Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 630
8507
21838 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 628
8495
21797 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 600
8347
21509 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 384
6839
18665 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 100
1210
3469 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 24
285
687 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 7
132
366 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
112
267 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges | 86
211 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Cape
86 Genera with 211 Species #ABCDEGHKLMNOPQRSTVXZ
| Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1923 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Acinoretracus Epler, Harri..., 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afrozavrelia Harrison, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Anatopynia Johannsen, 1905 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Aphrotenia Brundin, 1966 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Apsectrotanypus Fittkau, 1954 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Archaeochlus Brundin, 1966 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1953 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Camptocladius van der Wulp, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiocladius Kieffer, 1956 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | Chaetocladius Kieffer, 1911 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomus Meigen, 1923 | Non-biting midges | 19 | Species | Taxom | Cladopelma Kieffer, 1921 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1954 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Clinotanypus Kieffer, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Conchapelopia Fittkau, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corynoneura Winnertz, 1953 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1956 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1954 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Demicryptochironomus Lenz, 1934 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1914 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Elpiscladius Harrison & C..., 2007 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harnischia Kieffer, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harrisonina Freeman, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 1975 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Krenosmittia Thienemann &..., 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Larsia Fittkau, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Limnophyes Eaton, 1990 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Macropelopia Thienemann, 1955 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mesosmittia Brundin, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1955 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Microchironomus Kieffer, 1918 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Micropsectra Kieffer, 2013 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Microtendipes Kieffer, 1955 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nanocladius Kieffer, 1913 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nidnurbia Sawedal, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nilotanypus Kieffer, 1848 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nilothauma Kieffer, 1927 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Notocladius Harrison, 1997 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1943 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Parachironomus Lenz, 1957 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paracladopelma Harnisch, 1923 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Paradoxocladius Harrison, 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paralauterborniella Lenz, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paramerina Fittkau, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1953 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1929 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrichocladius Thienemann, 1956 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Paratrissocladius ZavÃel, 1937 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pentapedilum Kieffer, 1955 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 1921 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Polypedilum Kieffer, 1945 | | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Procladius Skuse, 1991 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Psectrocladius Kieffer, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 1909 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 1953 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 1956 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Qiniella Wang & Sæth..., 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rheocricotopus Brundin, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1979 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sergentia Kieffer, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Skusella Freeman, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smittia Holmgren, 2000 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | Spaniotoma Philippi, 1865 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Stempellina Thienemann &..., 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stempellinella Brundin, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenochironomus Kieffer, 1922 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Stictochironomus Kieffer, 1921 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Synorthocladius Thienemann, 1953 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tanypus Meigen, 1935 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1958 | Green Midges | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Telmatogeton Schiner, 1866 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thienemanniella Kieffer, 1935 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thienemannimyia Fittkau, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichocladius Schaus, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tvetenia Tvetenia, 1969 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Virgatanytarsus Pinder, 1935 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xenochironomus Kieffer, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xestotendipes Harrison, 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zavreliella Kieffer, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape
211 Species and 1 Subspecies | Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) aspera Roback, 1959 | | | Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) dusoleili Goetghebuer, 1935 | | | Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) freemani Harrison, 1978 | | | Ablabesmyia appendiculata Kieffer, 1923 | | | Acinoretracus penicillatus | | | Afrozavrelia kribiensis Kieffer, 1923 | | | Aphrotenia barnardi Brundin, 1966 | | | Aphrotenia tsitsikamae Brundin, 1966 | | | Apsectrotanypus unicolor Freeman, 1954 | | | Bryophaenocladius brincki Freeman, 1956 | | | Bryophaenocladius ictericus Meigen, 1830 | | | Bryophaenocladius productus Freeman, 1953 | | | Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776 | | | Cardiocladius africanus Freeman, 1955 | | | Cardiocladius hessei (Freeman, 1956) | ⇒ Eukiefferiella hessei Freeman, 1956 | | Cardiocladius latistilus Freeman, 1956 | | | Cardiocladius oliffi Freeman, 1956 | | | Chironomus (Chironomus) calipterus Kieffer, 1908 | | | Chironomus (Chironomus) melanescens Keyl, 1961 | | | Chironomus (Chironomus) tentans Fabricius, 1805 | | | Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916 | | | Chironomus brunneus (Freeman, 1954) | ⇒ Micropsectra connexa Kieffer, 1906 | | Chironomus caffrarius Kieffer, 1914 | | | Chironomus callichirus Kieffer, 1911 | | | Chironomus congolensis Goetghebuer, 1936 | | | Chironomus flaviventris (Kieffer, 1911) | ⇒ Polypedilum convictum Walker, 1856 | | Chironomus formosipennis Kieffer, 1908 | | | Chironomus harpi Sublette, 1991 | | | Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908 | Cypselea | | Chironomus paulfreemani Sawedal, 1981 | | | Chironomus pulcher (Wiedemann, 1830) | ⇒ Demeijerea rufipes Linnaeus, 1761 | | Chironomus satchelli Freeman, 1957 | | | Chironomus scotti Kieffer, 1911 | | | Chironomus stylifera (Johannsen, 1908) | ⇒ Cryptochironomus psittacinus Meigen, 1830 | | Chironomus tetraleucus Kieffer, 1914 | | | Chironomus transvaalensis Kieffer, 1923 | | | Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) pseudomancus Goetghebuer, 1934 | | | Cladotanytarsus capensis Freeman, 1954 | | | Cladotanytarsus linearis Freeman, 1954 | | | Cladotanytarsus reductus Freeman, 1954 | | | Clinotanypus claripennis Kieffer, 1918 | | | Conchapelopia trifascia | | | Corynoneura cristata Freeman, 1953 | | | Corynoneura dewulfi Goetghebuer, 1935 | | | Corynoneura