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Checklist for Family Ptychopteridae Osten Sacken, 1862 (Phantom crane flies)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
127
3884
28408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
29
830
7711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Ptychopteromorpha
Wood & Borkent, 1986
2
2
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ptychopteroidea
Osten Sacken, 1862
2
2
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPtychopteridae
Osten Sacken, 1862
Phantom crane flies, Phantom crane fly
1
14
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
1 Genera with 14 Species
Ptychoptera Meigen, 192814SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
14 Species
Ptychoptera (Ptychoptera) contaminata Linnaeus, 1758
Ptychoptera africana Alexander, 1920
Ptychoptera basilewskyi (Alexander, 1955)⇒ Ptychoptera uelensis Alexander, 1928
Ptychoptera camerounensis Alexander, 1921
Ptychoptera capensis Alexander, 1917
Ptychoptera kosiensis Stuckenberg, 1983
Ptychoptera madagascariensis Alexander, 1937
Ptychoptera matongoensis Alexander, 1958
Ptychoptera pauliani Alexander, 1957
Ptychoptera robinsoni Alexander, 1957
Ptychoptera schoutedeni (Alexander, 1956)⇒ Ptychoptera africana Alexander, 1920
Ptychoptera stuckenbergi (Alexander, 1956)⇒ Ptychoptera uelensis Alexander, 1928
Ptychoptera surcoufi Seguy, 1925
Ptychoptera uelensis Alexander, 1928

Subnodes of Ptychopteridae with occurrences in Africa
SubfamilyPtychopterinae
Schiner, 1864
1
14
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Ptychopteridae at artfakta.se
Ptychopteridae at dyntaxa.se
Ptychopteridae at gbif.org
Ptychopteridae at irmng.org
Ptychopteridae at itis.gov