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Checklist for Subfamily Tipulinae Latreille, 1802
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6733
56403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
6591
56071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
34
336
3285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
113
1490
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tipulomorpha
Gistel, 1848
Crane Flies
2
70
1396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tipuloidea
LeConte, 1861
2
70
1396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTipulidae
Latreille, 1802
Crane Flies, Crane fly, Crane-Flies, Craneflies, Cranefly
53
1263
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTipulinae
Latreille, 1802
10
308
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afrotropical
10 Genera with 308 Species
Goniotipula Alexander, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Holorusia Loew, 195615SpeciesTaxom
Hovapeza Alexander, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Hovatipula Alexander, 19604SpeciesTaxom
Idiotipula Alexander, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Keiseromyia Alexander, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Leptotarsus Guérin-Ménev..., 192147SpeciesTaxom
Megistocera Wiedemann, 19174SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1963Tiger Crane Flies128SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1920Cranefly120SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
308 Species and 26 Subspecies
Goniotipula cuneipennis Alexander, 1921
Goniotipula lindneri Mannheims, 1961
Holorusia albovittata Macquart, 1838
Holorusia basiproducta (Alexander, 1960)⇒ Holorusia inventa Walker, 1848
Holorusia bourbonica Alexander, 1957
Holorusia brunnea (Bigot, 1859)⇒ Holorusia albovittata Macquart, 1838
Holorusia hespera Arnaud & Byers, 1990Giant Western Crane Fly
Holorusia inventa Walker, 1848
Holorusia nampoina Alexander, 1963
Holorusia pauliani Alexander, 1955
Holorusia quathlambica Alexander, 1956
Holorusia radama Alexander, 1963
Holorusia rogeziana Alexander, 1955
Holorusia rubiginosa (Loew, 1863)⇒ Holorusia hespera Arnaud & Byers, 1990
Holorusia sakarahana Alexander, 1960
Holorusia viettei Alexander, 1957
Holorusia vinsoniana Alexander, 1956
Hovapeza costofuscata Alexander, 1958
Hovapeza tisiphone Alexander, 1951
Hovatipula cubitalbella Alexander, 1963
Hovatipula kallion Alexander, 1960
Hovatipula megalothorax Alexander, 1955
Hovatipula pheletes Alexander, 1960
Idiotipula confluens Alexander, 1921
Keiseromyia polyphragma Alexander, 1963
Leptotarsus (Leptotipula) edwardsianus Alexander, 1920
Leptotarsus (Leptotipula) limnophiloides Alexander, 1917
Leptotarsus (Longurio) africanus Alexander, 1921
Leptotarsus (Longurio) albicubitalis Alexander, 1964
Leptotarsus (Longurio) anoplostylus Alexander, 1964
Leptotarsus (Longurio) aspropodus Alexander, 1957
Leptotarsus (Longurio) basuticanus Alexander, 1956
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) cinereilinea Alexander, 1921
Leptotarsus (Longurio) cnephosus Alexander, 1960
Leptotarsus (Longurio) coronatus Alexander, 1917
Leptotarsus (Longurio) dolichoros Wood, 1952
