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Checklist for Family Tipulidae Latreille, 1802 (Crane Flies)
and region Central Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
620
12370
61616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
616
12349
61577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
587
12174
60866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
369
9719
53237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
86
1125
5726
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
18
271
1744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tipulomorpha
Gistel, 1848
Crane Flies
2
60
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tipuloidea
LeConte, 1861
2
60
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTipulidae
Latreille, 1802
Crane Flies, Crane fly, Crane-Flies, Craneflies, Cranefly
47
282
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Africa
47 Genera with 282 Species
#ABCDEGHKLMNOPRSTX
Achyrolimonia Alexander, 19219SpeciesTaxom
Amphilimnobia Alexander, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Antocha Osten Sacken, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Atypophthalmus Brunetti, 09SpeciesTaxom
Austrolimnophila Alexander, 19247SpeciesTaxom
Baeoura Alexander, 20201SpeciesTaxom
Ceratocheilus Wesche, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 192125SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopeza Curtis, 20202SpeciesTaxom
Elephantomyia Osten Sacken, 20205SpeciesTaxom
Erioptera Meigen, 19567SpeciesTaxom
Geranomyia Haliday, 19128SpeciesTaxom
Gonomyia Meigen, 19706SpeciesTaxom
Gymnastes Brunetti, 03SpeciesTaxom
Helius Lepeletier &..., 19209SpeciesTaxom
Hexatoma Latreille, 19207SpeciesTaxom
Holorusia Loew, 19573SpeciesTaxom
Keiseromyia Alexander, 1963
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptotarsus Guérin-Ménev..., 19201SpeciesTaxom
Libnotes Westwood, 191210SpeciesTaxom
Limnophila Macquart, 1931Limnophila Crane Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Limonia Meigen, 192112SpeciesTaxom
Maekistocera Wiedemann, 01SpeciesTaxom
Megistocera Wiedemann, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Metalimnobia Matsumura, 20207SpeciesTaxom
Microborus Blandford, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Molophilus Curtis, 19565SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1930Tiger Crane Flies31SpeciesTaxom
Orimarga Osten Sacken, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Ormosia Rondani, 20201SpeciesTaxom
Paradelphomyia Alexander, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Pilaria Sintenis, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Pselliophora Osten Sacken, 1887
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolimnophila Alexander, 20207SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidia Meigen, 19556SpeciesTaxom
Styringomyia Loew, 191413SpeciesTaxom
Symplecta Meigen, 19565SpeciesTaxom
Tasiocera Skuse, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Teucholabis Osten Sacken, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Thaumastoptera Mik, 20201SpeciesTaxom
Thrypticomyia Skuse, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1930Cranefly27SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhina Loew, 202014SpeciesTaxom
Trentepohlia Bigot, 202031SpeciesTaxom
Trichoneura Loew, 20204SpeciesTaxom
Xenolimnobia Alexander, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Xipholimnobia Alexander, 19211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Africa
282 Species and 28 Subspecies
Achyrolimonia atrichoptera Alexander, 1930
Achyrolimonia holotricha Alexander, 1926
Achyrolimonia leucocnemis Alexander, 1956
Achyrolimonia persuffusa Alexander, 1956
Achyrolimonia prycei Boardman, 2020
Achyrolimonia recedens Alexander, 1920
Achyrolimonia recurvans Alexander, 1919
Achyrolimonia staneri Alexander, 1956
Achyrolimonia venustipennis Alexander, 1921
Amphilimnobia leucopeza Alexander, 1920
