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Checklist for Family Tipulidae Latreille, 1802 (Crane Flies)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
100
1210
3469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
24
285
687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tipulomorpha
Gistel, 1848
Crane Flies
4
51
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tipuloidea
LeConte, 1861
3
50
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTipulidae
Latreille, 1802
Crane Flies, Crane fly, Crane-Flies, Craneflies, Cranefly
40
133
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
40 Genera with 133 Species
#ABCDEGHIKLMNOPRST
Antocha Osten Sacken, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Atarba Osten Sacken, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Austrolimnophila Alexander, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Baeoura Alexander, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Cheilotrichia Rossi, 18695SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophora Meigen, 1864Comb jellies1SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19177SpeciesTaxom
Dicranoptycha Osten Sacken, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopeza Curtis, 19254SpeciesTaxom
Elephantomyia Osten Sacken, 18696SpeciesTaxom
Epiphragma Osten Sacken, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Erioptera Meigen, 19215SpeciesTaxom
Geranomyia Haliday, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Gnophomyia Osten Sacken, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Gonempeda Alexander, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Goniotipula Alexander, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Gonomyia Meigen, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Helius Lepeletier &..., 19483SpeciesTaxom
Hexatoma Latreille, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Idiognophomyia Alexander, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Keiseromyia Alexander, 1963
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptotarsus Guérin-Ménev..., 195613SpeciesTaxom
Limnophila Macquart, 1859Limnophila Crane Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Limonia Meigen, 17816SpeciesTaxom
Megistocera Wiedemann, 1828
0SpeciesTaxom
Metalimnobia Matsumura, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Molophilus Curtis, 19219SpeciesTaxom
Neolimonia Alexander, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1917Tiger Crane Flies13SpeciesTaxom
Ormosia Rondani, 18694SpeciesTaxom
Pedicia Latreille, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Pilaria Sintenis, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Platylimnobia Alexander, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdomastix Skuse, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidia Meigen, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Shannonomyia Alexander, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Symplecta Meigen, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Tasiocera Skuse, 01SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1805Cranefly19SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhina Loew, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
133 Species and 6 Subspecies
Atarba (Atarba) capensis Alexander, 1917
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) griseiceps Alexander, 1921
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) medialis Alexander, 1921
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) toxoneura Osten Sacken, 1860
Baeoura unistylata Alexander, 1949
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
Ctenophora (Ctenophora) dorsalis Osten Sacken, 1864Yellow hawthorn
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) kraaiensis Alexander, 1964
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) modesta Meigen, 1818
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) mosselica Alexander, 1949
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) scelio Alexander, 1965
Dicranomyia tusitala tusitala Alexander, 1921
Dicranomyia paramorio platysoma Alexander, 1933
Dicranomyia marleyi Alexander, 1917
Dicranoptycha stuckenbergi Alexander, 1970
Dolichopeza (Trichodolichopeza) centrosoma Alexander, 1956
Dolichopeza (Trichodolichopeza) hirtipennis Alexander, 1917
Dolichopeza (Trichodolichopeza) peringueyi Alexander, 1925
Dolichopeza (Trichodolichopeza) thoracica Alexander, 1925
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) aurantiaca Alexander, 1917
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) luteipennis Alexander, 1934
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) pleurolineata Alexander, 1956
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) pseudosimilis Alexander, 1921
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) wahlbergi Bergroth, 1888
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) westwoodi Osten Sacken, 1869Harbison's hawthorn
Epiphragma (Epiphragma) fasciapenne Say, 1823Band-Winged Crane Fly
Erioptera (Erioptera) celestissima Alexander, 1956
Erioptera (Erioptera) peringueyi Bergroth, 1888
Erioptera brincki
Erioptera claripennis Alexander, 1921
Erioptera clausa Alexander, 1921
