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Checklist of Superfamily Tipuloidea LeConte, 1861
for Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
612
8112
20932
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
611
8101
20891
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
584
7978
20649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
377
6559
17970
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
97
1171
3342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
23
270
623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tipulomorpha
Gistel, 1848
Crane Flies
3
44
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tipuloidea
LeConte, 1861
3
44
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape
3 Families width 127 Species and 6 Subspecies
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies120SpeciesTaxom
Limoniidae Speiser, 1909Craneflies6SpeciesTaxom
Pediciidae Osten Sacken, 1860Hairy-Eyed Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape
44 Genera with 127 Species
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B
C
D
E
G
H
I
K
L
M
N
O
P
R
S
T
U

Antocha Osten Sacken, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Atarba Osten Sacken, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Austrolimnophila Alexander, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Baeoura Alexander, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Cheilotrichia Rossi, 18695SpeciesTaxom
Conosia van der Wulp, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophora Meigen, 1864Comb jellies1SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19177SpeciesTaxom
Dicranoptycha Osten Sacken, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopeza Curtis, 19254SpeciesTaxom
Elephantomyia Osten Sacken, 18697SpeciesTaxom
Ellipteroides Becker, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Epiphragma Osten Sacken, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Erioptera Meigen, 19215SpeciesTaxom
Geranomyia Haliday, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Gnophomyia Osten Sacken, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Goniotipula Alexander, 19613SpeciesTaxom
Gonomyia Meigen, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Gynoplistia Westwood, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Helius Lepeletier &..., 19483SpeciesTaxom
Hexatoma Latreille, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Idiognophomyia Alexander, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Keiseromyia Alexander, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Leptotarsus Guérin-Ménev..., 195613SpeciesTaxom
Limnophila Macquart, 1859Limnophila Crane Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Limnophilomyia Alexander, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Limonia Meigen, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Megistocera Wiedemann, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Metalimnobia Matsumura, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Molophilus Curtis, 19217SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1917Tiger Crane Flies13SpeciesTaxom
Ormosia Rondani, 18695SpeciesTaxom
Pedicia Latreille, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Phylidorea Bigot, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Platylimnobia Alexander, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Prionolabis Osten Sacken, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdomastix Skuse, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidia Meigen, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Shannonomyia Alexander, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Symplecta Meigen, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Tasiocera Skuse, 01SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1805Cranefly17SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhina Loew, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Ula Haliday, 18181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
127 Species and 6 Subspecies
Atarba (Atarba) capensis Alexander, 1917
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) griseiceps Alexander, 1921
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) medialis Alexander, 1921
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) toxoneura Osten Sacken, 1860
Baeoura unistylata Alexander, 1949
Cheilotrichia (Cheilotrichia) brincki Alexander, 1964
Cheilotrichia (Cheilotrichia) clausa Alexander, 1921
Cheilotrichia (Empeda) bonaespei Alexander, 1917
Cheilotrichia (Empeda) cinerascens Meigen, 1804
Cheilotrichia (Empeda) stigmatica Osten Sacken, 1869
Conosia irrorata Wiedemann, 1828
Ctenophora (Ctenophora) dorsalis Osten Sacken, 1864Yellow hawthorn
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) kraaiensis Alexander, 1964
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) mosselica Alexander, 1949
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) scelio Alexander, 1965
Dicranomyia tusitala tusitala Alexander, 1921
Dicranomyia paramorio platysoma Alexander, 1933
Dicranomyia marleyi Alexander, 1917
Dicranoptycha stuckenbergi Alexander, 1970
Dolichopeza (Trichodolichopeza) centrosoma Alexander, 1956
Dolichopeza (Trichodolichopeza) hirtipennis Alexander, 1917
Dolichopeza (Trichodolichopeza) peringueyi Alexander, 1925
Dolichopeza (Trichodolichopeza) thoracica Alexander, 1925
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) aurantiaca Alexander, 1917
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) luteipennis Alexander, 1934
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) pleurolineata Alexander, 1956
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) pseudosimilis Alexander, 1921