Leptotarsus (Longurio) drakensbergensis Alexander, 1956
Leptotarsus (Longurio) eshowensis Alexander, 1960
Leptotarsus (Longurio) flagellatus Wood, 1952
Leptotarsus (Longurio) ganocephalus Alexander, 1960
Leptotarsus (Longurio) gurneyi Alexander, 1975
Leptotarsus (Longurio) inaequipes Alexander, 1956
Leptotarsus (Longurio) jonesi Alexander, 1920
Leptotarsus (Longurio) luteiniger Alexander, 1963
Leptotarsus (Longurio) macarius Alexander, 1963
Leptotarsus (Longurio) melanopterus Alexander, 1930
Leptotarsus (Longurio) micropteryx Alexander, 1921
Leptotarsus (Longurio) millotianus Alexander, 1958
Leptotarsus (Longurio) minusculoides Wood, 1952
Leptotarsus (Longurio) minusculus Alexander, 1917
Leptotarsus (Longurio) mitiformis Alexander, 1960
Leptotarsus (Longurio) mossambicensis Alexander, 1920
Leptotarsus (Longurio) mosselensis Alexander, 1945
Leptotarsus (Longurio) niphopodus Alexander, 1956
Leptotarsus (Longurio) piger Alexander, 1945
Leptotarsus (Longurio) rhodesiae Alexander, 1937
Leptotarsus (Longurio) riedelianus Alexander, 1920
Leptotarsus (Longurio) rubroniger Alexander, 1921
Leptotarsus (Longurio) silvester Wood, 1952
Leptotarsus (Longurio) spinosus Wood, 1952
Leptotarsus (Longurio) stenodiastema Alexander, 1961
Leptotarsus (Longurio) stuckenbergi Alexander, 1956
Leptotarsus (Longurio) syndactylus Alexander, 1956
Leptotarsus (Longurio) tinctorius Alexander, 1960
Leptotarsus (Longurio) versfeldi Wood, 1952
Leptotarsus (Longurio) vulsurus Alexander, 1955
Leptotarsus (Xenotipula) munroi Alexander, 1921
Megistocera bicauda (Speiser, 1909)⇒ Megistocera filipes Fabricius, 1805
Megistocera filipes Fabricius, 1805
Megistocera filipes filipes Fabricius, 1805
Megistocera hirsuta (Alexander, 1917)⇒ Megistocera filipes Fabricius, 1805
Nephrotoma aberdarensis Alexander, 1956
Nephrotoma albonigra Alexander, 1921
Nephrotoma ambricola Alexander, 1963
Nephrotoma ampla Alexander, 1921
Nephrotoma angusticrista Alexander, 1962
Nephrotoma angustifrons Edwards, 1934
Nephrotoma antennata Wiedemann, 1820
Nephrotoma atamoor Alexander, 1960
Nephrotoma aurantiaca (Macquart, 1838)⇒ Nephrotoma euchroma Mik, 1874
Nephrotoma baluba Alexander, 1963
Nephrotoma bara Alexander, 1960
Nephrotoma basutoensis Alexander, 1956
Nephrotoma bourbonica Alexander, 1957
Nephrotoma capensis Rondani, 1863
Nephrotoma carinata Mannheims, 1958
Nephrotoma chaetopyga Alexander, 1921
Nephrotoma chalybea Alexander, 1921
Nephrotoma chapini chapini Alexander, 1920
Nephrotoma chapini pattersoni Alexander, 1921
Nephrotoma citreiceps Speiser, 1923
Nephrotoma clanceyi Alexander, 1956
Nephrotoma comoroensis Alexander, 1959
Nephrotoma cornicina Linnaeus, 1758Cranefly
Nephrotoma cornicina cornicina Linnaeus, 1758
Nephrotoma costofumosa Alexander, 1963
Nephrotoma cristiformis Alexander, 1975
Nephrotoma crocea Loew, 1866
Nephrotoma cuthbertsoni Alexander, 1956
Nephrotoma delegorguei Macquart, 1846
Nephrotoma dewittei Alexander, 1956
Nephrotoma eburata Mannheims, 1958
Nephrotoma ectypa Speiser, 1908
Nephrotoma edwardsaria Alexander, 1956
Nephrotoma edwardsi Alexander, 1917
Nephrotoma elgonica Alexander, 1956
Nephrotoma euchroma Mik, 1874
Nephrotoma euthynota Alexander, 1962
Nephrotoma extensicornis Alexander, 1974
Nephrotoma festiva Walker, 1848
