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Checklist for Genus Tipula Linnaeus, 1758 (Cranefly)
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
 
Tipulomorpha
Gistel, 1848
Crane Flies
4
121
1990
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tipuloidea
LeConte, 1861
3
119
1984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTipulidae
Latreille, 1802
Crane Flies, Crane fly, Crane-Flies, Craneflies, Cranefly
88
1802
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTipulinae
Latreille, 1802
16
434
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeTipulini
Latreille, 1802
4
353
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
GenusTipula
Linnaeus, 1758
Cranefly, Daddy longlegs
202Species 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
1 Genera with 202 Species
Tipula Linnaeus, 0Cranefly224SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
202 Species and 22 Subspecies
Tipula (Acutipula) alphaspis Speiser, 1909
Tipula (Acutipula) amissa Alexander, 1960
Tipula (Acutipula) amymona Alexander, 1951
Tipula (Acutipula) angolana Alexander, 1963
Tipula (Acutipula) ankolensis (Alexander, 1920)⇒ Tipula ruwenzori Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) anormalipennis Pierre, 1924
Tipula (Acutipula) auspicis Alexander, 1950
Tipula (Acutipula) bakundu de Jong, 1984
Tipula (Acutipula) bamileke de Jong, 1984
Tipula (Acutipula) bantu Alexander, 1956
Tipula (Acutipula) bartletti Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) bioculata Alexander, 1960
Tipula (Acutipula) bistripunctata Speiser, 1909
Tipula (Acutipula) bubiana de Jong, 1984
Tipula (Acutipula) calcar Alexander, 1958
Tipula (Acutipula) camerounensis Alexander, 1921
Tipula (Acutipula) centroproducta Alexander, 1972
Tipula (Acutipula) chaniae Alexander, 1956
Tipula (Acutipula) cinnamomea Riedel, 1914
Tipula (Acutipula) citae Oosterbroek ..., 1990
Tipula (Acutipula) dahomiensis Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) dichroa Bezzi, 1906
Tipula (Acutipula) doriae Pierre, 1926
Tipula (Acutipula) ellenbergeri Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) ellioti Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) fulani Alexander, 1975
Tipula (Acutipula) fumivena Alexander, 1958
Tipula (Acutipula) gaboonensis Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) globicauda Alexander, 1960
Tipula (Acutipula) gola Alexander, 1958
Tipula (Acutipula) grahami Alexander, 1956
Tipula (Acutipula) grahamiana Alexander, 1964
Tipula (Acutipula) hardeana Alexander, 1978
Tipula (Acutipula) hova Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) indra Alexander, 1961
Tipula (Acutipula) iyala Alexander, 1974
Tipula (Acutipula) jocosa Alexander, 1917
Tipula (Acutipula) kenia Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) kinangopensis Riedel, 1914
Tipula (Acutipula) lambertoniana Alexander, 1955
Tipula (Acutipula) langi Alexander, 1920
Tipula langi langi Alexander, 1920
Tipula langi rubricapilla Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) leonensis Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) levicula Alexander, 1972
Tipula (Acutipula) loveridgei Alexander, 1972
Tipula (Acutipula) luna Westhoff, 1879
Tipula (Acutipula) masai Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) maxima Poda, 1761
Tipula (Acutipula) meliuscula Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) milanjensis Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) milanjii Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) mungo de Jong, 1984
Tipula (Acutipula) natalia Alexander, 1956
Tipula (Acutipula) neavei Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) nyasae Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) obex Alexander, 1960
Tipula (Acutipula) octoplagiata Alexander, 1951
Tipula (Acutipula) oryx Alexander, 1921
Tipula oryx oryx Alexander, 1921
Tipula oryx pallipleura Alexander, 1963
Tipula (Acutipula) paria Speiser, 1909
Tipula (Acutipula) phaeocera Alexander, 1958
Tipula (Acutipula) pomposa Bergroth, 1888