Antocha (Orimargula) longicornis Alexander, 1921
Antocha (Orimargula) minuscula Alexander, 1963
Antocha (Orimargula) quadrispinosa Alexander, 1963
Atypophthalmus (Atypophthalmus) barthelemyi Alexander, 1923
Atypophthalmus (Atypophthalmus) fuscopleura Alexander, 1920
Atypophthalmus (Atypophthalmus) mahensis Edwards, 1912
Atypophthalmus (Atypophthalmus) mendicus Alexander, 1921
Atypophthalmus (Atypophthalmus) patritus Alexander, 1956
Atypophthalmus (Atypophthalmus) submendicus Alexander, 1921
Atypophthalmus submendicus submendicus Alexander, 1921
Atypophthalmus submendicus tuberculifer Alexander, 1956
Atypophthalmus submendica tuberculifera
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) antiqua Skuse, 1890
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) birungana Alexander, 1924
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) distigma Alexander, 1920
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) leleupi Alexander, 1962
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) orthia Alexander, 1924
Austrolimnophila (Phragmocrypta) fulani Alexander, 1974
Austrolimnophila (Phragmocrypta) gyldenstolpei Alexander, 1924
Baeoura nyasosoensis Boardman, 2020
Ceratocheilus flavirostris Alexander, 1920
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) bethae Alexander, 1945
Dicranomyia bethae contexta Alexander, 1945
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) cinnamonota Alexander, 1921
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) guttula Alexander, 1915
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) harmonia Alexander, 1956
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) neomidas Alexander, 1963
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) pauciguttata (Alexander, 1921)⇒ Dicranomyia guttula Alexander, 1915
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) pudica (Osten Sacken, 1860)⇒ Limonia pudica Osten Sacken, 1859
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) rectidens Alexander, 1934
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) redundans Alexander, 1956
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) scelio Alexander, 1965
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) snelli Edwards, 1934
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) tamsi Edwards, 1934
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) terebrina Alexander, 1921
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) tipulipes Karsch, 1886
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) venusta (Bergroth, 1888)⇒ Limonia duplicata Doane, 1900
Dicranomyia (Euglochina) connectans Alexander, 1920
Dicranomyia tusitala tusitala Alexander, 1921
Dicranomyia paramorio platysoma Alexander, 1933
Dicranomyia mendica
Dicranomyia metatarsalba Alexander, 1923
Dicranomyia recedens Alexander, 1920
Dicranomyia stubbsi Boardman, 2020
Dicranomyia tuberculata Boardman, 2020
Dicranomyia venustipennis Alexander, 1921
Dolichopeza (Afrodolichopeza) marlieri Alexander, 1956
Dolichopeza vicki Boardman, 2020
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) nitidithorax Alexander, 1920
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) pictithorax Alexander, 1930
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) schwetzi Alexander, 1930
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) tomicola Alexander, 1957
Elephantomyia gilsonae Boardman, 2020
Erioptera (Erioptera) angolana Alexander, 1963
Erioptera (Erioptera) angusticincta Alexander, 1956
Erioptera (Erioptera) bequaerti Alexander, 1923
Erioptera (Erioptera) karisimbii Alexander, 1956
Erioptera (Meterioptera) dewulfi Alexander, 1956
Erioptera (Meterioptera) genualis Edwards, 1934
Erioptera (Meterioptera) scioptera Alexander, 1956
Geranomyia alberticola Alexander, 1956
Geranomyia costosetosa Alexander, 1956
Geranomyia errana Alexander, 1930
Geranomyia macrops Alexander, 1919
Geranomyia obsolescens chicapae Alexander, 1963
Geranomyia ornatrix Alexander, 1926
