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Checklist for Tribe Limoniini Alexander, 1942
and region West Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
581
13079
40224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
365
10638
34907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
92
1473
4451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
19
254
1393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tipulomorpha
Gistel, 1848
Crane Flies
3
58
308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tipuloidea
LeConte, 1861
2
57
306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTipulidae
Latreille, 1802
Crane Flies, Crane fly, Crane-Flies, Craneflies, Cranefly
44
277
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLimoniinae
Speiser, 1909
35
241
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeLimoniini
Alexander, 1942
15
119
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
15 Genera with 119 Species
Achyrolimonia Alexander, 19195SpeciesTaxom
Antocha Osten Sacken, 19743SpeciesTaxom
Atypophthalmus Brunetti, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 191915SpeciesTaxom
Dicranoptycha Osten Sacken, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Geranomyia Haliday, 197413SpeciesTaxom
Helius Lepeletier &..., 192017SpeciesTaxom
Libnotes Westwood, 19769SpeciesTaxom
Limonia Meigen, 191919SpeciesTaxom
Metalimnobia Matsumura, 19204SpeciesTaxom
Orimarga Osten Sacken, 19304SpeciesTaxom
Protorimarga Alexander, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidia Meigen, 19435SpeciesTaxom
Thrypticomyia Skuse, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Trentepohlia Bigot, 021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
119 Species and 4 Subspecies
Achyrolimonia atrichoptera Alexander, 1930
Achyrolimonia bequaerti Alexander, 1930
Achyrolimonia leucocnemis Alexander, 1956
Achyrolimonia perarcuata Alexander, 1976
Achyrolimonia recurvans Alexander, 1919
Antocha (Orimargula) hintoni Alexander, 1967
Antocha (Orimargula) schmidi Alexander, 1958
Antocha (Orimargula) sparsissima Alexander, 1974
Atypophthalmus (Atypophthalmus) flavopyga Alexander, 1921
Atypophthalmus (Atypophthalmus) umbratus De Meijere, 1911Crane fly
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) basuto Alexander, 1956
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) gardineri Edwards, 1912
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) guttula Alexander, 1915
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) harmonia Alexander, 1956
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) neoguttula Alexander, 1958
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) omi Theischinger, 1994
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) opima Alexander, 1921
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) scelio Alexander, 1965
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) subredundans Alexander, 1975
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) synclera Alexander, 1927
Dicranomyia paramorio platysoma Alexander, 1933
Dicranomyia (Sivalimnobia) scutellumnigrum Alexander, 1920
Dicranomyia (Sivalimnobia) tamarae Alexander, 1919
Dicranomyia recurvans Alexander, 1919
Dicranoptycha ibo Alexander, 1976
Dicranoptycha luteipes Alexander, 1923
Geranomyia boki Alexander, 1975
Geranomyia costosetosa Alexander, 1956
Geranomyia erasmi Alexander, 1933
Geranomyia eremnopoda Alexander, 1975
Geranomyia macrops Alexander, 1919
Geranomyia mashonica Alexander, 1920
Geranomyia mashonica mashonica Alexander, 1920
Geranomyia melanoxyna Alexander, 1975
Geranomyia nigripleura Alexander, 1919
Geranomyia nigropaxilla Alexander, 1974
Geranomyia productella Alexander, 1975
Geranomyia taleola Alexander, 1974
Geranomyia toxeres Alexander, 1974
Helius (Helius) cacoxenus Alexander, 1920
Helius (Helius) flavidibasis Alexander, 1975
Helius (Helius) flavitarsis Alexander, 1920
Helius (Helius) imperfectus Alexander, 1920
Helius (Helius) medleri Alexander, 1976
Helius (Helius) morosus Alexander, 1920
Helius (Helius) obsoleta
Helius (Helius) obsoletus Alexander, 1920
Helius (Helius) pauperculus Alexander, 1921
Helius stenorhynchus stenorhynchus Alexander, 1954
Helius (Helius) submorosus Alexander, 1921
Helius (Helius) subobsoletus Alexander, 1921
