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Checklist of Superfamily Tipuloidea LeConte, 1861
for Malawi (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
3787
9639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
3787
9639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
308
3697
9441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
3307
8733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
457
1061
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
64
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tipulomorpha
Gistel, 1848
Crane Flies
2
22
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tipuloidea
LeConte, 1861
2
22
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Malawi
2 Families width 38 Species and 3 Subspecies
Limoniidae Speiser, 1909Craneflies3SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies35SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Malawi
22 Genera with 38 Species
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C
D
E
G
H
L
M
N
S
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Afrolimnophila Alexander, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Antocha Osten Sacken, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Baeoura Alexander, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Conosia van der Wulp, 18282SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Dicranoptycha Osten Sacken, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Elephantomyia Osten Sacken, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Ellipteroides Becker, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Erioptera Meigen, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Eugnophomyia Alexander, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Gnophomyia Osten Sacken, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Gonomyia Meigen, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Hexatoma Latreille, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Leptotarsus Guérin-Ménev..., 19201SpeciesTaxom
Libnotes Westwood, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Limnophila Macquart, 1920Limnophila Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Limonia Meigen, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Maekistocera Wiedemann, 01SpeciesTaxom
Megistocera Wiedemann, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1921Tiger Crane Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Styringomyia Loew, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1914Cranefly6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malawi
38 Species and 3 Subspecies
Afrolimnophila unijuga Alexander, 1920
Baeoura nigrolatera Alexander, 1920
Conosia irrorata Wiedemann, 1828
Conosia irrorata irrorata Wiedemann, 1828
Dicranomyia (Pseudoglochina) pamela Alexander, 1960
Dicranoptycha (Dicranoptycha) confluens Alexander, 1923
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) neavei Alexander, 1920
Ellipteroides difficilis Alexander, 1920
Erioptera (Erioptera) carissima Alexander, 1920
Eugnophomyia peramoena Alexander, 1920
Eugnophomyia perelegans Alexander, 1920
Gnophomyia peramoena Alexander, 1920
Gnophomyia perelegans Alexander, 1920
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) noctabunda Alexander, 1920
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) nyasae Alexander, 1920
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) sulphurelloides Alexander, 1921
Hexatoma (Eriocera) nyasicola Alexander, 1920
Hexatoma (Eriocera) pusilla Alexander, 1920
Hexatoma (Eriocera) tumidiscapa Alexander, 1920
Leptotarsus (Longurio) riedelianus Alexander, 1920
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) nyasaensis Alexander, 1920
Limnophila (Limnophila) difficilis Alexander, 1920
Limonia pamela Alexander, 1960
Maekistocera filipes filipes
Megistocera filipes Fabricius, 1805
Megistocera filipes filipes Fabricius, 1805
Nephrotoma ampla Alexander, 1921
Nephrotoma fumidapicalis Alexander, 1921
Nephrotoma livingstonei Alexander, 1921
Nephrotoma tigrinoides Alexander, 1921
Nephrotoma tincta Walker, 1856
Nephrotoma tricincta Alexander, 1921
Styringomyia leucopeza Edwards, 1914
Styringomyia vittata Edwards, 1914
Tipula (Acutipula) alphaspis Speiser, 1909
Tipula (Acutipula) milanjensis Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) milanjii Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) nyasae Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) schulteni Theowald, 1983
Tipula (Afrotipula) brachycera Riedel, 1914

Subnodes of Tipuloidea with occurrences in Malawi
FamilyLimoniidae
Speiser, 1909
Craneflies, Limoniid Crane Flies, Several crane flies
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTipulidae
Latreille, 1802
Crane Flies, Crane fly, Crane-Flies, Craneflies, Cranefly, Daddy-long-legs, Large Crane Flies
19
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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