Tipula (Acutipula) punctoargentea Alexander, 1960
Tipula (Acutipula) repentina Mannheims, 1952
Tipula (Acutipula) rifensis Theowald & O..., 1980
Tipula (Acutipula) rubricapilla Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) ruwenzori Alexander, 1920
Tipula ruwenzori ankolensis
Tipula ruwenzori ruwenzori
Tipula (Acutipula) schizostyla Alexander, 1956
Tipula (Acutipula) schulteni Theowald, 1983
Tipula (Acutipula) silinda Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) sjostedti Alexander, 1924
Tipula (Acutipula) sogana Alexander, 1965
Tipula (Acutipula) tananarivia Alexander, 1960
Tipula (Acutipula) tigon Alexander, 1976
Tipula (Acutipula) uluguruensis Alexander, 1962
Tipula (Acutipula) urundiana Alexander, 1955
Tipula (Acutipula) vadoni Alexander, 1955
Tipula (Acutipula) vanewrighti Oosterbroek, 1986
Tipula (Acutipula) vanstraeleni Alexander, 1956
Tipula (Acutipula) velutina Walker, 1848
Tipula (Acutipula) victoria Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) yoruba Alexander, 1976
Tipula (Acutipula) zambeziensis Alexander, 1917
Tipula (Acutipula) zuluensis Alexander, 1956
Tipula (Afrotipula) aethiopica Alexander, 1972
Tipula (Afrotipula) brachycera Riedel, 1914
Tipula (Afrotipula) infracta Alexander, 1955
Tipula (Beringotipula) coloradensis Doane, 1911
Tipula (Beringotipula) unca Wiedemann, 1817
Tipula (Emodotipula) leo Dufour, 1991
Tipula (Emodotipula) obscuriventris Strobl, 1900
Tipula (Eumicrotipula) aglossa Alexander, 1962
Tipula (Eumicrotipula) anthonympha Alexander, 1928
Tipula (Eumicrotipula) cyclomera Alexander, 1951
Tipula (Eumicrotipula) thalia (Alexander, 1946)⇒ Tipula theia Mannheims, 1963
Tipula (Eumicrotipula) virgulata (Williston, 1900)⇒ Tipula macaronesica Savchenko, 1961
Tipula (Formotipula) melanomera Walker, 1848
Tipula (Lunatipula) bivittata Pierre, 1922
Tipula (Lunatipula) canariensis Theischinger, 1979
Tipula (Lunatipula) cinereicolor Pierre, 1924
Tipula (Lunatipula) cinerella Pierre, 1919
Tipula (Lunatipula) conchifera (Mannheims, 1968)⇒ Tipula cinereicolor Pierre, 1924
Tipula (Lunatipula) cornicula Pierre, 1922
Tipula (Lunatipula) dorsimacula Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Tipula (Lunatipula) eyndhoveni Theowald, 1972
Tipula (Lunatipula) fabiola Mannheims, 1968
Tipula (Lunatipula) hermes Theischinger, 1977
Tipula (Lunatipula) hirsuticauda Pierre, 1925
Tipula (Lunatipula) iberica Mannheims, 1963
Tipula iberica iberica Mannheims, 1963
Tipula iberica spinula Theischinger, 1980
Tipula (Lunatipula) macquarti Becker, 1908
Tipula macquarti lesnei Pierre, 1922
Tipula macquarti macquarti Becker, 1908
Tipula (Lunatipula) mallochi Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Lunatipula) modesta Macquart, 1846
Tipula (Lunatipula) peliostigma Schummel, 1833
Tipula peliostigma peliostigma Schummel, 1833
Tipula (Lunatipula) pseudocinerascens Strobl, 1906
Tipula (Lunatipula) rocina Theischinger, 1979
Tipula (Lunatipula) selenaria Mannheims, 1967
Tipula (Lunatipula) stimulosa Mannheims, 1973
Tipula (Lunatipula) subfalcata Mannheims, 1967
Tipula (Lunatipula) subpustulata Mannheims, 1963
Tipula (Lunatipula) subselenitica Theowald, 1957
Tipula (Lunatipula) tazzekai Theowald, 1973
Tipula (Lunatipula) vernalis Meigen, 1804
Tipula (Mediotipula) fulvogrisea Pierre, 1924
Tipula (Mediotipula) stigmatella Schummel, 1833
Tipula (Microtipula) alecto Alexander, 1945
Tipula (Microtipula) glabristyla Alexander, 1946
Tipula (Microtipula) megalyra Alexander, 1945
Tipula (Nippotipula) abdominalis Say, 1823Giant Crane Fly
Tipula (Papuatipula) koiari Young, 1987
Tipula (Pterelachisus) entomophthorae Alexander, 1918
Tipula (Pterelachisus) hortulana (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tipula pseudovariipennis Czizek, 1912
Tipula (Pterelachisus) invariegata Alexander, 1956
Tipula (Pterelachisus) irrorata Macquart, 1826
Tipula (Pterelachisus) penobscot Alexander, 1915
Tipula (Savtshenkia) aberdareica Alexander, 1956
Tipula aberdareica aberdareica Alexander, 1956