Helius (Helius) subpauperculus Alexander, 1975
Helius (Idiohelius) pentaneura (Alexander, 1948)⇒ Helius pentaneurus Alexander, 1948
Helius (Prohelius) fulani Alexander, 1975
Helius (Rhamphidina) camerounensis Alexander, 1920
Helius (Rhamphidioides) venustissimus Alexander, 1920
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) crassibasis Alexander, 1975
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) discobolodes Alexander, 1974
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) joanae Alexander, 1975
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) lophema Alexander, 1958
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) nyasaensis Alexander, 1920
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) obuduensis Alexander, 1976
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) poecila Alexander, 1920
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) rhanteria Alexander, 1920
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) trunculata Alexander, 1976
Limonia (Eurhipida) productina formosana Al..., 1923
Limonia (Limonia) uniaculeata Alexander, 1956
Limonia (Metalimnobia) triocellata Osten Sacken, 1859
Limonia (Tricholimonia) compta Alexander, 1920
Limonia (Tricholimonia) grahami Alexander, 1920
Limonia (Tricholimonia) humfreyi Alexander, 1920
Limonia bequaerti Alexander, 1930
Limonia erasmi (Alexander, 1933)⇒ Geranomyia erasmi Alexander, 1933
Limonia eremnopoda Alexander, 1975
Limonia firestonei Alexander, 1930
Limonia hians Alexander, 1967
Limonia incompta Alexander, 1922
Limonia melanocera Alexander, 1925
Limonia nigropolita Alexander, 0
Limonia omi (Theischinger, 1994)⇒ Dicranomyia omi Theischinger, 1994
Limonia opima (Alexander, 1921)⇒ Dicranomyia opima Alexander, 1921
Limonia pygmea Macquart, 1838
Limonia scutellumnigrum Alexander, 1920
Limonia serandi Alexander, 1919
Metalimnobia (Lasiolimonia) tigripes Alexander, 1948
Metalimnobia (Tricholimonia) compta Alexander, 1920
Metalimnobia (Tricholimonia) grahami Alexander, 1920
Metalimnobia (Tricholimonia) humfreyi Alexander, 1920
Orimarga (Orimarga) biclavata Alexander, 1974
Orimarga (Orimarga) bifimbriata Alexander, 1974
Orimarga (Orimarga) rubrithorax Alexander, 1975
Orimarga (Protorimarga) bequaertiana Alexander, 1930
Protorimarga bequaertiana Alexander, 1930
Rhipidia (Eurhipidia) citricolor Alexander, 1976
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) femorasetosa Alexander, 1956
Rhipidia femorasetosa femorasetosa Alexander, 1956
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) pallidipes Alexander, 1921
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) polyclada Alexander, 1943
Thrypticomyia nigeriensis Alexander, 1921
Thrypticomyia seychellensis Edwards, 1912
Trentepohlia (Mongoma) albilata Alexander, 1920
Trentepohlia (Mongoma) albilatissima Alexander, 1920
Trentepohlia (Mongoma) metatarsatra Alexander, 1920
Trentepohlia (Mongoma) principalis Alexander, 1957
Trentepohlia (Paramongoma) nigeriensis Alexander, 1920
Trentepohlia (Paramongoma) pallilutea Alexander, 1975
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) africana Alexander, 1930
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) brevisector Alexander, 1923
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) exornata Bergroth, 1888
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) fuscoapicalis Alexander, 1920
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) inflata Alexander, 1920
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) jacobi Alexander, 1934
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) joana Alexander, 1974
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) melanoleuca Alexander, 1958
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) nox Alexander, 1921
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) perelongata Alexander, 1975
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) pomeroyi Alexander, 1921
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) speiseri Edwards, 1913
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) umbricellula Alexander, 1975
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) zambesiae Alexander, 1912
Trentepohlia hartwigiana


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