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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Free State (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
283
1882
3253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
282
1879
3243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
265
1827
3170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
163
1308
2273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
36
167
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
42
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
33
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
30
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
27
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Free State
27 Genera with 39 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocladius Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1914Non-biting midges7SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Clinotanypus Kieffer, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19564SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Lauterborniella Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Nanocladius Kieffer, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Nilodorum Mattoon and ..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Paralauterborniella Lenz, 1941
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paratrichocladius Thienemann, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19553SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Qiniella Wang & Sæth..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1939Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19531SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Free State
39 Species
Cardiocladius oliffi 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
Chironomus stylifera (Johannsen, 1908)⇒ Cryptochironomus psittacinus Meigen, 1830
Chironomus tetraleucus Kieffer, 1914
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) pseudomancus Goetghebuer, 1934
Cladotanytarsus reductus Freeman, 1954
Clinotanypus claripennis Kieffer, 1918
Corynoneura elongata Freeman, 1953
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) albitibia Walker, 1848
Cricotopus dibalteatus Freeman, 1956
Cricotopus micans (Kieffer, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae micans Kieffer, 1918
Cricotopus scottae Freeman, 1956
Cryptochironomus lindneri Freeman, 1954
Cryptochironomus nudiforceps (Kieffer, 1922)⇒ Harnischia curtilamellata Malloch, 1915
Dicrotendipes peringueyanus Kieffer, 1924
Dicrotendipes pilosimanus (Kieffer, 1914)⇒ Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Kiefferulus disparilis
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Limnophyes natalensis Kieffer, 1914
Nanocladius vitellinus Kieffer, 1913
Nilodorum brevibucca Kieffer, 1922
Paracladopelma rhoedesianum Kieffer, 1923
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratrichocladius pretorianus Freeman, 1956
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) deletum Goetghebuer, 1936
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) pruina Freeman, 1954
Polypedilum (Tripodura) tridens Freeman, 1955
Procladius apicalis Kieffer, 1918
Pseudorthocladius nigerrimus Kieffer, 1918
Qiniella copa Mendes & And..., 2002
Stictochironomus festivus Kieffer, 1921
Stictochironomus puripennis Kieffer, 1921
Tanypus guttatipennis Goetghebuer, 1935
Tanytarsus nigricollis Goetghebuer, 1939
Thienemanniella antennata Freeman, 1953

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Free State
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
13
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
9
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Chironomidae (Erichson 1842)
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