Tipula aberdareica ulugurica Alexander, 1962
Tipula (Savtshenkia) akeleyi Alexander, 1956
Tipula (Savtshenkia) antricola Riedel, 1918
Tipula (Savtshenkia) asbolodes Speiser, 1909
Tipula (Savtshenkia) atlas Pierre, 1924
Tipula (Savtshenkia) breviantennata Lackschewitz, 1933
Tipula (Savtshenkia) caligo Alexander, 1956
Tipula (Savtshenkia) chrysocephala Mannheims, 1958
Tipula (Savtshenkia) confusa van der Wulp, 1883Tipula marmorata
Tipula (Savtshenkia) draconis Alexander, 1964
Tipula (Savtshenkia) elgonensis Alexander, 1956
Tipula (Savtshenkia) hancocki Alexander, 1956
Tipula (Savtshenkia) imperfecta Riedel, 1914
Tipula (Savtshenkia) limbata Zetterstedt, 1838
Tipula (Savtshenkia) lundbladi Mannheims, 1962
Tipula (Savtshenkia) macaronesica Savchenko, 1961
Tipula (Savtshenkia) multipicta Becker, 1908
Tipula (Savtshenkia) nephrotomoides Alexander, 1924
Tipula nephrotomoides invariegata Alexander, 1956
Tipula nephrotomoides nephrotomoides Alexander, 1924
Tipula (Savtshenkia) rothschildi Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Savtshenkia) rufina Meigen, 1818
Tipula rufina maderensis Lackschewitz, 1936
Tipula rufina rufina Meigen, 1818
Tipula (Schummelia) dolichopezoides Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Schummelia) hermannia Alexander, 1915
Tipula (Schummelia) jacksoniana Alexander, 1956
Tipula (Schummelia) scylla Alexander, 1964
Tipula (Spinitipula) citricornis Alexander, 1955
Tipula (Spinitipula) lactineipes Alexander, 1961
Tipula (Spinitipula) spinimarginata Alexander, 1951
Tipula (Tipula) abyssinica Jaennicke, 1867
Tipula (Tipula) atlantica Mannheims, 1962
Tipula (Tipula) bevisiana (Alexander, 1956)⇒ Tipula soror mashona Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Tipula) bicolor Loew, 1866
Tipula (Tipula) capnioneura Speiser, 1909
Tipula (Tipula) chubbi Alexander, 1956
Tipula (Tipula) consobrina Theowald, 1984
Tipula (Tipula) curtipennis (Mannheims, 1961)⇒ Tipula eumecacera Speiser, 1909
Tipula (Tipula) eumecacera Speiser, 1909
Tipula (Tipula) flagellicurta Mannheims, 1958
Tipula (Tipula) frater Alexander, 1921
Tipula (Tipula) hollanderi Theowald, 1977
Tipula (Tipula) lobeliae Alexander, 1956
Tipula (Tipula) loeffleri Theowald, 1984
Tipula (Tipula) lourensi den Hollander, 1975
Tipula (Tipula) mashona Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Tipula) mediterranea Lackschewitz, 1930
Tipula (Tipula) niligena (Jaennicke, 1867)⇒ Tipula bicolor Loew, 1866
Tipula (Tipula) oleracea Linnaeus, 1758Common crane fly
Tipula (Tipula) orientalis Lackschewitz, 1930
Tipula (Tipula) paludosa (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Dictenidia bimaculata Linnaeus, 1760
Tipula (Tipula) soror Wiedemann, 1820
Tipula soror mashona Alexander, 1920
Tipula soror soror Wiedemann, 1820
Tipula (Tipula) speiseriana Alexander, 1930
Tipula (Tipula) strigata (Loew, 1866)⇒ Tipula cimmeria Speiser, 1909
Tipula (Tipula) subaptera Freeman, 1950
Tipula (Tipula) wollastoni Lackschewitz, 1936
Tipula (Tipula) zimbabwensis Theowald, 1984
Tipula (Triplicitipula) triplex Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Tipula (Vestiplex) fernandezi Theowald, 1972
Tipula (Vestiplex) grahami (Alexander, 1933)⇒ Tipula grahamiana Alexander, 1964
Tipula (Vestiplex) scripta Meigen, 1830
Tipula (Vestiplex) vaillanti Theowald, 1977
Tipula vaillanti vaillanti Theowald, 1977
Tipula (Yamatotipula) afriberia Theowald & O..., 1980
Tipula afriberia afriberia Theowald & O..., 1980
Tipula (Yamatotipula) barbarensis Theowald & O..., 1980
Tipula (Yamatotipula) cimmeria Speiser, 1909Puerto Rico box
Tipula (Yamatotipula) freyana Lackschewitz, 1936
Tipula freyana freyana Lackschewitz, 1936
Tipula (Yamatotipula) lateralis (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Tipula vanewrighti Oosterbroek, 1986
Tipula (Yamatotipula) montium Egger, 1863
Tipula (Yamatotipula) setosipennis Alexander, 1920
Tipula caffra
Tipula erioptera Fabricius, 1805
Tipula pjotri de Jong & Adgir, 2018
Tipula rubronigra


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