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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
419
3503
6778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
416
3499
6774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
396
3411
6581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
290
2948
5875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
82
673
1194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
21
204
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tipulomorpha
Gistel, 1848
Crane Flies
3
28
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tipuloidea
LeConte, 1861
3
28
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTipulidae
Latreille, 1802
Crane Flies, Crane fly, Crane-Flies, Craneflies, Cranefly
23
64
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Alberta
23 Genera with 64 Species
#ACDEHLMNOPRST
Antocha Osten Sacken, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Arctoconopa Alexander, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Austrolimnophila Alexander, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Cheilotrichia Rossi, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophora Meigen, 1864Comb jellies1SpeciesTaxom
Cylindrotoma Macquart, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19337SpeciesTaxom
Elephantomyia Osten Sacken, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Epiphragma Osten Sacken, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Erioptera Meigen, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Helius Lepeletier &..., 19481SpeciesTaxom
Limnophila Macquart, 1859Limnophila Crane Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Limonia Meigen, 18294SpeciesTaxom
Metalimnobia Matsumura, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Molophilus Curtis, 18604SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1864Tiger Crane Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Ormosia Rondani, 18694SpeciesTaxom
Pedicia Latreille, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Prionocera Loew, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidia Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Shannonomyia Alexander, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Symplecta Meigen, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1805Cranefly18SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Alberta
64 Species and 3 Subspecies
Arctoconopa forcipata forcipata Lundstrom, 1915
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) toxoneura Osten Sacken, 1860
Cheilotrichia (Empeda) cinerascens Meigen, 1804
Cheilotrichia (Empeda) stigmatica Osten Sacken, 1869
Ctenophora (Ctenophora) dorsalis Osten Sacken, 1864Yellow hawthorn
Cylindrotoma distinctissima Meigen, 1818Port Huron hawthorn
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) athabascae (Alexander, 1927)⇒ Limonia athabascae Alexander, 1927
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) chorea Meigen, 1818
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) halterata (Osten Sacken, 1869)⇒ Limonia halterata Osten Sacken, 1869
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) modesta Meigen, 1818
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) scelio Alexander, 1965
Dicranomyia (Melanolimonia) nycteris (Alexander, 1927)⇒ Limonia nycteris Alexander, 1927
Dicranomyia paramorio platysoma Alexander, 1933
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) westwoodi Osten Sacken, 1869Harbison's hawthorn
Epiphragma (Epiphragma) fasciapenne Say, 1823Band-Winged Crane Fly
Erioptera (Erioptera) bryantiana Alexander, 1929
Helius (Idiohelius) pentaneura (Alexander, 1948)⇒ Helius pentaneurus Alexander, 1948
Limnophila macrocera macrocera Say, 1823
Limnophila (Limnophila) bryobia Mik, 1881
Limnophila bryanti Alexander, 1927
Limnophila rufibasis Osten Sacken, 1859
Limonia (Limonia) indigena Osten Sacken, 1860Black hawthorn
Limonia (Limonia) parietina Osten Sacken, 1861
Limonia nubeculosa Meigen, 1804Short-palped cranefly
Limonia trivittata Schummel, 1829
Metalimnobia (Metalimnobia) immatura Osten Sacken, 1860
Metalimnobia (Metalimnobia) solitaria Osten Sacken, 1860
Metalimnobia (Metalimnobia) triocellata Osten Sacken, 1860
Molophilus (Molophilus) forcipulus Osten Sacken, 1869
Molophilus (Molophilus) hirtipennis Osten Sacken, 1860
Molophilus (Molophilus) psephenus Alexander, 1978
Molophilus (Molophilus) pubipennis Osten Sacken, 1860
Nephrotoma alterna Walker, 1848
Nephrotoma ferruginea Fabricius, 1805Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly
Nephrotoma occipitalis Loew, 1864
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
Prionocera oregonica Alexander, 1943
Prionocera turcica Fabricius, 1787
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) maculata (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limonia lecontei Alexander, 1940
Shannonomyia (Shannonomyia) lenta Osten Sacken, 1860
Symplecta (Symplecta) cana Walker, 1848
Tipula (Acutipula) maxima Poda, 1761
Tipula (Beringotipula) athabasca Alexander, 1927
Tipula (Beringotipula) coloradensis Doane, 1911
Tipula (Labiotipula) youngi Alexander, 1927
Tipula (Lindnerina) senega Alexander, 1915
Tipula (Lindnerina) serta Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Tipula (Lunatipula) dorsimacula Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Tipula (Lunatipula) mainensis Alexander, 1915
Tipula (Lunatipula) mallochi Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Pterelachisus) albertensis Alexander, 1927
Tipula (Pterelachisus) entomophthorae Alexander, 1918
Tipula (Pterelachisus) penobscot Alexander, 1915
Tipula (Pterelachisus) variata Alexander, 1927
Tipula (Schummelia) hermannia Alexander, 1915
Tipula (Tipula) paludosa (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Dictenidia bimaculata Linnaeus, 1760
Tipula (Triplicitipula) triplex Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Tipula (Vestiplex) platymera Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Tipula erioptera Fabricius, 1805

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

Taxom

SubfamilyCylindrotominae
Alexander, 1920
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLimoniinae
Speiser, 1909
18
39
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTipulinae
Latreille, 1802
3
23
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