Leptotarsus

Leptotarsus
	Leptotarsus viridis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tipulidae
Subfamily:	Tipulinae
Genus:	Leptotarsus ; Guerin-Meneville, 1831
Type species
	Leptotarsus macquartii ; Guerin-Meneville, 1831
Subgenus
	Aldrovandia Enderlein, 1912; Araucomyia Alexander, 1929; Aurotipula Alexander, 1924; Brevicera Miller, 1945; Ceoneura Alexander, 1924; Chlorotipula Alexander, 1924; Habromastix Skuse, 1890; Leptotarsus Guerin-Meneville, 1831; Leptotipula Alexander, 1917; Limoniodes Alexander, 1938; Longurio Loew, 1869; Macromastix Osten Sacken, 1887; Maoritipula Alexander, 1924; Pehlkea Enderlein, 1912; Phymatopsis Skuse, 1890; Pseudoleptotarsus Alexander, 1920; Tanypremna Osten Sacken, 1886; Tanypremnella Alexander, 1938; Tanypremnodes Alexander, 1924; Xenotipula Alexander, 1921;
Synonyms
	Semnotes Westwood, 1876;

Last updated September 08, 2025

Leptotarsus is a genus of true crane fly.

Species

Subgenus Aldrovandia Enderlein, 1912

L. gesneri (Enderlein, 1912)

Subgenus Araucomyia Alexander, 1929

L. brevihirsutus (Alexander, 1934)
L. paulseni (Philippi, 1866)
L. penitus (Alexander, 1944)

Subgenus Aurotipula Alexander, 1924

L. apertus (Edwards, 1923)
L. atroflavus (Alexander, 1922)
L. auroatrus (Edwards, 1923)
L. bivittatus (Edwards, 1923)
L. brevitarsis (Edwards, 1923)
L. clarus (Kirby, 1884)
L. dux (Kirby, 1884)
L. ferruginosus (Edwards, 1923)
L. flavoscapus (Alexander, 1922)
L. neali Oosterbroek, 1989
L. occlusus (Edwards, 1924)
L. orion (Hudson, 1895)
L. subtener (Alexander, 1922)

Subgenus Brevicera Miller, 1945

L. aenigmaticus (Alexander, 1926)
L. heterogamus (Hudson, 1913)
L. waitakerensis (Alexander, 1952)

Subgenus Ceoneura Alexander, 1924

L. idioneura (Alexander, 1924)

Subgenus Chlorotipula Alexander, 1924

L. albistigma (Edwards, 1923)
L. elongatus (Edwards, 1923)
L. holochlorus angustior (Alexander, 1923)
L. holochlorus holochlorus (Nowicki, 1875)
L. virescens (Edwards, 1923)
L. viridis (Walker, 1856)

Subgenus Habromastix Skuse, 1890

L. bulburinensis Dobrotworsky, 1974
L. cinerascens (Skuse, 1890)
L. cunninghamensis Dobrotworsky, 1974
L. heroni (Alexander, 1922)
L. hilli (Alexander, 1922)
L. luciae (Alexander, 1948)
L. novellus (Alexander, 1928)
L. ornatipes (Skuse, 1890)
L. parallelus (Alexander, 1920)
L. pergrandis (Alexander, 1922)
L. remotus (Walker, 1848)
L. similior (Alexander, 1923)
L. terraereginae (Alexander, 1920)

Subgenus Leptotarsus Guerin-Meneville, 1831

L. annulipes (Philippi, 1866)
L. ardrossanensis Dobrotworsky, 1972
L. clavatus (Macquart, 1850)
L. coolgardiensis Dobrotworsky, 1972
L. ducalis (Westwood, 1876)
L. esperanceiensis Dobrotworsky, 1972
L. fletcherensis Dobrotworsky, 1972
L. fraucai Dobrotworsky, 1972
L. imperatorius (Westwood, 1876)
L. kalamundaensis Dobrotworsky, 1972
L. macquartii Guerin-Meneville, 1831
L. regificus (Alexander, 1922)
L. scutellaris Skuse, 1890
L. subapterus Alexander, 1978
L. tricinctus (Walker, 1848)
L. trivittatus Skuse, 1890

