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Checklist of Superfamily Tipuloidea LeConte, 1861
for Congo (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
516
8791
39463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
8777
39440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
495
8681
39128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
324
7097
34844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
863
3834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
197
1008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tipulomorpha
Gistel, 1848
Crane Flies
2
39
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tipuloidea
LeConte, 1861
2
39
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Congo
2 Families width 144 Species and 19 Subspecies
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies123SpeciesTaxom
Limoniidae Speiser, 1909Craneflies21SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Congo
39 Genera with 144 Species
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Achyrolimonia Alexander, 19564SpeciesTaxom
Afrolimnophila Alexander, 19563SpeciesTaxom
Atypophthalmus Brunetti, 04SpeciesTaxom
Austrolimnophila Alexander, 19246SpeciesTaxom
Clydonodozus Enderlein, 19306SpeciesTaxom
Conosia van der Wulp, 18282SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19334SpeciesTaxom
Dicranophragma Osten Sacken..., 19561SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopeza Curtis, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Elephantomyia Osten Sacken, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Eloeophila Rondani, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Erioptera Meigen, 19565SpeciesTaxom
Geranomyia Haliday, 19193SpeciesTaxom
Gonomyia Meigen, 19703SpeciesTaxom
Gymnastes Brunetti, 03SpeciesTaxom
Helius Lepeletier &..., 19562SpeciesTaxom
Hexatoma Latreille, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Lecteria Osten Sacken, 19568SpeciesTaxom
Libnotes Westwood, 19247SpeciesTaxom
Limnophila Macquart, 1931Limnophila Crane Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Limonia Meigen, 19257SpeciesTaxom
Maekistocera Wiedemann, 01SpeciesTaxom
Megistocera Wiedemann, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Metalimnobia Matsumura, 19234SpeciesTaxom
Molophilus Curtis, 19563SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1930Tiger Crane Flies19SpeciesTaxom
Paradelphomyia Alexander, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Pilaria Sintenis, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Podoneura Bergroth, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolimnophila Alexander, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidia Meigen, 19554SpeciesTaxom
Styringomyia Loew, 19147SpeciesTaxom
Symplecta Meigen, 19565SpeciesTaxom
Tasiocera Skuse, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Teucholabis Osten Sacken, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1930Cranefly13SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhina Loew, 19508SpeciesTaxom
Trentepohlia Bigot, 19135SpeciesTaxom
Trichotrimicra Alexander, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
144 Species and 19 Subspecies
Achyrolimonia atrichoptera Alexander, 1930
Achyrolimonia leucocnemis Alexander, 1956
Achyrolimonia persuffusa Alexander, 1956
Achyrolimonia staneri Alexander, 1956
Afrolimnophila antimena Alexander, 1956
Afrolimnophila ghesquierei Alexander, 1970
Afrolimnophila melampodia Alexander, 1956
Atypophthalmus (Atypophthalmus) patritus Alexander, 1956
Atypophthalmus (Atypophthalmus) submendicus Alexander, 1921
Atypophthalmus submendicus tuberculifer Alexander, 1956
Atypophthalmus submendica tuberculifera
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) antiqua Skuse, 1890
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) birungana Alexander, 1924
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) distigma Alexander, 1920
