Checklist of Superfamily Tipuloidea LeConte, 1861
for Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4493
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4489
12400 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 368
4383
12048 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
3462
10319 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 66
566
1730 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 15
137
628 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Tipulomorpha
Gistel, 1848
Crane Flies | 3
48
222 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Tipuloidea
LeConte, 1861
| 2
47
221 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Nigeria
2 Families width 221 Species and 10 Subspecies
Subnodes of Tipuloidea with occurrences in Nigeria | Family | Limoniidae
Speiser, 1909
Craneflies, Limoniid Crane Flies, Several crane flies | 10
23 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Tipulidae
Latreille, 1802
Crane Flies, Crane fly, Crane-Flies, Craneflies, Cranefly, Daddy-long-legs, Large Crane Flies | 37
198 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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