Geranomyia synaporosa Speiser, 1913
Geranomyia tridens Brunetti, 1912
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) furcillata Alexander, 1956
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) hyperion Alexander, 1956
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) katangae Alexander, 1937
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) lamellaris Speiser, 1913
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) pulchripes Alexander, 1921
Gonomyia sedata Alexander, 1970
Gymnastes (Gymnastes) subnudus Alexander, 1956
Gymnastes (Gymnastes) teucholaboides Alexander, 1920
Gymnastes nudipes
Helius (Helius) brachyphallus Alexander, 1956
Helius (Helius) brevisector Alexander, 1956
Helius (Helius) flavitarsis Alexander, 1920
Helius (Helius) luachimoensis Alexander, 1963
Helius (Helius) pauperculus Alexander, 1921
Helius (Helius) submorosus Alexander, 1921
Helius (Helius) subobsoletus Alexander, 1921
Helius (Rhamphidina) camerounensis Alexander, 1920
Helius (Rhamphidioides) venustissimus Alexander, 1920
Hexatoma (Eriocera) brevifurca Alexander, 1956
Hexatoma commutabilis aurantiiventris Alexander, 1970
Hexatoma (Eriocera) evanescens Alexander, 1921
Hexatoma (Eriocera) globiceps Alexander, 1920
Hexatoma (Eriocera) helophila Alexander, 1921
Hexatoma (Eriocera) trichoneura Alexander, 1956
Hexatoma (Eriocera) tumidiscapa Alexander, 1920
Holorusia albovittata Macquart, 1838
Holorusia inventa Walker, 1848
Holorusia viettei Alexander, 1957
Leptotarsus (Leptotipula) edwardsianus Alexander, 1920
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) illiterata Alexander, 1937
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) lucrativa Alexander, 1956
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) oligospilota Alexander, 1937
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) rhanteria Alexander, 1920
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) rhizosema Speiser, 1909
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) silvicola Oosterbroek, 2009
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) subapicalis Alexander, 1930
Libnotes subapicalis subapicalis Alexander, 1930
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) vilhelmi Alexander, 1924
Libnotes (Goniodineura) trimaculata (Brunetti, 1912)⇒ Libnotes siva Alexander, 1971
Limnophila antimena Alexander, 1956
Limnophila antiqua (Skuse, 1890)⇒ Austrolimnophila antiqua Skuse, 1890
Limnophila pardalota Alexander, 1931
Limonia (Lasiolimonia) oligotricha Alexander, 1956
Limonia (Limonia) infausta Alexander, 1930
Limonia (Limonia) woosnami Alexander, 1920
Limonia (Melanolimonia) aurita Alexander, 1929
Limonia (Rhipidia) duplicata Doane, 1900
Limonia clavigera Alexander, 1931
Limonia leucocnemis Alexander, 1956
Limonia metatarsalba Alexander, 1923
Limonia pudica Osten Sacken, 1859
Limonia schoutedeni Alexander, 1923
Limonia stoneri Alexander, 1925
Limonia venustula Alexander, 1921
Maekistocera filipes filipes
Megistocera filipes Fabricius, 1805
Megistocera filipes filipes Fabricius, 1805
Metalimnobia (Lasiolimonia) marlieri Alexander, 1976
Metalimnobia (Lasiolimonia) oligotricha Alexander, 1955
Metalimnobia (Lasiolimonia) tigripes Alexander, 1948
Metalimnobia (Tricholimonia) compta Alexander, 1920
Metalimnobia (Tricholimonia) congoensis Alexander, 1920
Metalimnobia (Tricholimonia) schoutedeni Alexander, 1923
Metalimnobia krameri Boardman, 2020
Microborus boops Blandford, 1897
Molophilus (Molophilus) camerounensis Alexander, 1920
Molophilus (Molophilus) insanus Alexander, 1970
Molophilus (Molophilus) plebejus Alexander, 1956
Molophilus sicarius sicarius Alexander, 1929
Molophilus (Molophilus) vigilans Alexander, 1956
Nephrotoma angustifrons Edwards, 1934
Nephrotoma baluba Alexander, 1963
Nephrotoma chaetopyga Alexander, 1921
Nephrotoma chalybea Alexander, 1921
Nephrotoma chapini Alexander, 1920
Nephrotoma chapini chapini Alexander, 1920
Nephrotoma citreiceps Speiser, 1923
Nephrotoma cornicina Linnaeus, 1758Cranefly