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) leleupi Alexander, 1962
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) orthia Alexander, 1924
Austrolimnophila (Phragmocrypta) gyldenstolpei Alexander, 1924
Clydonodozus brevicellulus Alexander, 1920
Clydonodozus cinereithorax Alexander, 1930
Clydonodozus fumicostatus Alexander, 1930
Clydonodozus neavei Alexander, 1920
Clydonodozus phaeosoma Alexander, 1970
Clydonodozus schoutedeni Alexander, 1930
Conosia irrorata Wiedemann, 1828
Conosia irrorata irrorata Wiedemann, 1828
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) harmonia Alexander, 1956
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) redundans Alexander, 1956
Dicranomyia (Euglochina) connectans Alexander, 1920
Dicranomyia paramorio platysoma Alexander, 1933
Dicranophragma (Dicranophragma) sesquivena Alexander, 1956
Dolichopeza (Afrodolichopeza) marlieri Alexander, 1956
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) pictithorax Alexander, 1930
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) schwetzi Alexander, 1930
Eloeophila urania Speiser, 1923
Erioptera (Erioptera) angusticincta Alexander, 1956
Erioptera (Erioptera) bequaerti Alexander, 1923
Erioptera (Erioptera) karisimbii Alexander, 1956
Erioptera (Meterioptera) dewulfi Alexander, 1956
Erioptera (Meterioptera) scioptera Alexander, 1956
Geranomyia alberticola Alexander, 1956
Geranomyia errana Alexander, 1930
Geranomyia macrops Alexander, 1919
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) furcillata Alexander, 1956
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) katangae Alexander, 1937
Gonomyia sedata Alexander, 1970
Gymnastes (Gymnastes) subnudus Alexander, 1956
Gymnastes (Gymnastes) teucholaboides Alexander, 1920
Gymnastes nudipes
Helius (Helius) brachyphallus Alexander, 1956
Helius (Helius) brevisector Alexander, 1956
Hexatoma commutabilis aurantiiventris Alexander, 1970
Lecteria (Lecteria) africana Alexander, 1920
Lecteria africana africana Alexander, 1920
Lecteria (Lecteria) atricauda Alexander, 1920
Lecteria (Lecteria) metatarsalba Alexander, 1920
Lecteria (Lecteria) radialis Alexander, 1956
Lecteria (Lecteria) tanganicae Alexander, 1921
Lecteria (Lecteria) triacanthos Alexander, 1920
Lecteria (Lecteria) uniarmillata Alexander, 1956
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) lucrativa Alexander, 1956
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) oligospilota Alexander, 1937
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) rhanteria Alexander, 1920
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) silvicola Oosterbroek, 2009
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) subapicalis Alexander, 1930
Libnotes subapicalis subapicalis Alexander, 1930
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) vilhelmi Alexander, 1924
Limnophila antimena Alexander, 1956
Limnophila antiqua (Skuse, 1890)⇒ Austrolimnophila antiqua Skuse, 1890
Limnophila pardalota Alexander, 1931
Limonia (Lasiolimonia) oligotricha Alexander, 1956
Limonia (Limonia) infausta Alexander, 1930
Limonia (Limonia) woosnami Alexander, 1920
Limonia (Melanolimonia) aurita Alexander, 1929
Limonia leucocnemis Alexander, 1956
Limonia schoutedeni Alexander, 1923
Limonia stoneri Alexander, 1925
Maekistocera filipes filipes
Megistocera filipes Fabricius, 1805
Megistocera filipes filipes Fabricius, 1805
Metalimnobia (Lasiolimonia) marlieri Alexander, 1976
Metalimnobia (Lasiolimonia) oligotricha Alexander, 1955
Metalimnobia (Tricholimonia) congoensis Alexander, 1920
Metalimnobia (Tricholimonia) schoutedeni Alexander, 1923
Molophilus (Molophilus) insanus Alexander, 1970
Molophilus (Molophilus) plebejus Alexander, 1956
Molophilus (Molophilus) vigilans Alexander, 1956
Nephrotoma chaetopyga Alexander, 1921
Nephrotoma chalybea Alexander, 1921
Nephrotoma chapini Alexander, 1920
Nephrotoma chapini chapini Alexander, 1920
