Checklist of Superfamily Tipuloidea LeConte, 1861
for Benin (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 200
1304
2564 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 200
1304
2564 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 191
1270
2494 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 122
1005
2162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 30
100
286 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 7
33
129 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Tipulomorpha
Gistel, 1848
Crane Flies | 2
10
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Tipuloidea
LeConte, 1861
| 2
10
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Benin
2 Families width 10 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Benin
10 Genera with 10 Species | Erioptera Meigen, 1976 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helius Lepeletier &..., 1976 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maekistocera Wiedemann, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megistocera Wiedemann, 1805 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prionolabis Osten Sacken, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhipidia Meigen, 1976 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Styringomyia Loew, 2009 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tipula Linnaeus, 1920 | Cranefly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Toxorhina Loew, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trentepohlia Bigot, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Benin
10 Species and 2 Subspecies | Erioptera (Meterioptera) beninensis Alexander, 1976 | | | Helius (Helius) medleri Alexander, 1976 | | | Maekistocera filipes filipes | | | Megistocera filipes Fabricius, 1805 | | | Megistocera filipes filipes Fabricius, 1805 | | | Prionolabis barberi Alexander, 1916 | | | Rhipidia (Eurhipidia) citricolor Alexander, 1976 | | | Styringomyia sapobana Oosterbroek, 2009 | | | Tipula (Acutipula) dahomiensis Alexander, 1920 | | | Toxorhina (Ceratocheilus) gilesi Edwards, 1911 | | | Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) brevisector Alexander, 1923 | |
Subnodes of Tipuloidea with occurrences in Benin | Family | Limoniidae
Speiser, 1909
Craneflies, Limoniid Crane Flies, Several crane flies | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Tipulidae
Latreille, 1802
Crane Flies, Crane fly, Crane-Flies, Craneflies, Cranefly, Daddy-long-legs, Large Crane Flies | 9
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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