 1965
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) subconfusa Alexander, 1958
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) tipulipes Karsch, 1886
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) umkomazanae Alexander, 1956
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) viator Alexander, 1960
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) wiseana Alexander, 1956
Dicranomyia (Idioglochina) lightfooti Alexander, 1917
Dicranomyia tusitala tusitala Alexander, 1921
Dicranomyia paramorio platysoma Alexander, 1933
Dicranomyia marleyi Alexander, 1917
Dicranoptycha natalia Alexander, 1920
Dicranoptycha stuckenbergi Alexander, 1970
Dolichopeza (Trichodolichopeza) altiarca Alexander, 1956
Dolichopeza (Trichodolichopeza) aurantiaca Alexander, 1921
Dolichopeza (Trichodolichopeza) barnardi Wood, 1952
Dolichopeza (Trichodolichopeza) cathedralis Alexander, 1956
Dolichopeza (Trichodolichopeza) centrosoma Alexander, 1956
Dolichopeza (Trichodolichopeza) chaka Alexander, 1956
Dolichopeza (Trichodolichopeza) dingaan Alexander, 1960
Dolichopeza (Trichodolichopeza) dorsoprojecta Alexander, 1956
Dolichopeza (Trichodolichopeza) flavifrons Alexander, 1925
Dolichopeza (Trichodolichopeza) fluminis Wood, 1952
Dolichopeza (Trichodolichopeza) hirtipennis Alexander, 1917
Dolichopeza (Trichodolichopeza) panda Alexander, 1958
Dolichopeza (Trichodolichopeza) parvistyla Alexander, 1956
Dolichopeza (Trichodolichopeza) peringueyi Alexander, 1925
Dolichopeza (Trichodolichopeza) picticeps Alexander, 1925
Dolichopeza (Trichodolichopeza) senzangakona Alexander, 1960
Dolichopeza (Trichodolichopeza) thoracica Alexander, 1925
Dolichopeza (Trichodolichopeza) vumbicola Alexander, 1946
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) aurantiaca Alexander, 1917
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) humilis Alexander, 1931
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) insularis Edwards, 1912
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) laetifica Alexander, 1960
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) luteipennis Alexander, 1934
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) montana Alexander, 1934
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) ovalistigma Alexander, 1956
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) pleurolineata Alexander, 1956
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) pringlei Alexander, 1958
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) pseudosimilis Alexander, 1921
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) wahlbergi Bergroth, 1888
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) westwoodi Osten Sacken, 1869Harbison's hawthorn
Elliptera clausa Osten Sacken, 1877
Epiphragma (Epiphragma) fasciapenne Say, 1823Band-Winged Crane Fly
Erioptera (Erioptera) carior Alexander, 1920
Erioptera (Erioptera) celestissima Alexander, 1956
Erioptera (Erioptera) flavipennis (Staeger, 1840)⇒ Erioptera sordida Zetterstedt, 1838
Erioptera (Erioptera) peringueyi Bergroth, 1888
Erioptera (Erioptera) sordida Zetterstedt, 1838
Erioptera (Erioptera) subirrorata Alexander, 1920
Erioptera (Meterioptera) ablusa Alexander, 1958
Erioptera (Meterioptera) fumipennis Alexander, 1921
Erioptera (Meterioptera) persinuata Alexander, 1964
Erioptera (Meterioptera) quadripilata Alexander, 1958
Erioptera (Meterioptera) subaurea Bergroth, 1888
Erioptera (Trimicra) pilipes Fabricius, 1787
Erioptera brincki
Erioptera claripennis Alexander, 1921
Erioptera clausa Alexander, 1921
Eugnophomyia elegans Wiedemann, 1830
Eugnophomyia stuckenbergiana Alexander, 1976
Eugnophomyia turneri Alexander, 1930
Geranomyia dischidia Alexander, 1958
Geranomyia gracilipalpis Alexander, 1956
Geranomyia lacteitarsis Alexander, 1922
Geranomyia rubrithorax Alexander, 1921
Geranomyia rudebecki Alexander, 1964
Geranomyia sexocellata Alexander, 1921
Geranomyia subimmaculata Alexander, 1921
Geranomyia tugela Alexander, 1964
Gnophomyia capicola Alexander, 1934
Gonempeda flava Schummel, 1829
