Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Ghana (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 354
3756
9520 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 354
3756
9520 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 336
3683
9372 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 216
2958
8177 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 57
400
1005 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 16
111
388 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 5
59
273 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
41
155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges | 27
69 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Ghana
27 Genera with 69 Species #BCDFGKMNPRSTX
| Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 2002 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | Burmeisteria Salter, 1865 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomus Meigen, 1913 | Non-biting midges | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1954 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clinotanypus Kieffer, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Collartomyia Goetghebuer, 1995 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1934 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1954 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1957 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Doithrix Saether & Su..., 1996 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Friederia Sæther & And..., 1998 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Georthocladius Strenzke, 1996 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Kribiocosmus Kieffer, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microtendipes Kieffer, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nilodorum Mattoon and ..., 1957 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nilodosis Kieffer, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nilothauma Kieffer, 1999 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pentapedilum Kieffer, 1955 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polypedilum Kieffer, 1999 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Procladius Skuse, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 1932 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 2000 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Seppia Ekrem & Sæther, 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenochironomus Kieffer, 1922 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tanypus Meigen, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1958 | Green Midges | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Xenochironomus Kieffer, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ghana
69 Species | Bryophaenocladius cristatus Wang, Saethe..., 2002 | | | Bryophaenocladius productus Freeman, 1953 | | | Bryophaenocladius spinicaudus Wang, Saethe..., 2002 | | | Chironomus alluaudi Kieffer, 1913 | | | Cladotanytarsus reductus Freeman, 1954 | | | Clinotanypus maculatus Freeman, 1955 | | | Collartomyia discaudata Amakye, 1995 | | | Cricotopus kisantuensis Goetghebuer, 1934 | | | Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923) | ⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923 | | Cryptochironomus lindneri Freeman, 1954 | | | Dicrotendipes cordatus Kieffer, 1922 | | | Dicrotendipes kribiicola Kieffer, 1923 | | | Dicrotendipes multispinosus Freeman, 1957 | | | Dicrotendipes regalis Goetghebuer, 1936 | | | Dicrotendipes sudanicus Freeman, 1957 | | | Doithrix amegabei Saether & An..., 1996 | | | Doithrix longipes Saether & An..., 1996 | | | Friederia villosa Saether & An..., 1998 | | | Georthocladius amakyei Saether & An..., 1996 | | | Georthocladius longicalcaneum Saether & An..., 1996 | | | Kribiocosmus ornatipes Kieffer, 1921 | | | Microtendipes taitae Kieffer, 1913 | | | Nilodorum rugosum Freeman, 1957 | | | Nilodosis fusca Kieffer, 1922 | | | Nilothauma ankasense Adam & Saether, 1999 | | | Nilothauma burmeisteri Adam & Saether, 1999 | | | Nilothauma duminola Adam & Saether, 1999 | | | Nilothauma flabellatum Adam & Saether, 1999 | | | Nilothauma fuscina Adam & Saether, 1999 | | | Nilothauma insolitum Adam & Saether, 1999 | | | Nilothauma kakumense Adam & Saether, 1999 | | | Pentapedilum micra Freeman, 1958 | | | Pentapedilum wittei Freeman, 1955 | | | Polypedilum acutulum Oyewo & Saether, 1998 | | | Polypedilum akani Bjørlo, 2001 | | | Polypedilum anderseni Oyewo & Saether, 1998 | | | Polypedilum bulbocaudatum Saether & Su..., 1999 | | | Polypedilum chelum Vårdal, 2001 | | | Polypedilum dagombae Bjørlo, 2001 | | | Polypedilum dossenudum Oyewo & Saether, 1998 | | | Polypedilum ewei Bjørlo, 2001 | | | Polypedilum gladysae Oyewo & Saether, 1998 | | | Polypedilum harrisoni Oyewo & Saether, 1998 | | | Polypedilum kakumense Oyewo & Saether, 1998 | | | Polypedilum spinalveum Vårdal, 2001 | | | Polypedilum subulatum Saether & Su..., 1999 | | | Procladius maculosus Freeman, 1955 | | | Rheotanytarsus aquilus Kyerematen &..., 2000 | | | Rheotanytarsus atrius Kyerematen &..., 2000 | | | Rheotanytarsus buculicaudus Kyerematen, ..., 2000 | | | Rheotanytarsus digitatus Kyerematen &..., 2000 | | | Rheotanytarsus kjaerandseni Kyerematen &..., 2000 | | | Rheotanytarsus remus Kyerematen &..., 2000 | | | Rheotanytarsus transversus Kyerematen &..., 2000 | | | Seppia trifurca Ekrem & Saether, 2000 | | | Stenochironomus albicoxa Freeman, 1957 | | | Stenochironomus atroconus Freeman, 1955 | | | Stenochironomus micronyx Goetghebuer, 1936 | | | Stenochironomus polychaetus Kieffer, 1922 | | | Tanypus fuscus Freeman, 1955 | | | Tanytarsus ankasaensis Ekrem, 2001 | | | Tanytarsus kakumensis Ekrem, 1999 | | | Tanytarsus pseudocongus Ekrem, 1999 | | | Tanytarsus saetheri Ekrem, 1999 | | | Tanytarsus spiesi Ekrem, 1999 | | | Tanytarsus superpenicillatus Ekrem, 1999 | | | Tanytarsus tossai Ekrem, 1999 | | | Tanytarsus zariae Freeman, 1958 | | | Xenochironomus trisetosus Kieffer, 1922 | |
Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Ghana
 | | 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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