elongata Freeman, 1953 | | | Cricotopus (Cricotopus) albitibia Walker, 1848 | | | Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818 | Midge | | Cricotopus bergensis Freeman, 1954 | | | Cricotopus dibalteatus Freeman, 1956 | | | Cricotopus flavozonatus Freeman, 1953 | | | Cricotopus kisantuensis Goetghebuer, 1934 | | | Cricotopus meilloni Freeman, 1956 | | | Cricotopus micans (Kieffer, 1918) | ⇒ Orthocladiinae micans Kieffer, 1918 | | Cricotopus obscurus Freeman, 1953 | | | Cricotopus scottae Freeman, 1956 | | | Cricotopus unizonatus Harrison, 1992 | | | Cricotopus verbekei Freeman, 1956 | | | Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923) | ⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923 | | Cryptochironomus lindneri Freeman, 1954 | | | Cryptochironomus subovatus Freeman, 1954 | | | Demicryptochironomus cinereithorax Goetghebuer, 1934 | | | Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823 | | | Dicrotendipes peringueyanus Kieffer, 1924 | | | Dicrotendipes pilosimanus (Kieffer, 1914) | ⇒ Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908 | | Elpiscladius capicola Harrison & C..., 2007 | | | Eukiefferiella clavigera Freeman, 1956 | | | Gymnometriocnemus (Rhaphidocladius) brumalis Edwards, 1929 | | | Harnischia curtilamellata Malloch, 1915 | | | Harrisonina petricola Freeman, 1956 | | | Heterotrissocladius changi Saether, 1975 | Alpine French-honeysuckle | | Kiefferulus chloronotus Kieffer, 1911 | | | Krenosmittia brevitarsis Freeman, 1953 | | | Larsia octomaculata | | | Larsia rutshuruiensis | | | Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916 | | | Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818) | ⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975 | | Limnophyes natalensis Kieffer, 1914 | | | Limnophyes schnelli Saether, 1990 | | | Macropelopia mamorata | | | Macropelopia marmorata Freeman, 1955 | | | Mesosmittia nigerrimus | | | Metriocnemus capensis (Freeman, 1954) | ⇒ Parametriocnemus capensis Freeman, 1954 | | Metriocnemus capicola Harrison, 2004 | | | Metriocnemus conicus Freeman, 1955 | | | Microchironomus stilifer Freeman, 1954 | | | Microchironomus tener Kieffer, 1918 | | | Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919 | | | Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013 | | | Microtendipes lamprogaster Kieffer, 1914 | | | Microtendipes lentiginosus Freeman, 1955 | | | Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776 | | | Microtendipes satchelli Freeman, 1955 | | | Nanocladius argentiplumus Harrison, 1994 | | | Nanocladius brunneus Freeman, 1954 | | | Nanocladius saetheri Harrison, 1994 | | | Nanocladius vitellinus Kieffer, 1913 | | | Nidnurbia capicola | | | Nilotanypus comatus Freeman, 1953 | | | Nilotanypus fimbriatus Walker, 1848 | | | Nilothauma burmeisteri Adam & Saether, 1999 | | | Nilothauma pictipenne Kieffer, 1927 | Pygmy fameflower | | Notocladius capicola Harrison, 1997 | | | Orthocladius (Euorthocladius) rivulorum Kieffer, 1909 | Okanogan fameflower | | Orthocladius (Orthocladius) dorenus Roback, 1957 | Cusp clover | | Orthocladius bergensis Freeman, 1953 | | | Orthocladius kiefferulus (Goetghebuer ..., 1943) | ⇒ Orthocladiinae kiefferulus Goetghebuer ..., 1943 | | Parachironomus acutus Goetghebuer, 1936 | | | Parachironomus unicalcar Freeman, 1957 | | | Paracladopelma brincki Freeman, 1957 | | | Paracladopelma graminicolor Kieffer, 1925 | | | Paracladopelma rhodesianum | | | Paracladopelma rhoedesianum Kieffer, 1923 | | | Paradoxocladius mangoldi Harrison, 2000 | | | Parakiefferiella biloba Freeman, 1953 | | | Paralauterborniella nigrohalteralis Malloch, 1915 | | | Paramerina nigromarmorata Goetghebuer, 1935 | | | Parametriocnemus capensis Freeman, 1954 | | | Parametriocnemus scotti Freeman, 1953 | | | Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856 | | | Paratanytarsus austriacus Kieffer, 1924 | | | Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885 | | | Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929 | | | Paratrichocladius micans Kieffer, 1918 | | | Paratrichocladius pretorianus Freeman, 1956 | | | Pentapedilum anale Freeman, 1954 | | | Pentapedilum wittei Freeman, 1955 | | | Polypedilum (Cerobregma) ramiferum Kieffer, 1921 | | | Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) anale Freeman, 1954 | | | Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) calvescens (Freeman, 1958) | ⇒ Pentapedilum calvescens Freeman, 1958 | | Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) ruandae | | | Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) wittei