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Checklist of Superfamily Tipuloidea LeConte, 1861
for Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
216
2958
8173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
57
400
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
111
388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tipulomorpha
Gistel, 1848
Crane Flies
3
19
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tipuloidea
LeConte, 1861
2
18
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ghana
2 Families width 42 Species and 6 Subspecies
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies39SpeciesTaxom
Limoniidae Speiser, 1909Craneflies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ghana
18 Genera with 42 Species
Antocha Osten Sacken, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Cheilotrichia Rossi, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Clydonodozus Enderlein, 02SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Geranomyia Haliday, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Lecteria Osten Sacken, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Leptotarsus Guérin-Ménev..., 19201SpeciesTaxom
Libnotes Westwood, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Limnophila Macquart, 1922Limnophila Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Limonia Meigen, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Metalimnobia Matsumura, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1921Tiger Crane Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidia Meigen, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Styringomyia Loew, 191414SpeciesTaxom
Teucholabis Osten Sacken, 19206SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1987Cranefly3SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhina Loew, 19503SpeciesTaxom
Trentepohlia Bigot, 19133SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
42 Species and 6 Subspecies
Antocha (Orimargula) hintoni Alexander, 1967
Cheilotrichia (Empeda) cinerascens Meigen, 1804
Clydonodozus brevicellulus Alexander, 1920
Clydonodozus brevicellus
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) gardineri Edwards, 1912
Geranomyia costosetosa Alexander, 1956
Geranomyia erasmi Alexander, 1933
Lecteria (Lecteria) triacanthos Alexander, 1920
Leptotarsus (Leptotipula) edwardsianus Alexander, 1920
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) poecila Alexander, 1920
Limnophila (Limnophila) dictyoptera Alexander, 1922
Limonia (Tricholimonia) grahami Alexander, 1920
Limonia erasmi (Alexander, 1933)⇒ Geranomyia erasmi Alexander, 1933
Metalimnobia (Tricholimonia) grahami Alexander, 1920
Nephrotoma chapini patersoni
Nephrotoma chapini pattersoni Alexander, 1921
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) pallidipes Alexander, 1921
Styringomyia accra Podenas, 2012
Styringomyia acuapicalis Alexander, 1972
Styringomyia crassicosta Speiser, 1908
Styringomyia ghana Podenas, 2012
Styringomyia impunctata Edwards, 1914
Styringomyia ingrami Edwards, 1924
Styringomyia nigripalpis Edwards, 1914
Styringomyia obscuricincta Edwards, 1924
Styringomyia occidentalis Edwards, 1924
Styringomyia schoutedeni Alexander, 1930
Styringomyia spinistylata Alexander, 1956
Styringomyia stenophallus Alexander, 1975
Styringomyia tenuisterna Alexander, 1960
Styringomyia vittata Edwards, 1914
Teucholabis nodipes latifascia Alexander, 1920
Teucholabis nodipes praescutellaris Alexander, 1930
Teucholabis nodipes rubrithorax Alexander, 1920
Teucholabis latifascia Alexander, 1920
Teucholabis praescutellaris Alexander, 1930
Teucholabis rubrithorax Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) leonensis Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) velutina Walker, 1848
Tipula (Papuatipula) koiari Young, 1987
Toxorhina (Toxorhina) grahami Wesche, 1910
Toxorhina grahami grahami Wesche, 1910
Toxorhina (Toxorhina) pulvinaria Alexander, 1950
Trentepohlia (Mongoma) albilatissima Alexander, 1920
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) africana Alexander, 1930
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) speiseri Edwards, 1913

Subnodes of Tipuloidea with occurrences in Ghana
FamilyLimoniidae
Speiser, 1909
Craneflies, Limoniid Crane Flies, Several crane flies
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTipulidae
Latreille, 1802
Crane Flies, Crane fly, Crane-Flies, Craneflies, Cranefly, Daddy-long-legs, Large Crane Flies
16
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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