Nephrotoma cornicina cornicina Linnaeus, 1758
Nephrotoma crocea Loew, 1866
Nephrotoma dewittei Alexander, 1956
Nephrotoma ectypa Speiser, 1908
Nephrotoma fuscipennis Karsch, 1886
Nephrotoma fuscipennis fuscipennis Karsch, 1886
Nephrotoma fuscipennis triflava Alexander, 1921
Nephrotoma idiocera Alexander, 1976
Nephrotoma iridipennis Pierre, 1925
Nephrotoma machadoi Alexander, 1963
Nephrotoma mawdsleyi Boardman, 2020
Nephrotoma monopsellia Speiser, 1923
Nephrotoma nigrichroma Pierre, 1925
Nephrotoma petiolata (Macquart, 1838)⇒ Nephrotoma cornicina Linnaeus, 1758
Nephrotoma platysphela Alexander, 1963
Nephrotoma ruanda Alexander, 1955
Nephrotoma ruwenzoriana Alexander, 1920
Nephrotoma sangoana Alexander, 1963
Nephrotoma smithersiana Alexander, 1959
Nephrotoma subdentata Alexander, 1955
Nephrotoma subinanis Alexander, 1956
Nephrotoma tincta Walker, 1856
Nephrotoma tumidiverticalis Alexander, 1930
Orimarga (Orimarga) monilis Alexander, 1926
Orimarga (Protorimarga) bequaertiana Alexander, 1930
Ormosia cameroonensis Boardman, 2020
Paradelphomyia (Oxyrhiza) paucimacula Alexander, 1956
Paradelphomyia (Oxyrhiza) polysticta Edwards, 1934
Pilaria chionomera Alexander, 1956
Pseudolimnophila (Calolimnophila) imperita Alexander, 1949
Pseudolimnophila (Calolimnophila) princeps Alexander, 1921
Pseudolimnophila (Calolimnophila) sottiauxi Alexander, 1956
Pseudolimnophila (Pseudolimnophila) dundoensis Alexander, 1963
Pseudolimnophila exsul prefurcata Alexander, 1963
Pseudolimnophila (Pseudolimnophila) flavithorax Alexander, 1956
Pseudolimnophila staryi Boardman, 2020
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) miosema Speiser, 1909
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) pallidipes Alexander, 1921
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) polyclada Alexander, 1943
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) praesuffusa Alexander, 1969
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) seydeli Alexander, 1956
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) sigilloides Alexander, 1955
Styringomyia acanthobasis Alexander, 1962
Styringomyia annulipes Enderlein, 1912
Styringomyia crassicosta Speiser, 1908
Styringomyia flavitarsis Alexander, 1920
Styringomyia nigripalpis Edwards, 1914
Styringomyia nigrisoma Alexander, 1956
Styringomyia occidentalis Edwards, 1924
Styringomyia schoutedeni Alexander, 1930
Styringomyia serristylata Alexander, 1930
Styringomyia sjostedti Edwards, 1914
Styringomyia spinistylata Alexander, 1956
Styringomyia subimmaculata Alexander, 1950
Styringomyia vittata Edwards, 1914
Symplecta (Podoneura) anthracogramma Bergroth, 1888
Symplecta anthracogramma anthracogramma Bergroth, 1888
Symplecta (Podoneura) bequaertiana Alexander, 1930
Symplecta (Podoneura) brevifurcata Alexander, 1930
Symplecta (Psiloconopa) rutshuruensis Alexander, 1956
Tasiocera (Dasymolophilus) biacufera Alexander, 1956
Tasiocera (Dasymolophilus) diacanthophora Alexander, 1975
Teucholabis (Euparatropesa) witteana Alexander, 1956
Teucholabis (Teucholabis) nodipes Speiser, 1913
Teucholabis nodipes nodipes Speiser, 1913
Thaumastoptera churchilli Boardman, 2020
Thrypticomyia nigeriensis Alexander, 1921
Thrypticomyia seychellensis Edwards, 1912
Tipula (Acutipula) alphaspis Speiser, 1909
Tipula (Acutipula) angolana Alexander, 1963
Tipula (Acutipula) auspicis Alexander, 1950
Tipula (Acutipula) bakundu de Jong, 1984
Tipula (Acutipula) bamileke de Jong, 1984
Tipula (Acutipula) bantu Alexander, 1956
Tipula (Acutipula) bubiana de Jong, 1984
Tipula (Acutipula) camerounensis Alexander, 1921
Tipula (Acutipula) ellenbergeri Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) gaboonensis Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) langi Alexander, 1920
Tipula langi langi Alexander, 1920
Tipula langi rubricapilla Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) loveridgei Alexander, 1972
Tipula (Acutipula) mungo de Jong, 1984
Tipula (Acutipula) oryx Alexander, 1921