Subgenus Leptotipula Alexander, 1917

L. edwardsianus (Alexander, 1920)
L. limnophiloides (Alexander, 1917)

Subgenus Limoniodes Alexander, 1938

L. sulphurellus (Alexander, 1938)

Subgenus Longurio Loew, 1869

L. africanus (Alexander, 1921)
L. albicubitalis (Alexander, 1964)
L. anoplostylus (Alexander, 1964)
L. aspropodus (Alexander, 1957)
L. atrirostris (Alexander, 1945)
L. basuticanus (Alexander, 1956)
L. belloides (Alexander, 1921)
L. bertii Alexander, 1979
L. bonaespei (Bergroth, 1888)
L. borgmeieranus Alexander, 1969
L. brasiliae (Alexander, 1935)
L. browni (Alexander, 1940)
L. bullocki (Alexander, 1931)
L. byersi Young and Gelhaus, 1992
L. caffer (Alexander, 1917)
L. caparaonus (Alexander, 1944)
L. capicola (Alexander, 1921)
L. carreranus (Alexander, 1945)
L. chaoianus (Alexander, 1949)
L. chionoides (Alexander, 1917)
L. chrysostigma (Alexander, 1944)
L. cinereilinea (Alexander, 1921)
L. cnephosus (Alexander, 1960)
L. congestus (Alexander, 1949)
L. coronatus (Alexander, 1917)
L. dolichoros (Wood, 1952)
L. drakensbergensis (Alexander, 1956)
L. eshowensis (Alexander, 1960)
L. espinozai (Alexander, 1939)
L. eucryptus (Alexander, 1953)
L. exemptus (Alexander, 1936)
L. flagellatus (Wood, 1952)
L. fulvus (Edwards, 1916)
L. ganocephalus (Alexander, 1960)
L. goyazanus (Alexander, 1940)
L. guimaraesi (Alexander, 1942)
L. gurneyi Alexander, 1975
L. gymnocerus (Alexander, 1938)
L. hainanensis (Alexander, 1936)
L. helotus Alexander, 1969
L. hirsutistylus (Alexander, 1949)
L. huanucensis (Alexander, 1954)
L. inaequipes (Alexander, 1956)
L. insidiosus (Alexander, 1949)
L. ixion (Alexander, 1949)
L. jonesi (Alexander, 1920)
L. lemniscatus (Alexander, 1929)
L. lustralis (Alexander, 1936)
L. luteiniger (Alexander, 1963)
L. luteistigma (Alexander, 1940)
L. macarius (Alexander, 1963)
L. melanopterus (Alexander, 1930)
L. micropteryx (Alexander, 1921)
L. millotianus (Alexander, 1958)
L. minimus (Alexander, 1914)
L. minusculoides (Wood, 1952)
L. minusculus (Alexander, 1917)
L. mitiformis (Alexander, 1960)
L. mossambicensis (Alexander, 1920)
L. mosselensis (Alexander, 1945)
L. nahuelbutae (Alexander, 1945)
L. neorinus (Alexander, 1953)
L. niphopodus (Alexander, 1956)
L. nocivus (Alexander, 1953)
L. paraguayanus (Riedel, 1921)
L. paraguayensis (Alexander, 1935)
L. perglabratus (Alexander, 1954)
L. phaedrus (Alexander, 1949)
L. piger (Alexander, 1945)
L. pruinosus (Johnson, 1913)
L. pulverosus (Matsumura, 1916)
L. pygmaeus (Alexander, 1914)
L. quadriniger (Alexander, 1949)
L. rabelloi (Alexander, 1954)
L. rhodesiae (Alexander, 1937)
L. riedelianus (Alexander, 1920)
L. rivertonensis (Johnson, 1909)
L. rubriceps (Edwards, 1916)
L. rubroniger (Alexander, 1921)
L. serotinellus (Alexander, 1928)
L. sessoris (Alexander, 1954)
L. silvester (Wood, 1952)
L. spinosus (Wood, 1952)
L. stenodiastema (Alexander, 1961)
L. stenostylus (Alexander, 1953)
L. stuckenbergi (Alexander, 1956)
L. styx (Alexander, 1954)
L. syndactylus (Alexander, 1956)
L. testaceus (Loew, 1869)
L. tijucanus (Alexander, 1943)
L. tinctorius (Alexander, 1960)
L. travassosanus (Alexander, 1942)
L. variceps (Alexander, 1935)
L. versfeldi (Wood, 1952)
L. vulsurus (Alexander, 1955)
L. yanoi Alexander, 1953
L. zeylanicus (Alexander, 1958)
L. zikanellus (Alexander, 1954)

