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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
581
13079
40224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
365
10638
34907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
92
1473
4451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
19
254
1393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tipulomorpha
Gistel, 1848
Crane Flies
3
58
308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tipuloidea
LeConte, 1861
2
57
306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTipulidae
Latreille, 1802
Crane Flies, Crane fly, Crane-Flies, Craneflies, Cranefly
44
277
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
44 Genera with 277 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPRSTX
Achyrolimonia Alexander, 19195SpeciesTaxom
Antocha Osten Sacken, 19743SpeciesTaxom
Atypophthalmus Brunetti, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Austrolimnophila Alexander, 19743SpeciesTaxom
Baeoura Alexander, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Ceratocheilus Wesche, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Cheilotrichia Rossi, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 191915SpeciesTaxom
Dicranoptycha Osten Sacken, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Elephantomyia Osten Sacken, 19207SpeciesTaxom
Erioptera Meigen, 194311SpeciesTaxom
Geranomyia Haliday, 197413SpeciesTaxom
Gonomyia Meigen, 197515SpeciesTaxom
Helius Lepeletier &..., 192017SpeciesTaxom
Hexatoma Latreille, 192010SpeciesTaxom
Holorusia Loew, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Leptotarsus Guérin-Ménev..., 19201SpeciesTaxom
Libnotes Westwood, 19769SpeciesTaxom
Limnophila Macquart, 1974Limnophila Crane Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Limonia Meigen, 191919SpeciesTaxom
Maekistocera Wiedemann, 01SpeciesTaxom
Megistocera Wiedemann, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Metalimnobia Matsumura, 19204SpeciesTaxom
Microtipula Alexander, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Molophilus Curtis, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1963Tiger Crane Flies19SpeciesTaxom
Orimarga Osten Sacken, 19304SpeciesTaxom
Paradelphomyia Alexander, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Phyllolabis Osten Sacken, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Pilaria Sintenis, 19723SpeciesTaxom
Protorimarga Alexander, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Pselliophora Osten Sacken, 1887
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolimnophila Alexander, 07SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidia Meigen, 19435SpeciesTaxom
Styringomyia Loew, 191429SpeciesTaxom
Symplecta Meigen, 19754SpeciesTaxom
Teucholabis Osten Sacken, 19208SpeciesTaxom
Thrypticomyia Skuse, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1920Cranefly16SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhina Loew, 197216SpeciesTaxom
Trentepohlia Bigot, 021SpeciesTaxom
Trichoneura Loew, 03SpeciesTaxom
Tricyphona Zetterstedt, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Xenolimnobia Alexander, 19261SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
277 Species and 19 Subspecies
Achyrolimonia atrichoptera Alexander, 1930
Achyrolimonia bequaerti Alexander, 1930
Achyrolimonia leucocnemis Alexander, 1956
Achyrolimonia perarcuata Alexander, 1976
Achyrolimonia recurvans Alexander, 1919
Antocha (Orimargula) hintoni Alexander, 1967
Antocha (Orimargula) schmidi Alexander, 1958
Antocha (Orimargula) sparsissima Alexander, 1974
Atypophthalmus (Atypophthalmus) flavopyga Alexander, 1921
Atypophthalmus (Atypophthalmus) umbratus De Meijere, 1911Crane fly
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) hausa Alexander, 1974
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) yoruba Alexander, 1974
Austrolimnophila (Phragmocrypta) fulani Alexander, 1974
Baeoura nigeriana Alexander, 1972
Baeoura trichopoda trichopoda Alexander, 1930
Ceratocheilus edwardsi Alexander, 1920
Cheilotrichia (Empeda) cinerascens Meigen, 1804
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) basuto Alexander, 1956
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) gardineri Edwards, 1912
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) guttula Alexander, 1915
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) harmonia Alexander, 1956
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) neoguttula Alexander, 1958
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) omi Theischinger, 1994
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) opima Alexander, 1921
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) scelio Alexander, 1965