Freeman, 1955 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) abyssiniae Kieffer, 1918 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) albosignatum Kieffer, 1925 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) alticola Kieffer, 1913 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) dewulfi Goetghebuer, 1936 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) fuscum Freeman, 1954 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) griseoguttatum Kieffer, 1921 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) hastaferum Harrison, 2001 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) lobiferum Freeman, 1954 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) longicrus Kieffer, 1921 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) melanophilum Kieffer, 1911 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) natalense Kieffer, 1918 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) pruina Freeman, 1954 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) subovatum Freeman, 1958 | | | Polypedilum (Tripodura) tropicum Kieffer, 1913 | | | Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) annulatum Freeman, 1954 | | | Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) aviceps Townes, 1945 | Coastal plain milkwort | | Procladius brevipetiolatus Goetghebuer, 1935 | | | Procladius denticulatus Sublette, 1964 | | | Procladius desis Roback, 1971 | Clammy clover | | Procladius shibrui Harrison, 1991 | | | Psectrocladius viridescens Freeman, 1953 | | | Pseudorthocladius nigerrimus Kieffer, 1918 | | | Pseudorthocladius similis Freeman, 1953 | | | Pseudosmittia capicola Freeman, 1953 | | | Pseudosmittia conigera Freeman, 1954 | | | Pseudosmittia hirtella Freeman, 1953 | | | Pseudosmittia rectilobus Freeman, 1955 | | | Pseudosmittia subnigra Freeman, 1956 | | | Qiniella copa Mendes & And..., 2002 | | | Rheocricotopus capensis Freeman, 1953 | | | Rheotanytarsus angustus | | | Rheotanytarsus fuscus Freeman, 1954 | | | Rheotanytarsus montanus Lehmann, 1979 | | | Sergentia psiloptera Edwards, 1935 | | | Skusella subvittata Skuse, 1889 | | | Smittia atra Freeman, 1954 | | | Smittia capensis Kieffer, 1914 | | | Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932 | Clambering polypody | | Smittia nigra | | | Smittia nigrita (Goetghebuer, 1939) | ⇒ Orthocladiinae nigrita Goetghebuer, 1939 | | Smittia stercoraria (Rossaro & Le..., 2000) | ⇒ Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776 | | Stempellina truncata Freeman, 1958 | | | Stempellinella truncata | | | Stenochironomus bipunctatus Kieffer, 1922 | | | Stenochironomus harrisoni Freeman, 1957 | | | Stenochironomus pustulatus Freeman, 1955 | | | Stenochironomus spatuliger Kieffer, 1922 | | | Stictochironomus bisignatus Kieffer, 1918 | | | Stictochironomus caffrarius Kieffer, 1921 | | | Stictochironomus festivus Kieffer, 1921 | | | Stictochironomus festivus imperforatus | | | Stictochironomus puripennis Kieffer, 1921 | | | Synorthocladius conicus | | | Synorthocladius lobiger Freeman, 1953 | | | Tanypus (Tanypus) punctipennis Meigen, 1818 | | | Tanypus guttatipennis Goetghebuer, 1935 | | | Tanytarsus angustus (Freeman, 1955) | ⇒ Rheotanytarsus angustus | | Tanytarsus aterrimus Freeman, 1954 | | | Tanytarsus bifurcus Freeman, 1958 | | | Tanytarsus flumineus Harrison, 2004 | | | Tanytarsus hjulorum Ekrem & Stur, 2007 | | | Tanytarsus luctuosus Freeman, 1958 | | | Tanytarsus mcmillani Freeman, 1958 | | | Tanytarsus minor (Kieffer, 1915) | ⇒ Stempellinella edwardsi Spies & Saether, 2004 | | Tanytarsus nilicola Kieffer, 1923 | | | Tanytarsus pallidulus Freeman, 1954 | | | Tanytarsus spadiceonotatus Freeman, 1958 | | | Telmatogeton minor Kieffer, 1914 | Pygmy fameflower | | Telmatogeton sanctipauli Schiner, 1866 | Cut-leaf water-milfoil | | Thienemanniella antennata Freeman, 1953 | | | Thienemanniella lineola Freeman, 1953 | | | Thienemanniella trivittata Goetghebuer, 1935 | | | Thienemannimyia tinctoria Freeman, 1955 | | | Trichocladius eusandalum (Kieffer & Ki..., 1916) | ⇒ Halocladius varians Staeger, 1839 | | Tvetenia calvescens Edwards, 1929 | | | Tvetenia paucunca Saether, 1969 | | | Virgatanytarsus arduennensis Goetghebuer, 1922 | | | Virgatanytarsus nigricornis Goetghebuer, 1935 | | | Xenochironomus ugandae Goetghebuer, 1936 | | | Xestotendipes sufflavus Harrison, 2000 | | | Zavreliella marmorata van der Wulp, 1859 | |
Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Cape
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