Subgenus Macromastix Osten Sacken, 1887

L. albicollis (Alexander, 1924)
L. albipedis Hynes, 1993
L. albiplagius (Alexander, 1923)
L. alexanderi (Edwards, 1923)
L. alfie Theischinger, 1996
L. amissionis (Alexander, 1952)
L. angusticosta (Alexander, 1923)
L. arenarius (Alexander, 1950)
L. atridorsum (Alexander, 1922)
L. aurantioceps (Alexander, 1924)
L. barringtoniensis Dobrotworsky, 1974
L. binnaburrae (Alexander, 1951)
L. binotatus (Hutton, 1900)
L. brisbaneiensis Dobrotworsky, 1974
L. caledonianus (Alexander, 1934)
L. campbelli (Alexander, 1923)
L. cinereus (Edwards, 1923)
L. clitellarius (Alexander, 1930)
L. cockerellae (Alexander, 1929)
L. collessi Dobrotworsky, 1974
L. constrictus (Skuse, 1890)
L. costalis (Swederus, 1787)
L. cubitalis (Edwards, 1923)
L. decoratus (Edwards, 1923)
L. dichroithorax (Alexander, 1920)
L. dispar (Walker, 1835)
L. dorrigensis (Alexander, 1924)
L. errans (Edwards, 1927)
L. fergusoni (Alexander, 1924)
L. flavidipennis (Alexander, 1923)
L. fucatus (Hutton, 1900)
L. fumibasis (Edwards, 1923)
L. gargettensis Dobrotworsky, 1974
L. glabristylus Hynes, 1993
L. glaucocapillus (Alexander, 1952)
L. greyanus (Alexander, 1922)
L. hackeri (Alexander, 1920)
L. halteratus (Alexander, 1923)
L. helmsi (Skuse, 1890)
L. hudsonianus (Alexander, 1922)
L. humilis (Skuse, 1890)
L. huttoni (Edwards, 1923)
L. igniceps (Alexander, 1928)
L. incertus (Edwards, 1923)
L. intermedius (Alexander, 1922)
L. longioricornis (Alexander, 1923)
L. lunatus (Hutton, 1900)
L. luteicosta (Alexander, 1924)
L. luteisubcostatus (Alexander, 1934)
L. mastersi (Skuse, 1890)
L. mathewsi (Alexander, 1930)
L. mesocerus (Alexander, 1922)
L. minor (Edwards, 1923)
L. minutissimus (Alexander, 1923)
L. mixtus Hynes, 1993
L. monstratus (Alexander, 1924)
L. montanus (Hutton, 1900)
L. mutabilis (Alexander, 1928)
L. nigropolitus (Alexander, 1928)
L. noelianus Alexander, 1978
L. novocaledonicus (Alexander, 1929)
L. obliquus (Edwards, 1923)
L. obscuripennis (Kirby, 1884)
L. obscurirostris (Skuse, 1890)
L. ohakunensis (Alexander, 1923)
L. opifex (Alexander, 1929)
L. pallidistigma (Alexander, 1922)
L. pallidus (Hutton, 1900)
L. pedestris (Alexander, 1939)
L. pseudoaurantioceps Dobrotworsky, 1974
L. pseudotortilis Dobrotworsky, 1974
L. risbeci (Alexander, 1934)
L. rufibasis (Alexander, 1922)
L. rufiventris (Edwards, 1923)
L. sessilis (Alexander, 1924)
L. setivena (Alexander, 1929)
L. simillimus (Alexander, 1924)
L. sinclairi (Edwards, 1923)
L. spinastylus Hynes, 1993
L. submancus (Alexander, 1923)
L. submontanus (Edwards, 1923)
L. subobsoletus (Alexander, 1926)
L. subvittatus (Alexander, 1939)
L. tamborineiensis Dobrotworsky, 1974
L. tapleyi (Alexander, 1923)
L. tenuifrons (Alexander, 1926)
L. tortilis (Alexander, 1920)
L. variegatus (Edwards, 1923)
L. verreauxi (Alexander, 1929)
L. vittatus (Edwards, 1923)
L. vulpinus (Hutton, 1881)
L. zeylandiae (Alexander, 1920)