Nephrotoma citreiceps Speiser, 1923
Nephrotoma cornicina Linnaeus, 1758Cranefly
Nephrotoma cornicina cornicina Linnaeus, 1758
Nephrotoma dewittei Alexander, 1956
Nephrotoma ectypa Speiser, 1908
Nephrotoma fuscipennis triflava Alexander, 1921
Nephrotoma idiocera Alexander, 1976
Nephrotoma monopsellia Speiser, 1923
Nephrotoma petiolata (Macquart, 1838)⇒ Nephrotoma cornicina Linnaeus, 1758
Nephrotoma ruanda Alexander, 1955
Nephrotoma ruwenzoriana Alexander, 1920
Nephrotoma subdentata Alexander, 1955
Nephrotoma subinanis Alexander, 1956
Nephrotoma tincta Walker, 1856
Nephrotoma tumidiverticalis Alexander, 1930
Paradelphomyia (Oxyrhiza) paucimacula Alexander, 1956
Pilaria chionomera Alexander, 1956
Podoneura bequaertiana Alexander, 1930
Pseudolimnophila (Calolimnophila) sottiauxi Alexander, 1956
Pseudolimnophila (Pseudolimnophila) flavithorax Alexander, 1956
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) miosema Speiser, 1909
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) praesuffusa Alexander, 1969
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) seydeli Alexander, 1956
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) sigilloides Alexander, 1955
Styringomyia acanthobasis Alexander, 1962
Styringomyia crassicosta Speiser, 1908
Styringomyia nigrisoma Alexander, 1956
Styringomyia schoutedeni Alexander, 1930
Styringomyia serristylata Alexander, 1930
Styringomyia spinistylata Alexander, 1956
Styringomyia vittata Edwards, 1914
Symplecta (Podoneura) anthracogramma Bergroth, 1888
Symplecta anthracogramma anthracogramma Bergroth, 1888
Symplecta (Podoneura) bequaertiana Alexander, 1930
Symplecta (Podoneura) brevifurcata Alexander, 1930
Symplecta (Psiloconopa) rutshuruensis Alexander, 1956
Tasiocera (Dasymolophilus) biacufera Alexander, 1956
Tasiocera (Dasymolophilus) diacanthophora Alexander, 1975
Teucholabis (Euparatropesa) witteana Alexander, 1956
Teucholabis (Teucholabis) nodipes Speiser, 1913
Teucholabis nodipes nodipes Speiser, 1913
Tipula (Acutipula) bantu Alexander, 1956
Tipula (Acutipula) langi Alexander, 1920
Tipula langi langi Alexander, 1920
Tipula langi rubricapilla Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) loveridgei Alexander, 1972
Tipula (Acutipula) rubricapilla Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) sjostedti Alexander, 1924
Tipula (Acutipula) uluguruensis Alexander, 1962
Tipula (Acutipula) vanstraeleni Alexander, 1956
Tipula (Savtshenkia) nephrotomoides Alexander, 1924
Tipula nephrotomoides nephrotomoides Alexander, 1924
Tipula (Schummelia) dolichopezoides Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Tipula) speiseriana Alexander, 1930
Toxorhina (Ceratocheilus) cornigera Speiser, 1908
Toxorhina (Ceratocheilus) nigripleura Alexander, 1920
Toxorhina (Ceratocheilus) seychellarum Edwards, 1912
Toxorhina seychellarum seychellarum Edwards, 1912
Toxorhina seychellarum subimmaculata Alexander, 1955
Toxorhina (Toxorhina) grossa Alexander, 1956
Toxorhina (Toxorhina) pulvinaria Alexander, 1950
Toxorhina (Toxorhina) taeniomera Alexander, 1950
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) africana Alexander, 1930
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) amantis Alexander, 1956
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) atrogenualis Alexander, 1970
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) disconnectans Alexander, 1970
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) speiseri Edwards, 1913
Trichotrimicra vanstraeleni Alexander, 1956

Subnodes of Tipuloidea with occurrences in Congo
FamilyLimoniidae
Speiser, 1909
Craneflies, Limoniid Crane Flies, Several crane flies
8
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTipulidae
Latreille, 1802
Crane Flies, Crane fly, Crane-Flies, Craneflies, Cranefly, Daddy-long-legs, Large Crane Flies
31
123
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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