Nephrotoma flavofimbria Alexander, 1976
Nephrotoma flavonigra andohahelana Alexander, 1960
Nephrotoma flavonigra flavonigra Alexander, 1920
Nephrotoma freemani Alexander, 1956
Nephrotoma fulani Alexander, 1974
Nephrotoma fulvomedia Alexander, 1958
Nephrotoma fumidapicalis Alexander, 1921
Nephrotoma fuscipennis fuscipennis Karsch, 1886
Nephrotoma fuscipennis pronotalis Alexander, 1921
Nephrotoma fuscipennis triflava Alexander, 1921
Nephrotoma gorongozae Alexander, 1960
Nephrotoma graueri Speiser, 1923
Nephrotoma hemichroa Alexander, 1956
Nephrotoma idiocera Alexander, 1976
Nephrotoma imerina Alexander, 1920
Nephrotoma incristata Mannheims, 1958
Nephrotoma iridipennis Pierre, 1925
Nephrotoma kempfi Alexander, 1976
Nephrotoma kigeziana celator Alexander, 1956
Nephrotoma kigeziana kigeziana Alexander, 1956
Nephrotoma kigeziana trigona Alexander, 1956
Nephrotoma latispina Alexander, 1956
Nephrotoma latissima Alexander, 1962
Nephrotoma leonia Alexander, 1921
Nephrotoma lerothodi Alexander, 1956
Nephrotoma leto Alexander, 1956
Nephrotoma leucostigma Alexander, 1960
Nephrotoma lindneriana Alexander, 1978
Nephrotoma livingstonei Alexander, 1921
Nephrotoma luaboensis Alexander, 1960
Nephrotoma luteopleura Seguy, 1938
Nephrotoma mabelana Alexander, 1976
Nephrotoma machadoi Alexander, 1963
Nephrotoma madagascariensis Enderlein, 1912
Nephrotoma mambila Alexander, 1976
Nephrotoma marshalli Alexander, 1921
Nephrotoma medleri Alexander, 1972
Nephrotoma megacantha Alexander, 1976
Nephrotoma milloti Alexander, 1959
Nephrotoma mobukuensis Alexander, 1956
Nephrotoma monopsellia Speiser, 1923
Nephrotoma moshesh Alexander, 1956
Nephrotoma mossambica Alexander, 1920
Nephrotoma nigeriensis Alexander, 1921
Nephrotoma nigrichroma Pierre, 1925
Nephrotoma nigritana Mannheims, 1958
Nephrotoma nycteris Alexander, 1956
Nephrotoma ochripennis Alexander, 1921
Nephrotoma oligochaeta Alexander, 1957
Nephrotoma opacistriata Alexander, 1957
Nephrotoma paulianana Alexander, 1957
Nephrotoma perlepida Alexander, 1956
Nephrotoma petiolata (Macquart, 1838)⇒ Nephrotoma cornicina Linnaeus, 1758
Nephrotoma platysphela Alexander, 1963
Nephrotoma praecipua Alexander, 1960
Nephrotoma quincunx edita Alexander, 1921
Nephrotoma quincunx euryglossa Alexander, 1962
Nephrotoma quincunx medioscalaris Alexander, 1962
Nephrotoma quincunx quincunx Speiser, 1909
Nephrotoma reunionensis Alexander, 1957
Nephrotoma richardiana Alexander, 1957
Nephrotoma ruanda Alexander, 1955
Nephrotoma ruwenzoriana Alexander, 1920
Nephrotoma sakalava Alexander, 1960
Nephrotoma sangoana Alexander, 1963
Nephrotoma scalarifer Alexander, 1920
Nephrotoma schaeuffelei (Mannheims, 1964)⇒ Nephrotoma staryi Oosterbroek, 1982
Nephrotoma setirostra Alexander, 1963
Nephrotoma smithersiana Alexander, 1959
Nephrotoma staryi Oosterbroek, 1982
Nephrotoma strenua Alexander, 1917
Nephrotoma subdentata Alexander, 1955
Nephrotoma subinanis Alexander, 1956
Nephrotoma thysia Alexander, 1956
Nephrotoma tigrina Alexander, 1917
Nephrotoma tigrinoides Alexander, 1921
Nephrotoma tincta Walker, 1856
Nephrotoma tricincta Alexander, 1921
Nephrotoma triquetra Alexander, 1956
Nephrotoma tumidiverticalis Alexander, 1930
Nephrotoma tzitzikamae Alexander, 1964