Gonomyia (Gonomyia) debilis Alexander, 1928
Gonomyia (Gonomyia) gnophosoma Alexander, 1956
Gonomyia (Gonomyia) mimetica Alexander, 1921
Gonomyia (Gonomyia) unispicata Alexander, 1956
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) elachistos Alexander, 1956
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) esakiella Alexander, 1940
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) fimbriata Alexander, 1959
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) hackeri Edwards, 1928
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) houtensis Alexander, 1964
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) noctabunda Alexander, 1920
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) nyasae Alexander, 1920
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) sobrina Alexander, 1920
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) sulphurelloides Alexander, 1921
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) usherae Alexander, 1960
Gonomyia daedalus Alexander, 1956
Gonomyia transvaalensis Alexander, 1960
Helius (Helius) capensis Alexander, 1917
Helius (Helius) liliputanus Alexander, 1929
Helius (Helius) luniger Riedel, 1914
Helius stenorhynchus stenorhynchus Alexander, 1954
Helius (Idiohelius) pentaneura (Alexander, 1948)⇒ Helius pentaneurus Alexander, 1948
Helius (Prohelius) dugaldi Alexander, 1945
Helius botswanensis ♰ R. J. Rayner, 1990
Hexatoma (Eriocera) albihirta Alexander, 1912
Hexatoma (Eriocera) bevisi Alexander, 1956
Hexatoma (Eriocera) capensis Alexander, 1921
Hexatoma (Eriocera) fultonensis Alexander, 1912
Hexatoma (Eriocera) gaspensis Alexander, 1931
Hexatoma (Eriocera) humilis Alexander, 1921
Hexatoma (Eriocera) metallica Schiner, 1868
Hexatoma (Eriocera) preposita Alexander, 1956
Hexatoma (Eriocera) pterotricha Alexander, 1940
Idiognophomyia capicola Alexander, 1934
Idiognophomyia ignava Alexander, 1920
Idiognophomyia patula Alexander, 1960
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) irrorata Enderlein, 1912
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) shawi Alexander, 1921
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) subapicalis Alexander, 1930
Libnotes subapicalis subapicalis Alexander, 1930
Libnotes (Libnotes) libnotina Alexander, 1934
Limnophila (Elporiomyia) crepuscula Wood, 1952
Limnophila (Elporiomyia) nox Alexander, 1921
Limnophila (Elporiomyia) woodiana Alexander, 1964
Limnophila macrocera macrocera Say, 1823
Limnophila lacteitarsis Alexander, 1921
Limnophila metallica (Schiner, 1868)⇒ Hexatoma metallica Schiner, 1868
Limnophila natalensis Alexander, 1921
Limnophila pardalota Alexander, 1931
Limnophila radialis Alexander, 1931
Limnophila rufibasis Osten Sacken, 1859
Limnophila spectabilis Alexander, 1921
Limonia (Atypophthalmus) umbrata Brunetti, 1911
Limonia (Limonia) indigena Osten Sacken, 1860Black hawthorn
Limonia (Limonia) parietina Osten Sacken, 1861
Limonia (Metalimnobia) immatura Osten Sacken, 1859
Limonia aquita Dietz, 1915
Limonia argopoda Alexander, 1960
Limonia dischidia Alexander, 1958
Limonia flavipes Fabricius, 1787
Limonia flavopyga Alexander, 1921
Limonia igorota Alexander, 1929
Limonia kauaiensis Grimshaw, 0
Limonia lawrencei Alexander, 1958
Limonia nubeculosa Meigen, 1804Short-palped cranefly
Limonia phragmitidis Schrank, 1781
Limonia pondoensis Alexander, 1930
Limonia satura Alexander, 1956
Limonia shawi
Limonia yapicola Alexander, 1972
Metalimnobia (Metalimnobia) immatura Osten Sacken, 1860
Metalimnobia (Metalimnobia) triocellata Osten Sacken, 1860
Molophilus (Molophilus) ater Meigen, 1804
Molophilus (Molophilus) cinereifrons De Meijere, 1920
Molophilus (Molophilus) corniger De Meijere, 1920
Molophilus (Molophilus) eriopterus (Fabricius, 1805)⇒ Molophilus ater Meigen, 1804
Molophilus (Molophilus) forcipulus Osten Sacken, 1869
Molophilus (Molophilus) fultonensis Alexander, 1916
Molophilus (Molophilus) hirtipennis Osten Sacken, 1860
Molophilus (Molophilus) lethaeus Alexander, 1952
Molophilus (Molophilus) natalicolus Alexander, 1958
Molophilus (Molophilus) psephenus Alexander, 1978
