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Checklist for Subfamily Tipulinae Latreille, 1802
and region Congo (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
516
8807
39529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
8793
39506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
495
8697
39194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
324
7111
34903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
864
3837
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
198
1009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tipulomorpha
Gistel, 1848
Crane Flies
2
39
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tipuloidea
LeConte, 1861
2
39
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTipulidae
Latreille, 1802
Crane Flies, Crane fly, Crane-Flies, Craneflies, Cranefly
31
123
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTipulinae
Latreille, 1802
4
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Congo
4 Genera with 29 Species
Maekistocera Wiedemann, 01SpeciesTaxom
Megistocera Wiedemann, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1930Tiger Crane Flies19SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1930Cranefly13SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
29 Species and 8 Subspecies
Maekistocera filipes filipes
Megistocera filipes Fabricius, 1805
Megistocera filipes filipes Fabricius, 1805
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 dewittei Alexander, 1956
Nephrotoma ectypa Speiser, 1908
Nephrotoma fuscipennis triflava Alexander, 1921
Nephrotoma idiocera Alexander, 1976
Nephrotoma monopsellia Speiser, 1923
Nephrotoma petiolata (Macquart, 1838)⇒ Nephrotoma cornicina Linnaeus, 1758
Nephrotoma ruanda Alexander, 1955
Nephrotoma ruwenzoriana Alexander, 1920
Nephrotoma subdentata Alexander, 1955
Nephrotoma subinanis Alexander, 1956
Nephrotoma tincta Walker, 1856
Nephrotoma tumidiverticalis Alexander, 1930
Tipula (Acutipula) bantu Alexander, 1956
Tipula (Acutipula) langi Alexander, 1920
Tipula langi langi Alexander, 1920
Tipula langi rubricapilla Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) loveridgei Alexander, 1972
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 (Tipula) speiseriana Alexander, 1930

Subnodes of Tipulinae with occurrences in Congo
TribeTipulini
Latreille, 1802
2
27
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Tipulinae at itis.gov