Nephrotoma umbripennis Alexander, 1917
Nephrotoma unicingulata Alexander, 1917
Nephrotoma unicornis Alexander, 1961
Nephrotoma venusticeps Alexander, 1956
Nephrotoma vicaria Walker, 1848
Nephrotoma vinsoniana Alexander, 1957
Nephrotoma xanthoplaca Alexander, 1920
Nephrotoma xanthoplacodes Alexander, 1963
Tipula (Acutipula) alphaspis Speiser, 1909
Tipula (Acutipula) amissa Alexander, 1960
Tipula (Acutipula) amymona Alexander, 1951
Tipula (Acutipula) angolana Alexander, 1963
Tipula (Acutipula) ankolensis (Alexander, 1920)⇒ Tipula ruwenzori Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) auspicis Alexander, 1950
Tipula (Acutipula) bakundu de Jong, 1984
Tipula (Acutipula) bamileke de Jong, 1984
Tipula (Acutipula) bantu Alexander, 1956
Tipula (Acutipula) bartletti Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) bioculata Alexander, 1960
Tipula (Acutipula) bistripunctata Speiser, 1909
Tipula (Acutipula) bubiana de Jong, 1984
Tipula (Acutipula) calcar Alexander, 1958
Tipula (Acutipula) camerounensis Alexander, 1921
Tipula (Acutipula) centroproducta Alexander, 1972
Tipula (Acutipula) chaniae Alexander, 1956
Tipula (Acutipula) cinnamomea Riedel, 1914
Tipula (Acutipula) dahomiensis Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) dichroa Bezzi, 1906
Tipula (Acutipula) ellenbergeri Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) ellioti Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) fulani Alexander, 1975
Tipula (Acutipula) fumivena Alexander, 1958
Tipula (Acutipula) gaboonensis Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) globicauda Alexander, 1960
Tipula (Acutipula) gola Alexander, 1958
Tipula (Acutipula) grahami Alexander, 1956
Tipula (Acutipula) grahamiana Alexander, 1964
Tipula (Acutipula) hardeana Alexander, 1978
Tipula (Acutipula) hova Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) iyala Alexander, 1974
Tipula (Acutipula) jocosa Alexander, 1917
Tipula (Acutipula) kenia Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) kinangopensis Riedel, 1914
Tipula (Acutipula) lambertoniana Alexander, 1955
Tipula langi langi Alexander, 1920
Tipula langi rubricapilla Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) leonensis Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) levicula Alexander, 1972
Tipula (Acutipula) loveridgei Alexander, 1972
Tipula (Acutipula) masai Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) meliuscula Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) milanjensis Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) milanjii Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) mungo de Jong, 1984
Tipula (Acutipula) natalia Alexander, 1956
Tipula (Acutipula) neavei Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) nyasae Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) obex Alexander, 1960
Tipula (Acutipula) octoplagiata Alexander, 1951
Tipula oryx oryx Alexander, 1921
Tipula oryx pallipleura Alexander, 1963
Tipula (Acutipula) phaeocera Alexander, 1958
Tipula (Acutipula) pomposa Bergroth, 1888
Tipula (Acutipula) punctoargentea Alexander, 1960
Tipula (Acutipula) ruwenzori Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) schizostyla Alexander, 1956
Tipula (Acutipula) schulteni Theowald, 1983