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) wahlbergi Bergroth, 1888
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) westwoodi Osten Sacken, 1869Harbison's hawthorn
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) flaveolus Alexander, 1921
Ellipteroides (Progonomyia) pulchrissimus Alexander, 1921
Epiphragma (Epiphragma) fasciapenne Say, 1823Band-Winged Crane Fly
Erioptera (Erioptera) celestissima Alexander, 1956
Erioptera (Erioptera) peringueyi Bergroth, 1888
Erioptera brincki
Erioptera claripennis Alexander, 1921
Erioptera clausa Alexander, 1921
Geranomyia gracilipalpis Alexander, 1956
Geranomyia lacteitarsis Alexander, 1922
Geranomyia sexocellata Alexander, 1921
Gnophomyia capicola Alexander, 1934
Goniotipula cuneipennis Alexander, 1921
Goniotipula lindneri Mannheims, 1961
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) houtensis Alexander, 1964
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) sulphurelloides Alexander, 1921
Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) fumipennis (Walker, 1856)⇒ Gynoplistia nigripennis Alexander, 1926
Helius (Helius) capensis Alexander, 1917
Helius (Helius) liliputanus Alexander, 1929
Helius (Idiohelius) pentaneura (Alexander, 1948)⇒ Helius pentaneurus Alexander, 1948
Hexatoma (Eriocera) pterotricha Alexander, 1940
Idiognophomyia capicola Alexander, 1934
Idiognophomyia ignava Alexander, 1920
Leptotarsus (Longurio) belloides Alexander, 1921
Leptotarsus (Longurio) bonaespei Bergroth, 1888
Leptotarsus (Longurio) caffer Alexander, 1917
Leptotarsus (Longurio) capicola Alexander, 1921
Leptotarsus (Longurio) chionoides Alexander, 1917
Leptotarsus (Longurio) coronatus Alexander, 1917
Leptotarsus (Longurio) dolichoros Wood, 1952
Leptotarsus (Longurio) flagellatus Wood, 1952
Leptotarsus (Longurio) melanopterus Alexander, 1930
Leptotarsus (Longurio) micropteryx Alexander, 1921
Leptotarsus (Longurio) minusculus Alexander, 1917
Leptotarsus (Longurio) mosselensis Alexander, 1945
Leptotarsus (Longurio) stuckenbergi Alexander, 1956
Limnophila (Elporiomyia) nox Alexander, 1921
Limnophila (Elporiomyia) woodiana Alexander, 1964
Limnophila macrocera macrocera Say, 1823
Limnophila lacteitarsis Alexander, 1921
Limnophila rufibasis Osten Sacken, 1859
Limnophilomyia (Eulimnophilomyia) abnormalis Alexander, 1964
Limonia (Limonia) indigena Osten Sacken, 1860Black hawthorn
Limonia (Limonia) parietina Osten Sacken, 1861
Limonia flavopyga Alexander, 1921
Metalimnobia (Metalimnobia) immatura Osten Sacken, 1860
Metalimnobia (Metalimnobia) triocellata Osten Sacken, 1860
Molophilus (Molophilus) forcipulus Osten Sacken, 1869
Molophilus (Molophilus) hirtipennis Osten Sacken, 1860
Molophilus (Molophilus) pubipennis Osten Sacken, 1860
Molophilus sicarius sicarius Alexander, 1929
Molophilus tanypus tanypus Alexander, 1922
Molophilus urodontus urodontus Savchenko, 1978
Molophilus eriopteroides Alexander, 1921
Nephrotoma alterna Walker, 1848
Nephrotoma antennata Wiedemann, 1820
Nephrotoma crocea Loew, 1866
Nephrotoma eucera Loew, 1863
Nephrotoma ferruginea Fabricius, 1805Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly
Nephrotoma macrocera Say, 1823
Nephrotoma moshesh Alexander, 1956
Nephrotoma petiolata (Macquart, 1838)⇒ Nephrotoma cornicina Linnaeus, 1758
Nephrotoma strenua Alexander, 1917
Nephrotoma tincta Walker, 1856
Nephrotoma tzitzikamae Alexander, 1964
Nephrotoma umbripennis Alexander, 1917
Nephrotoma unicingulata Alexander, 1917
Ormosia (Ormosia) affinis Lundbeck, 1898Cranefly
Ormosia (Ormosia) meigenii Osten Sacken, 1860
Ormosia (Ormosia) nimbipennis Alexander, 1917
Ormosia (Ormosia) rubella Osten Sacken, 1869
Pedicia (Pedicia) goldsworthyi Petersen, 2006
Pedicia (Pedicia) margarita Alexander, 1930
Platylimnobia barnardi Alexander, 1917
Platylimnobia pumila Alexander, 1921
Prionolabis munda Osten Sacken, 1869
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) polyclada Alexander, 1943
Shannonomyia (Shannonomyia) lenta Osten Sacken, 1860
Symplecta (Trimicra) pilipes Fabricius, 1787Crane fly
Tasiocera (Dasymolophilus) lilliputana
Tipula (Acutipula) jocosa Alexander, 1917
Tipula (Acutipula) pomposa Bergroth, 1888
Tipula (Beringotipula) coloradensis Doane, 1911
Tipula (Eumicrotipula) aglossa Alexander, 1962
Tipula (Eumicrotipula) cyclomera Alexander, 1951
Tipula (Lunatipula) dorsimacula Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Tipula (Lunatipula) mallochi Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Microtipula) megalyra Alexander, 1945
Tipula (Nippotipula) abdominalis Say, 1823Giant Crane Fly
Tipula (Pterelachisus) entomophthorae Alexander, 1918
Tipula (Pterelachisus) penobscot Alexander, 1915
Tipula (Savtshenkia) draconis Alexander, 1964
Tipula (Schummelia) hermannia Alexander, 1915
Tipula (Tipula) paludosa (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Dictenidia bimaculata Linnaeus, 1760
Tipula (Tipula) soror Wiedemann, 1820
Tipula (Triplicitipula) triplex Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Tipula erioptera Fabricius, 1805
Ula (Ula) sylvatica Meigen, 1818

Subnodes of Tipuloidea with occurrences in Cape
FamilyLimoniidae
Speiser, 1909
Craneflies, Limoniid Crane Flies, Several crane flies
6
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPediciidae
Osten Sacken, 1860
Hairy-Eyed Crane Flies, Hairy-eyed craneflies, Hairy-Eyed Cranefly, Pediciid Crane Flies
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTipulidae
Latreille, 1802
Crane Flies, Crane fly, Crane-Flies, Craneflies, Cranefly, Daddy-long-legs, Large Crane Flies
37
120
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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