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Checklist for Tribe Limoniini Alexander, 1942
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
 
TribeLimoniini
Alexander, 1942
14
92
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
14 Genera with 92 Species
Antocha Osten Sacken, 19645SpeciesTaxom
Atypophthalmus Brunetti, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 191728SpeciesTaxom
Dicranoptycha Osten Sacken, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Elliptera Schiner, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Geranomyia Haliday, 19648SpeciesTaxom
Helius Lepeletier &..., 19907SpeciesTaxom
Libnotes Westwood, 19345SpeciesTaxom
Limonia Meigen, 197218SpeciesTaxom
Metalimnobia Matsumura, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Neolimonia Alexander, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidia Meigen, 19437SpeciesTaxom
Thaumastoptera Mik, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Trentepohlia Bigot, 19127SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
92 Species and 7 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
Atypophthalmus (Atypophthalmus) flavopyga Alexander, 1921
Atypophthalmus (Atypophthalmus) marleyi Alexander, 1917
Atypophthalmus (Atypophthalmus) umbratus De Meijere, 1911Crane fly
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
Elliptera clausa Osten Sacken, 1877
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
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
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
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
Neolimonia dumetorum Meigen, 1804
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
Thaumastoptera (Thaumastoptera) natalensis Alexander, 1956
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


Links, sources and further information
Limoniini at artfakta.se
Limoniini at dyntaxa.se
Limoniini at itis.gov