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Checklist for Family Tipulidae Latreille, 1802 (Crane Flies)
and region Melbourne (Victoria, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
271
1469
2337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
271
1469
2337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
253
1436
2291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
194
1288
2132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
38
108
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
41
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tipulomorpha
Gistel, 1848
Crane Flies
2
26
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tipuloidea
LeConte, 1861
2
26
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTipulidae
Latreille, 1802
Crane Flies, Crane fly, Crane-Flies, Craneflies, Cranefly
20
60
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melbourne
20 Genera with 60 Species
Amphineurus Skuse, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19374SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopeza Curtis, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Epiphragma Osten Sacken, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Erioptera Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Helius Lepeletier &..., 19213SpeciesTaxom
Leptotarsus Guérin-Ménev..., 18762SpeciesTaxom
Limnophila Macquart, 1931Limnophila Crane Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Limonia Meigen, 17814SpeciesTaxom
Metalimnobia Matsumura, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Molophilus Curtis, 193011SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1818Tiger Crane Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Nigrotipula Hudson & Van..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ormosia Rondani, 18265SpeciesTaxom
Pilaria Sintenis, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Prionocera Loew, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Symplecta Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Tasiocera Skuse, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1921Cranefly9SpeciesTaxom
Tricyphona Zetterstedt, 18041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melbourne
60 Species and 3 Subspecies
Amphineurus (Amphineurus) umbraticus Skuse, 1890
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) chorea Meigen, 1818
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) dicksoniae Alexander, 1930
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) mitis Meigen, 1830
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) muta Alexander, 1937
Dolichopeza (Dolichopeza) cyatheti Alexander, 1934
Epiphragma (Epiphragma) hardyi Alexander, 1922
Erioptera (Erioptera) lutea Meigen, 1804
Helius (Helius) flavus Walker, 1856
Helius (Helius) longirostris Meigen, 1818
Helius (Helius) pallirostris Edwards, 1921
Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) clavatus Macquart, 1850
Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) imperatorius Westwood, 1876
Limnophila (Limnophila) brunneistigma Alexander, 1931
Limnophila casta pallidithorax Alexander, 1929
Limnophila (Limnophila) hilli Alexander, 1929
Limnophila (Limnophila) longicellula Alexander, 1931
Limonia dicksoniae (Alexander, 1930)⇒ Dicranomyia dicksoniae Alexander, 1930
Limonia macrostigma Schummel, 1829
Limonia nubeculosa Meigen, 1804Short-palped cranefly
Limonia phragmitidis Schrank, 1781
Metalimnobia (Metalimnobia) bifasciata Schrank, 1781
Metalimnobia (Metalimnobia) quadrinotata Meigen, 1818
Molophilus (Molophilus) aphanta Alexander, 1927
Molophilus (Molophilus) aphantus Alexander, 1927
Molophilus (Molophilus) appendiculatus Staeger, 1840
Molophilus (Molophilus) barretti Alexander, 1929
Molophilus (Molophilus) chloris Alexander, 1930
Molophilus (Molophilus) flavidellus Alexander, 1930
Molophilus (Molophilus) griseus Meigen, 1804
Molophilus (Molophilus) militaris Alexander, 1931
Molophilus (Molophilus) obscurus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Molophilus insanus Alexander, 1970
Molophilus (Molophilus) perluteolus Alexander, 1930
Molophilus (Molophilus) tasioceroides Alexander, 1930
Nephrotoma appendiculata Pierre, 1919Spotted crane fly
Nephrotoma flavescens Linnaeus, 1758Tiger Cranefly
Nephrotoma quincunx euryglossa Alexander, 1962
Nephrotoma scurra Meigen, 1818
Nigrotipula nigra Linnaeus, 1758
Ormosia (Ormosia) curvata (Alexander, 1924)⇒ Ormosia multidentata sankhobiensis Oosterbroek, 2009
Ormosia (Ormosia) hederae Curtis, 1835
Ormosia (Ormosia) lineata Meigen, 1804
Ormosia multidentata sankhobiensis Oosterbroek, 2009
Ormosia (Ormosia) nodulosa Macquart, 1826
Pilaria discicollis Meigen, 1818
Prionocera turcica Fabricius, 1787
Symplecta (Symplecta) hybrida Meigen, 1804
Tasiocera (Tasiocera) cyatheti Alexander, 1931
Tasiocera (Tasiocera) dicksoniae Alexander, 1931
Tasiocera (Tasiocera) hiemalis Alexander, 1931
Tipula (Acutipula) luna Westhoff, 1879
Tipula (Beringotipula) unca Wiedemann, 1817
Tipula (Microtipula) megalyra Alexander, 1945
Tipula (Platytipula) luteipennis Meigen, 1830
Tipula (Pterelachisus) varipennis Meigen, 1818
Tipula (Tipula) oleracea Linnaeus, 1758Common crane fly
Tipula (Tipula) paludosa (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Dictenidia bimaculata Linnaeus, 1760
Tipula (Yamatotipula) lateralis (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Tipula vanewrighti Oosterbroek, 1986
Tipula (Yamatotipula) pierrei Tonnoir, 1921
Tricyphona (Tricyphona) immaculata Meigen, 1804

Subnodes of Tipulidae with occurrences in Melbourne
SubfamilyLimoniinae
Speiser, 1909
15
43
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTipulinae
Latreille, 1802
5
17
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