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Checklist of Superfamily Tipuloidea LeConte, 1861
for Cape Town (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
275
1566
2037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
275
1566
2037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
267
1550
2024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
200
1397
1873
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
45
201
277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
55
82
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
 


List of families for Cape Town
1 Family width 14 Species and 2 Subspecies
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies14SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Town
9 Genera with 14 Species
Cheilotrichia Rossi, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopeza Curtis, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Helius Lepeletier &..., 19481SpeciesTaxom
Idiognophomyia Alexander, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Molophilus Curtis, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1856Tiger Crane Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Symplecta Meigen, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1805Cranefly5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
14 Species and 2 Subspecies
Cheilotrichia (Empeda) bonaespei Alexander, 1917
Dicranomyia paramorio platysoma Alexander, 1933
Dolichopeza (Trichodolichopeza) peringueyi Alexander, 1925
Helius (Idiohelius) pentaneura (Alexander, 1948)⇒ Helius pentaneurus Alexander, 1948
Idiognophomyia ignava Alexander, 1920
Molophilus urodontus urodontus Savchenko, 1978
Nephrotoma antennata Wiedemann, 1820
Nephrotoma tincta Walker, 1856
Symplecta (Trimicra) pilipes Fabricius, 1787Crane fly
Tipula (Acutipula) jocosa Alexander, 1917
Tipula (Eumicrotipula) aglossa Alexander, 1962
Tipula (Microtipula) megalyra Alexander, 1945
Tipula (Tipula) soror Wiedemann, 1820
Tipula erioptera Fabricius, 1805

Subnodes of Tipuloidea with occurrences in Cape Town
FamilyTipulidae
Latreille, 1802
Crane Flies, Crane fly, Crane-Flies, Craneflies, Cranefly, Daddy-long-legs, Large Crane Flies
9
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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