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) subredundans Alexander, 1975
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) synclera Alexander, 1927
Dicranomyia paramorio platysoma Alexander, 1933
Dicranomyia (Sivalimnobia) scutellumnigrum Alexander, 1920
Dicranomyia (Sivalimnobia) tamarae Alexander, 1919
Dicranomyia recurvans Alexander, 1919
Dicranoptycha ibo Alexander, 1976
Dicranoptycha luteipes Alexander, 1923
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) ceratocheilodes
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) ceratocheiloides Alexander, 1930
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) dikopos Alexander, 1974
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) flaveola Pierre, 1924
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) hargreavesi Alexander, 1930
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) inaequistyla Alexander, 1974
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) nitidithorax Alexander, 1920
Erioptera (Erioptera) badicincta Alexander, 1974
Erioptera (Erioptera) inusitata Alexander, 1976
Erioptera (Erioptera) megalops Alexander, 1975
Erioptera (Erioptera) parviclava Alexander, 1974
Erioptera (Erioptera) subirrorata Alexander, 1920
Erioptera (Mesocyphona) leonensis Alexander, 1946
Erioptera (Mesocyphona) venustipes Alexander, 1926
Erioptera (Meterioptera) beninensis Alexander, 1976
Erioptera (Meterioptera) nigrospica Alexander, 1976
Erioptera (Meterioptera) pergracilis Alexander, 1975
Erioptera rainieria Alexander, 1943
Geranomyia boki Alexander, 1975
Geranomyia costosetosa Alexander, 1956
Geranomyia erasmi Alexander, 1933
Geranomyia eremnopoda Alexander, 1975
Geranomyia macrops Alexander, 1919
Geranomyia mashonica Alexander, 1920
Geranomyia mashonica mashonica Alexander, 1920
Geranomyia melanoxyna Alexander, 1975
Geranomyia nigripleura Alexander, 1919
Geranomyia nigropaxilla Alexander, 1974
Geranomyia productella Alexander, 1975
Geranomyia taleola Alexander, 1974
Geranomyia toxeres Alexander, 1974
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) bata Alexander, 1975
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) boki Alexander, 1976
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) edo Alexander, 1976
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) ekiti Alexander, 1974
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) hyperion Alexander, 1956
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) ibo Alexander, 1974
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) iyala Alexander, 1976
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) liberiensis Alexander, 1930
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) mambila Alexander, 1975
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) medleri Alexander, 1972
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) ornatipes Brunetti, 1912
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) pachymera Alexander, 1975
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) perattenuata Alexander, 1976
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) sobrina Alexander, 1920
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) tergospinosa Alexander, 1975
Helius (Helius) cacoxenus Alexander, 1920
Helius (Helius) flavidibasis Alexander, 1975
Helius (Helius) flavitarsis Alexander, 1920
Helius (Helius) imperfectus Alexander, 1920
Helius (Helius) medleri Alexander, 1976
Helius (Helius) morosus Alexander, 1920
Helius (Helius) obsoleta
Helius (Helius) obsoletus Alexander, 1920
Helius (Helius) pauperculus Alexander, 1921
Helius stenorhynchus stenorhynchus Alexander, 1954
Helius (Helius) submorosus Alexander, 1921
Helius (Helius) subobsoletus Alexander, 1921
Helius (Helius) subpauperculus Alexander, 1975
Helius (Idiohelius) pentaneura (Alexander, 1948)⇒ Helius pentaneurus Alexander, 1948
Helius (Prohelius) fulani Alexander, 1975
Helius (Rhamphidina) camerounensis Alexander, 1920
Helius (Rhamphidioides) venustissimus Alexander, 1920
Hexatoma (Eriocera) commutabilis Alexander, 1923
Hexatoma commutabilis commutabilis Alexander, 1923
Hexatoma (Eriocera) flavocincta Alexander, 1920
Hexatoma (Eriocera) hargreavesi Alexander, 1937
Hexatoma (Eriocera) larutensis Edwards, 1932
Hexatoma (Eriocera) leonensis Alexander, 1920
Hexatoma (Eriocera) monroviae Alexander, 1930
Hexatoma (Eriocera) pusilla Alexander, 1920
Hexatoma (Eriocera) setivena Alexander, 1975
Hexatoma (Eriocera) tumidiscapa Alexander, 1920
Holorusia inventa Walker, 1848
Leptotarsus (Leptotipula) edwardsianus Alexander, 1920
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) crassibasis Alexander, 1975
