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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
566
1730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
137
628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tipulomorpha
Gistel, 1848
Crane Flies
3
48
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tipuloidea
LeConte, 1861
2
47
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTipulidae
Latreille, 1802
Crane Flies, Crane fly, Crane-Flies, Craneflies, Cranefly
37
198
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTipulinae
Latreille, 1802
5
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeTipulini
Latreille, 1802
2
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
2 Genera with 23 Species
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1963Tiger Crane Flies15SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1920Cranefly9SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
23 Species and 1 Subspecies
Nephrotoma cristiformis Alexander, 1975
Nephrotoma extensicornis Alexander, 1974
Nephrotoma flavofimbria Alexander, 1976
Nephrotoma fulani Alexander, 1974
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
Tipula (Acutipula) fulani Alexander, 1975
Tipula (Acutipula) gaboonensis Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) iyala Alexander, 1974
Tipula (Acutipula) levicula Alexander, 1972
Tipula (Acutipula) tigon Alexander, 1976
Tipula (Acutipula) velutina Walker, 1848
Tipula (Acutipula) yoruba Alexander, 1976
Tipula (Microtipula) glabristyla Alexander, 1946
Tipula (Schummelia) dolichopezoides Alexander, 1920