Tipula (Acutipula) silinda Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) sjostedti Alexander, 1924
Tipula (Acutipula) sogana Alexander, 1965
Tipula (Acutipula) tananarivia Alexander, 1960
Tipula (Acutipula) tigon Alexander, 1976
Tipula (Acutipula) uluguruensis Alexander, 1962
Tipula (Acutipula) urundiana Alexander, 1955
Tipula (Acutipula) vadoni Alexander, 1955
Tipula (Acutipula) vanstraeleni Alexander, 1956
Tipula (Acutipula) velutina Walker, 1848
Tipula (Acutipula) victoria Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) yoruba Alexander, 1976
Tipula (Acutipula) zambeziensis Alexander, 1917
Tipula (Acutipula) zuluensis Alexander, 1956
Tipula (Afrotipula) aethiopica Alexander, 1972
Tipula (Afrotipula) brachycera Riedel, 1914
Tipula (Afrotipula) infracta Alexander, 1955
Tipula aberdareica aberdareica Alexander, 1956
Tipula aberdareica ulugurica Alexander, 1962
Tipula (Savtshenkia) akeleyi Alexander, 1956
Tipula (Savtshenkia) antricola Riedel, 1918
Tipula (Savtshenkia) asbolodes Speiser, 1909
Tipula (Savtshenkia) caligo Alexander, 1956
Tipula (Savtshenkia) chrysocephala Mannheims, 1958
Tipula (Savtshenkia) draconis Alexander, 1964
Tipula (Savtshenkia) elgonensis Alexander, 1956
Tipula (Savtshenkia) hancocki Alexander, 1956
Tipula (Savtshenkia) imperfecta Riedel, 1914
Tipula nephrotomoides invariegata Alexander, 1956
Tipula nephrotomoides nephrotomoides Alexander, 1924
Tipula (Savtshenkia) rothschildi Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Schummelia) dolichopezoides Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Schummelia) jacksoniana Alexander, 1956
Tipula (Schummelia) scylla Alexander, 1964
Tipula (Spinitipula) citricornis Alexander, 1955
Tipula (Spinitipula) lactineipes Alexander, 1961
Tipula (Spinitipula) spinimarginata Alexander, 1951
Tipula (Tipula) abyssinica Jaennicke, 1867
Tipula (Tipula) bevisiana (Alexander, 1956)⇒ Tipula soror mashona Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Tipula) bicolor Loew, 1866
Tipula (Tipula) capnioneura Speiser, 1909
Tipula (Tipula) chubbi Alexander, 1956
Tipula (Tipula) consobrina Theowald, 1984
Tipula (Tipula) curtipennis (Mannheims, 1961)⇒ Tipula eumecacera Speiser, 1909
Tipula (Tipula) eumecacera Speiser, 1909
Tipula (Tipula) flagellicurta Mannheims, 1958
Tipula (Tipula) frater Alexander, 1921
Tipula (Tipula) hollanderi Theowald, 1977
Tipula (Tipula) lobeliae Alexander, 1956
Tipula (Tipula) loeffleri Theowald, 1984
Tipula (Tipula) lourensi den Hollander, 1975
Tipula (Tipula) niligena (Jaennicke, 1867)⇒ Tipula bicolor Loew, 1866
Tipula (Tipula) orientalis Lackschewitz, 1930
Tipula soror mashona Alexander, 1920
Tipula soror soror Wiedemann, 1820
Tipula (Tipula) speiseriana Alexander, 1930
Tipula (Tipula) strigata (Loew, 1866)⇒ Tipula cimmeria Speiser, 1909
Tipula (Tipula) subaptera Freeman, 1950
Tipula (Tipula) zimbabwensis Theowald, 1984
Tipula (Yamatotipula) cimmeria Speiser, 1909Puerto Rico box
Tipula (Yamatotipula) setosipennis Alexander, 1920

Subnodes of Tipulinae with occurrences in Afrotropical
TribeTipulini
Latreille, 1802
2
233
Genera
Species

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Links, sources and further information
Tipulinae at itis.gov