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) discobolodes Alexander, 1974
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) joanae Alexander, 1975
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) lophema Alexander, 1958
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) nyasaensis Alexander, 1920
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) obuduensis Alexander, 1976
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) poecila Alexander, 1920
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) rhanteria Alexander, 1920
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) trunculata Alexander, 1976
Limnophila (Indolimnophila) iota Alexander, 1964
Limnophila (Limnophila) dictyoptera Alexander, 1922
Limnophila (Limnophila) platyna Alexander, 1952
Limnophila multiguttula Alexander, 1974
Limonia (Eurhipida) productina formosana Al..., 1923
Limonia (Limonia) uniaculeata Alexander, 1956
Limonia (Metalimnobia) triocellata Osten Sacken, 1859
Limonia (Tricholimonia) compta Alexander, 1920
Limonia (Tricholimonia) grahami Alexander, 1920
Limonia (Tricholimonia) humfreyi Alexander, 1920
Limonia bequaerti Alexander, 1930
Limonia erasmi (Alexander, 1933)⇒ Geranomyia erasmi Alexander, 1933
Limonia eremnopoda Alexander, 1975
Limonia firestonei Alexander, 1930
Limonia hians Alexander, 1967
Limonia incompta Alexander, 1922
Limonia melanocera Alexander, 1925
Limonia nigropolita Alexander, 0
Limonia omi (Theischinger, 1994)⇒ Dicranomyia omi Theischinger, 1994
Limonia opima (Alexander, 1921)⇒ Dicranomyia opima Alexander, 1921
Limonia pygmea Macquart, 1838
Limonia scutellumnigrum Alexander, 1920
Limonia serandi Alexander, 1919
Maekistocera filipes filipes
Megistocera filipes Fabricius, 1805
Megistocera filipes filipes Fabricius, 1805
Metalimnobia (Lasiolimonia) tigripes Alexander, 1948
Metalimnobia (Tricholimonia) compta Alexander, 1920
Metalimnobia (Tricholimonia) grahami Alexander, 1920
Metalimnobia (Tricholimonia) humfreyi Alexander, 1920
Molophilus (Molophilus) boki Alexander, 1974
Molophilus (Molophilus) colobicus Alexander, 1969
Nephrotoma chapini patersoni
Nephrotoma chapini pattersoni Alexander, 1921
Nephrotoma cristiformis Alexander, 1975
Nephrotoma extensicornis Alexander, 1974
Nephrotoma festiva Walker, 1848
Nephrotoma flavofimbria Alexander, 1976
Nephrotoma fulani Alexander, 1974
Nephrotoma fulvomedia Alexander, 1958
Nephrotoma fuscipennis Karsch, 1886
Nephrotoma fuscipennis fuscipennis Karsch, 1886
Nephrotoma imerina Alexander, 1920
Nephrotoma kempfi Alexander, 1976
Nephrotoma leonia Alexander, 1921
Nephrotoma mabelana Alexander, 1976
Nephrotoma mambila Alexander, 1976
Nephrotoma medleri Alexander, 1972
Nephrotoma megacantha Alexander, 1976
Nephrotoma nigeriensis Alexander, 1921
Nephrotoma platysphela Alexander, 1963
Orimarga (Orimarga) biclavata Alexander, 1974
Orimarga (Orimarga) bifimbriata Alexander, 1974
Orimarga (Orimarga) rubrithorax Alexander, 1975
Orimarga (Protorimarga) bequaertiana Alexander, 1930
Paradelphomyia (Oxyrhiza) marginipuncta Alexander, 1974
Paradelphomyia (Oxyrhiza) megacera Alexander, 1958
Phyllolabis edwardsi Alexander, 1961
Pilaria albopostica Alexander, 1974
Pilaria perelongata Alexander, 1976
Pilaria sordidipes Alexander, 1972
Protorimarga bequaertiana Alexander, 1930
Pseudolimnophila (Calolimnophila) comes Alexander, 1930
Pseudolimnophila (Calolimnophila) subimperita Alexander, 1976
Pseudolimnophila (Calolimnophila) subprinceps Alexander, 1972
Pseudolimnophila (Pseudolimnophila) cinctifemur Alexander, 1920
Pseudolimnophila (Pseudolimnophila) compta Alexander, 1930
Pseudolimnophila (Pseudolimnophila) dundoensis Alexander, 1963
Pseudolimnophila nebulipennis
Rhipidia (Eurhipidia) citricolor Alexander, 1976
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) femorasetosa Alexander, 1956
Rhipidia femorasetosa femorasetosa Alexander, 1956
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) pallidipes Alexander, 1921
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) polyclada Alexander, 1943
Styringomyia accra Podenas, 2012
Styringomyia acuapicalis Alexander, 1972
Styringomyia cerbereana Alexander, 1976
Styringomyia chelifera Alexander, 1975
Styringomyia crassicosta Speiser, 1908
Styringomyia dendroides Alexander, 1930
Styringomyia fulani Alexander, 1975
Styringomyia furcifera Alexander, 1976
Styringomyia ghana Podenas, 2012
Styringomyia impunctata Edwards, 1914
Styringomyia ingrami Edwards, 1924
Styringomyia liberiensis Alexander, 1930
Styringomyia medleriana Alexander, 1972
Styringomyia nigripalpis Edwards, 1914
Styringomyia nigrisoma Alexander, 1956
Styringomyia obscuricincta Edwards, 1924
Styringomyia obuduensis Alexander, 1975
Styringomyia occidentalis Edwards, 1924
