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Checklist for Tribe Tipulini Latreille, 1802
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
275
1655
2186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1494
2029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
45
202
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
55
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tipulomorpha
Gistel, 1848
Crane Flies
1
9
14
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tipuloidea
LeConte, 1861
1
9
14
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTipulidae
Latreille, 1802
Crane Flies, Crane fly, Crane-Flies, Craneflies, Cranefly
9
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTipulinae
Latreille, 1802
2
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeTipulini
Latreille, 1802
2
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Town
2 Genera with 7 Species
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1856Tiger Crane Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1805Cranefly5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
7 Species
Nephrotoma antennata Wiedemann, 1820
Nephrotoma tincta Walker, 1856
Tipula (Acutipula) jocosa Alexander, 1917
Tipula (Eumicrotipula) aglossa Alexander, 1962
Tipula (Microtipula) megalyra Alexander, 1945
Tipula (Tipula) soror Wiedemann, 1820
Tipula erioptera Fabricius, 1805