Subgenus Maoritipula Alexander, 1924

L. hudsoni (Alexander, 1924)
L. maori (Alexander, 1920)

Subgenus Pehlkea Enderlein, 1912

Subgenus Phymatopsis Skuse, 1890

L. albidipes (Alexander, 1929)
L. brevipalpis (Alexander, 1920)
L. brevirostratus (Alexander, 1922)
L. flavopygialis (Alexander, 1920)
L. intricatus (Alexander, 1928)
L. nigrirostris (Skuse, 1890)
L. nigrolimbatus (Alexander, 1929)
L. nigrosubcostatus (Alexander, 1924)
L. periplocus (Alexander, 1928)
L. tenuirostris (Alexander, 1924)
L. tonnoiranus (Alexander, 1928)
L. walpoleiensis Dobrotworsky, 1974

Subgenus Pseudoleptotarsus Alexander, 1920

L. liponeurus Alexander, 1920
L. nigrinus Dobrotworsky, 1972

Subgenus Tanypremna Osten Sacken, 1886

L. albobasalis Alexander, 1969
L. aurantiothorax (Alexander, 1954)
L. bezzianus (Alexander, 1921)
L. borgmeieri (Alexander, 1942)
L. calliope (Alexander, 1945)
L. carbonipes (Alexander, 1938)
L. cerritus (Alexander, 1945)
L. clotho (Alexander, 1944)
L. elegantior (Alexander, 1945)
L. fieldianus (Alexander, 1956)
L. fuscitarsis (Alexander, 1919)
L. guadeloupensis Young, 2001
L. hodgei (Alexander, 1939)
L. horridus (Alexander, 1941)
L. incompletus (Alexander, 1944)
L. invaripes (Alexander, 1936)
L. kadeni (Alexander, 1941)
L. longipes (Fabricius, 1805)
L. longissimus (Enderlein, 1912)
L. manicatus (Osten Sacken, 1888)
L. mirandus (Alexander, 1944)
L. opilio (Osten Sacken, 1886)
L. ornatipes (Alexander, 1941)
L. perornatus (Alexander, 1929)
L. phylax (Alexander, 1954)
L. picturellus (Alexander, 1941)
L. porterianus (Alexander, 1937)
L. proavitus (Alexander, 1940)
L. salome (Alexander, 1945)
L. saltatrix (Alexander, 1944)
L. sanctaecatharinae (Alexander, 1945)
L. uniguttatus (Alexander, 1954)

Subgenus Tanypremnella Alexander, 1938

Subgenus Tanypremnodes Alexander, 1924

L. leucoplaca (Alexander, 1924)
L. subapicalis (Alexander, 1941)

Subgenus Xenotipula Alexander, 1921

L. cisatlanticus (Alexander, 1937)
L. munroi (Alexander, 1921)

References

Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World

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Leptotarsus

Leptotarsus viridis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tipulidae
Subfamily:	Tipulinae
Genus:	Leptotarsus Guerin-Meneville, 1831
Type species
Leptotarsus macquartii Guerin-Meneville, 1831
Subgenus
Aldrovandia Enderlein, 1912 Araucomyia Alexander, 1929 Aurotipula Alexander, 1924 Brevicera Miller, 1945 Ceoneura Alexander, 1924 Chlorotipula Alexander, 1924 Habromastix Skuse, 1890 Leptotarsus Guerin-Meneville, 1831 Leptotipula Alexander, 1917 Limoniodes Alexander, 1938 Longurio Loew, 1869 Macromastix Osten Sacken, 1887 Maoritipula Alexander, 1924 Pehlkea Enderlein, 1912 Phymatopsis Skuse, 1890 Pseudoleptotarsus Alexander, 1920 Tanypremna Osten Sacken, 1886 Tanypremnella Alexander, 1938 Tanypremnodes Alexander, 1924 Xenotipula Alexander, 1921
Synonyms
Semnotes Westwood, 1876