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Checklist for Tribe Tipulini Latreille, 1802
and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
216
2958
8177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
57
400
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
111
388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tipulomorpha
Gistel, 1848
Crane Flies
3
19
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tipuloidea
LeConte, 1861
2
18
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTipulidae
Latreille, 1802
Crane Flies, Crane fly, Crane-Flies, Craneflies, Cranefly
16
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTipulinae
Latreille, 1802
3
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeTipulini
Latreille, 1802
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ghana
2 Genera with 4 Species
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1921Tiger Crane Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1987Cranefly3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
4 Species and 2 Subspecies
Nephrotoma chapini patersoni
Nephrotoma chapini pattersoni Alexander, 1921
Tipula (Acutipula) leonensis Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) velutina Walker, 1848
Tipula (Papuatipula) koiari Young, 1987