Styringomyia phallosomica (Alexander, 1964)⇒ Styringomyia sapobana Oosterbroek, 2009
Styringomyia quadridivisa Alexander, 1972
Styringomyia recurvata Alexander, 1975
Styringomyia sapobana Oosterbroek, 2009
Styringomyia schoutedeni Alexander, 1930
Styringomyia sessilis Alexander, 1972
Styringomyia spinistylata Alexander, 1956
Styringomyia stenophallus Alexander, 1975
Styringomyia tenuisterna Alexander, 1960
Styringomyia trilobula Alexander, 1972
Styringomyia vittata Edwards, 1914
Symplecta (Podoneura) anthracogramma Bergroth, 1888
Symplecta anthracogramma anthracogramma Bergroth, 1888
Symplecta (Podoneura) apphidion Alexander, 1958
Symplecta (Podoneura) triangula Alexander, 1975
Teucholabis (Teucholabis) nodipes Speiser, 1913
Teucholabis nodipes latifascia Alexander, 1920
Teucholabis nodipes nodipes Speiser, 1913
Teucholabis nodipes praescutellaris Alexander, 1930
Teucholabis nodipes rubrithorax Alexander, 1920
Teucholabis latifascia Alexander, 1920
Teucholabis praescutellaris Alexander, 1930
Teucholabis rubrithorax Alexander, 1920
Thrypticomyia nigeriensis Alexander, 1921
Thrypticomyia seychellensis Edwards, 1912
Tipula (Acutipula) dahomiensis Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) fulani Alexander, 1975
Tipula (Acutipula) gaboonensis Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) gola Alexander, 1958
Tipula (Acutipula) iyala Alexander, 1974
Tipula (Acutipula) leonensis Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) levicula Alexander, 1972
Tipula (Acutipula) meliuscula Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) tigon Alexander, 1976
Tipula (Acutipula) velutina Walker, 1848
Tipula (Acutipula) yoruba Alexander, 1976
Tipula (Microtipula) glabristyla Alexander, 1946
Tipula (Papuatipula) koiari Young, 1987
Tipula (Schummelia) dolichopezoides Alexander, 1920
Toxorhina (Ceratocheilus) alexanderi Tjeder, 1981
Toxorhina (Ceratocheilus) brevisector Alexander, 1974
Toxorhina (Ceratocheilus) cornigera Speiser, 1908
Toxorhina (Ceratocheilus) edwardsi Alexander, 1920
Toxorhina (Ceratocheilus) flavirostris Alexander, 1920
Toxorhina (Ceratocheilus) gilesi Edwards, 1911
Toxorhina (Ceratocheilus) lyrata Alexander, 1972
Toxorhina (Ceratocheilus) nigripleura Alexander, 1920
Toxorhina (Ceratocheilus) pictipennis Alexander, 1972
Toxorhina (Toxorhina) curtipennis Alexander, 1975
Toxorhina (Toxorhina) grahami Wesche, 1910
Toxorhina grahami acutapex Alexander, 1972
Toxorhina grahami grahami Wesche, 1910
Toxorhina (Toxorhina) pulvinaria Alexander, 1950
Toxorhina (Toxorhina) tonkouiana Alexander, 1958
Toxorhina acutapex Alexander, 1972
Trentepohlia (Mongoma) albilata Alexander, 1920
Trentepohlia (Mongoma) albilatissima Alexander, 1920
Trentepohlia (Mongoma) metatarsatra Alexander, 1920
Trentepohlia (Mongoma) principalis Alexander, 1957
Trentepohlia (Paramongoma) nigeriensis Alexander, 1920
Trentepohlia (Paramongoma) pallilutea Alexander, 1975
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) africana Alexander, 1930
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) brevisector Alexander, 1923
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) exornata Bergroth, 1888
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) fuscoapicalis Alexander, 1920
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) inflata Alexander, 1920
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) jacobi Alexander, 1934
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) joana Alexander, 1974
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) melanoleuca Alexander, 1958
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) nox Alexander, 1921
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) perelongata Alexander, 1975
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) pomeroyi Alexander, 1921
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) speiseri Edwards, 1913
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) umbricellula Alexander, 1975
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) zambesiae Alexander, 1912
Trentepohlia hartwigiana
Trichoneura (Ceratolimnobia) munroi Alexander, 1920
Trichoneura (Xipholimnobia) terebrina Alexander, 1921
Trichoneura mollis
Tricyphona orophila trichophora Alexander, 1971
Xenolimnobia camerounensis Alexander, 1926

Subnodes of Tipulidae with occurrences in West Africa
SubfamilyCtenophorinae
Osten Sacken, 1887
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLimoniinae
Speiser, 1909
35
241
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTipulinae
Latreille, 1802
7
35
Genera
Species

Taxom



Tipulidae (Latreille 1802)
Tipulidae (Latreille 1802)


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