Molophilus (Molophilus) pubipennis Osten Sacken, 1860
Molophilus (Molophilus) rhamphus Alexander, 1979
Molophilus sicarius sicarius Alexander, 1929
Molophilus tanypus tanypus Alexander, 1922
Molophilus urodontus urodontus Savchenko, 1978
Molophilus eriopteroides Alexander, 1921
Neolimonia dumetorum Meigen, 1804
Ormosia (Ormosia) affinis Lundbeck, 1898Cranefly
Ormosia (Ormosia) meigenii Osten Sacken, 1860
Ormosia (Ormosia) nimbipennis Alexander, 1917
Ormosia (Ormosia) rubella Osten Sacken, 1869
Paradelphomyia (Oxyrhiza) faurei Alexander, 1923
Pedicia (Pedicia) goldsworthyi Petersen, 2006
Pedicia (Pedicia) margarita Alexander, 1930
Pilaria discicollis Meigen, 1818
Platylimnobia barnardi Alexander, 1917
Platylimnobia brinckiana Alexander, 1964
Platylimnobia montana Wood, 1952
Platylimnobia pseudopumila Wood, 1952
Platylimnobia pumila Alexander, 1921
Pseudolimnophila (Calolimnophila) xanthomelania Alexander, 1960
Pseudolimnophila (Pseudolimnophila) auranticollis Alexander, 1958
Pseudolimnophila (Pseudolimnophila) eremnonota Alexander, 1960
Pseudolimnophila (Pseudolimnophila) frugi Bergroth, 1888
Pseudolimnophila (Pseudolimnophila) rhodesiae Alexander, 1921
Pseudolimnophila eremnotata
Rhabdomastix (Rhabdomastix) afra Wood, 1952
Rhabdomastix (Rhabdomastix) indigena Alexander, 1958
Rhabdomastix (Rhabdomastix) tugela Alexander, 1964
Rhipidia (Eurhipidia) argema Alexander, 1967
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) afra Bergroth, 1888
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) atomaria Loew, 1866
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) maculata (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limonia lecontei Alexander, 1940
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) miosema Speiser, 1909
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) pallidipes Alexander, 1921
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) polyclada Alexander, 1943
Shannonomyia (Shannonomyia) lenta Osten Sacken, 1860
Styringomyia crassicosta Speiser, 1908
Styringomyia edwardsiana Alexander, 1930
Styringomyia leucopeza Edwards, 1914
Styringomyia stuckenbergi Alexander, 1958
Styringomyia vittata Edwards, 1914
Symplecta (Podoneura) anthracogramma Bergroth, 1888
Symplecta anthracogramma anthracogramma Bergroth, 1888
Symplecta (Trimicra) pilipes Fabricius, 1787Crane fly
Tasiocera (Dasymolophilus) biacufera Alexander, 1956
Tasiocera (Dasymolophilus) cyrtacantha Alexander, 1958
Tasiocera (Dasymolophilus) eriopteroides Alexander, 1921
Tasiocera (Dasymolophilus) liliputana Alexander, 1934
Tasiocera (Dasymolophilus) lilliputana
Tasiocera (Dasymolophilus) probosa Alexander, 1956
Teucholabis (Teucholabis) nodipes Speiser, 1913
Teucholabis nodipes clitelligera Alexander, 1930
Teucholabis nodipes marleyi Alexander, 1956
Teucholabis clitelligera Alexander, 1930
Teucholabis marleyi Alexander, 1956
Thaumastoptera (Thaumastoptera) natalensis Alexander, 1956
Toxorhina (Toxorhina) pulvinaria Alexander, 1950
Trentepohlia (Mongoma) albilata Alexander, 1920
Trentepohlia (Mongoma) reisi Alexander, 1920
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) exornata Bergroth, 1888
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) gracilis Enderlein, 1912
Trentepohlia gracilis continentalis Alexander, 1921
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) humeralis Alexander, 1921
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) zambesiae Alexander, 1912
Trichoneura (Ceratolimnobia) munroi Alexander, 1920
Trichoneura ciliata
Trichoneura eleusinoides
Trichoneura grandiglumis
Trichoneura schlechteri

Subnodes of Limoniinae with occurrences in Southern Africa
TribeEriopterini
Osten-sacken, 1860
17
111
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHexatomini
Alexander, 1914
10
57
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLimoniini
Alexander, 1942
14
92
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePediciini
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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