Tipula oryx oryx Alexander, 1921
Tipula oryx pallipleura Alexander, 1963
Tipula (Acutipula) rubricapilla Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) sjostedti Alexander, 1924
Tipula (Acutipula) uluguruensis Alexander, 1962
Tipula (Acutipula) vanstraeleni Alexander, 1956
Tipula (Savtshenkia) nephrotomoides Alexander, 1924
Tipula nephrotomoides nephrotomoides Alexander, 1924
Tipula (Schummelia) dolichopezoides Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Schummelia) hermannia Alexander, 1915
Tipula (Tipula) speiseriana Alexander, 1930
Toxorhina (Ceratocheilus) cornigera Speiser, 1908
Toxorhina (Ceratocheilus) edwardsi Alexander, 1920
Toxorhina (Ceratocheilus) flavirostris Alexander, 1920
Toxorhina (Ceratocheilus) gilesi Edwards, 1911
Toxorhina (Ceratocheilus) nigripleura Alexander, 1920
Toxorhina (Ceratocheilus) nimbipleura Alexander, 1963
Toxorhina (Ceratocheilus) seychellarum Edwards, 1912
Toxorhina seychellarum seychellarum Edwards, 1912
Toxorhina seychellarum subimmaculata Alexander, 1955
Toxorhina (Toxorhina) cisatlantica Speiser, 1908
Toxorhina (Toxorhina) grossa Alexander, 1956
Toxorhina (Toxorhina) pulvinaria Alexander, 1950
Toxorhina (Toxorhina) taeniomera Alexander, 1950
Toxorhina holvia Boardman, 2020
Trentepohlia (Anchimongoma) gedeana Oosterbroek, 2009
Trentepohlia (Mongoma) albilata Alexander, 1920
Trentepohlia (Mongoma) fragillima Westwood, 1881
Trentepohlia fragillima bertrandae Alexander, 1963
Trentepohlia fragillima fragillima Westwood, 1881
Trentepohlia (Mongoma) niveipes (Alexander, 1921)⇒ Trentepohlia gedeana Oosterbroek, 2009
Trentepohlia (Mongoma) principalis Alexander, 1957
Trentepohlia (Mongoma) reisi Alexander, 1920
Trentepohlia (Mongoma) tomensis Alexander, 1957
Trentepohlia (Paramongoma) mera Alexander, 1926
Trentepohlia (Paramongoma) nigeriensis Alexander, 1920
Trentepohlia (Paramongoma) perpendicularis Alexander, 1956
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) africana Alexander, 1930
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) amantis Alexander, 1956
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) atrogenualis Alexander, 1970
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) clitellaria Alexander, 1934
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) curtipennis Speiser, 1908
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) disconnectans Alexander, 1970
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) exornata Bergroth, 1888
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) fuscoapicalis Alexander, 1920
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) hyalina Alexander, 1921
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) jacobi Alexander, 1934
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) nigricolor Alexander, 1921
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) nox Alexander, 1921
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) pallidipleura Alexander, 1926
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) perpicturata Alexander, 1950
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) reversalis Alexander, 1926
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) speiseri Edwards, 1913
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) tripunctata Edwards, 1934
Trentepohlia hartwigiana
Trentepohlia zorro Boardman, 2020
Trichoneura (Xipholimnobia) terebrina Alexander, 1921
Trichoneura eleusinoides
Trichoneura grandiglumis
Trichoneura jacksoni Boardman, 2020
Xenolimnobia camerounensis Alexander, 1926
Xipholimnobia terebrina Alexander, 1921

Subnodes of Tipulidae with occurrences in Central Africa
SubfamilyCtenophorinae
Osten Sacken, 1887
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLimoniinae
Speiser, 1909
36
224
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTipulinae
Latreille, 1802
7
55
Genera
Species

Taxom



Tipulidae (Latreille 1802)
Tipulidae (Latreille 1802)


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