Geranomyia gracilipalpis Alexander, 1956
Geranomyia lacteitarsis Alexander, 1922
Geranomyia sexocellata Alexander, 1921
Gnophomyia capicola Alexander, 1934
Gonempeda flava Schummel, 1829
Goniotipula cuneipennis Alexander, 1921
Goniotipula lindneri Mannheims, 1961
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) houtensis Alexander, 1964
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) sulphurelloides Alexander, 1921
Helius (Helius) capensis Alexander, 1917
Helius (Helius) liliputanus Alexander, 1929
Helius (Idiohelius) pentaneura (Alexander, 1948)⇒ Helius pentaneurus Alexander, 1948
Hexatoma (Eriocera) albihirta Alexander, 1912
Hexatoma (Eriocera) pterotricha Alexander, 1940
Idiognophomyia capicola Alexander, 1934
Idiognophomyia ignava Alexander, 1920
Leptotarsus (Longurio) belloides Alexander, 1921
Leptotarsus (Longurio) bonaespei Bergroth, 1888
Leptotarsus (Longurio) caffer Alexander, 1917
Leptotarsus (Longurio) capicola Alexander, 1921
Leptotarsus (Longurio) chionoides Alexander, 1917
Leptotarsus (Longurio) coronatus Alexander, 1917
Leptotarsus (Longurio) dolichoros Wood, 1952
Leptotarsus (Longurio) flagellatus Wood, 1952
Leptotarsus (Longurio) melanopterus Alexander, 1930
Leptotarsus (Longurio) micropteryx Alexander, 1921
Leptotarsus (Longurio) minusculus Alexander, 1917
Leptotarsus (Longurio) mosselensis Alexander, 1945
Leptotarsus (Longurio) stuckenbergi Alexander, 1956
Limnophila (Elporiomyia) nox Alexander, 1921
Limnophila (Elporiomyia) woodiana Alexander, 1964
Limnophila macrocera macrocera Say, 1823
Limnophila lacteitarsis Alexander, 1921
Limnophila rufibasis Osten Sacken, 1859
Limonia (Limonia) indigena Osten Sacken, 1860Black hawthorn
Limonia (Limonia) parietina Osten Sacken, 1861
Limonia flavipes Fabricius, 1787
Limonia flavopyga Alexander, 1921
Limonia nubeculosa Meigen, 1804Short-palped cranefly
Limonia phragmitidis Schrank, 1781
Metalimnobia (Metalimnobia) immatura Osten Sacken, 1860
Metalimnobia (Metalimnobia) triocellata Osten Sacken, 1860
Molophilus (Molophilus) cinereifrons De Meijere, 1920
Molophilus (Molophilus) corniger De Meijere, 1920
Molophilus (Molophilus) forcipulus Osten Sacken, 1869
Molophilus (Molophilus) hirtipennis Osten Sacken, 1860
Molophilus (Molophilus) pubipennis Osten Sacken, 1860
Molophilus sicarius sicarius Alexander, 1929
Molophilus tanypus tanypus Alexander, 1922
Molophilus urodontus urodontus Savchenko, 1978
Molophilus eriopteroides Alexander, 1921
Neolimonia dumetorum Meigen, 1804
Nephrotoma alterna Walker, 1848
Nephrotoma antennata Wiedemann, 1820
Nephrotoma crocea Loew, 1866
Nephrotoma eucera Loew, 1863
Nephrotoma ferruginea Fabricius, 1805Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly
Nephrotoma macrocera Say, 1823
Nephrotoma moshesh Alexander, 1956
Nephrotoma petiolata (Macquart, 1838)⇒ Nephrotoma cornicina Linnaeus, 1758
Nephrotoma strenua Alexander, 1917
Nephrotoma tincta Walker, 1856
Nephrotoma tzitzikamae Alexander, 1964
Nephrotoma umbripennis Alexander, 1917
Nephrotoma unicingulata Alexander, 1917
Ormosia (Ormosia) affinis Lundbeck, 1898Cranefly
Ormosia (Ormosia) meigenii Osten Sacken, 1860
Ormosia (Ormosia) nimbipennis Alexander, 1917
Ormosia (Ormosia) rubella Osten Sacken, 1869
Pedicia (Pedicia) goldsworthyi Petersen, 2006
Pedicia (Pedicia) margarita Alexander, 1930
Pilaria discicollis Meigen, 1818
Platylimnobia barnardi Alexander, 1917
Platylimnobia pumila Alexander, 1921
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) maculata (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limonia lecontei Alexander, 1940
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) polyclada Alexander, 1943
Shannonomyia (Shannonomyia) lenta Osten Sacken, 1860
Symplecta (Trimicra) pilipes Fabricius, 1787Crane fly
Tasiocera (Dasymolophilus) lilliputana
Tipula (Acutipula) jocosa Alexander, 1917
Tipula (Acutipula) pomposa Bergroth, 1888
Tipula (Beringotipula) coloradensis Doane, 1911
Tipula (Beringotipula) unca Wiedemann, 1817
Tipula (Eumicrotipula) aglossa Alexander, 1962
Tipula (Eumicrotipula) cyclomera Alexander, 1951
Tipula (Lunatipula) dorsimacula Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Tipula (Lunatipula) mallochi Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Microtipula) megalyra Alexander, 1945
Tipula (Nippotipula) abdominalis Say, 1823Giant Crane Fly
Tipula (Pterelachisus) entomophthorae Alexander, 1918
Tipula (Pterelachisus) penobscot Alexander, 1915
Tipula (Savtshenkia) draconis Alexander, 1964
Tipula (Savtshenkia) limbata Zetterstedt, 1838
Tipula (Schummelia) hermannia Alexander, 1915
Tipula (Tipula) paludosa (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Dictenidia bimaculata Linnaeus, 1760
Tipula (Tipula) soror Wiedemann, 1820
Tipula (Triplicitipula) triplex Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Tipula erioptera Fabricius, 1805

Subnodes of Tipulidae with occurrences in Cape
SubfamilyCtenophorinae
Osten Sacken, 1887
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLimoniinae
Speiser, 1909
33
85
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTipulinae
Latreille, 1802
6
47
Genera
Species

Taxom



Tipulidae (Latreille 1802)
Tipulidae (Latreille 1802)


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