Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Afghanistan (South Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 351
2638
5979 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 349
2630
5969 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 343
2623
5962 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
2048
4944 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 62
379
770 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 13
68
184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 4
25
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
18
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges | 11
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Afghanistan
11 Genera with 12 Species | Aedokritus | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptotendipes Lenz, 1959 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diamesa Meigen, 1968 | Snow Midges | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euryhapsis Oliver, 1981 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harnischia Kieffer, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limnophyes Eaton, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neozavrelia Goetghebuer, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psectrocladius Kieffer, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudodiamesa Goetghebuer, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rheocricotopus Brundin, 1969 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tvetenia Tvetenia, 1960 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Afghanistan
12 Species | Aedokritus platycnemis Edwards, 1931 | | | Cryptotendipes holsatus Lenz, 1959 | | | Diamesa filicauda Tokunaga, 1966 | | | Diamesa loeffleri Reiss, 1968 | | | Euryhapsis brevis Oliver, 1981 | | | Harnischia fuscimana Kieffer, 1921 | | | Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916 | | | Neozavrelia lindbergi Reiss, 1968 | | | Psectrocladius pancratovae Akhrorov, 1977 | | | Pseudodiamesa (Pseudodiamesa) nivosa Goetghebuer, 1928 | | | Rheocricotopus lindbergi Lehmann, 1969 | | | Tvetenia altimontana Tokunaga, 1960 | |
Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Afghanistan
 | | Chironomidae (Erichson 1842) |
Links, sources and further information Chironomidae at artfakta.se
Chironomidae at dyntaxa.se
Chironomidae at gbif.org
Chironomidae at irmng.org
Chironomidae at itis.gov
Chironomidae at marinespecies.org
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