Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Eswatini (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 171
1130
2108 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 171
1130
2108 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 155
1094
2038 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 109
975
1895 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 22
61
107 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 6
12
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 3
9
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 1
6
10 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges | 6
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Eswatini
6 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Eswatini
10 Species | Cardiocladius latistilus Freeman, 1956 | | | Chironomus (Chironomus) calipterus Kieffer, 1908 | | | Chironomus caffrarius Kieffer, 1914 | | | Chironomus callichirus Kieffer, 1911 | | | Chironomus formosipennis Kieffer, 1908 | | | Chironomus pulcher (Wiedemann, 1830) | ⇒ Demeijerea rufipes Linnaeus, 1761 | | Cladopelma curtivalva Kieffer, 1917 | | | Demeijerea rufipes Linnaeus, 1761 | | | Nanocladius ephippium (Freeman, 1956) | ⇒ Parakiefferiella ephippium Freeman, 1956 | | Parakiefferiella ephippium Freeman, 1956 | |
Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Eswatini
 | | 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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