Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 625
10660
39198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 622
10652
39182 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 597
10495
38766 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 380
8377
33824 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 93
1111
3790 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 20
295
1343 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 6
113
640 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
77
232 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges | 48
90 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Indian Ocean islands
48 Genera with 90 Species #ABCDEGKLMNOPQRST
| Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aedokritus | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1953 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiocladius Kieffer, 1956 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomus Meigen, 1923 | Non-biting midges | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Cladopelma Kieffer, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1954 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Clunio Haliday, 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Conochironomus Freeman, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corynoneura Winnertz, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1923 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Demeijerea Kruseman, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1936 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Endochironomus Kieffer, 1957 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidopodus Freeman, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limnophyes Eaton, 1818 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microchironomus Kieffer, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microtendipes Kieffer, 1913 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nilotanypus Kieffer, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1961 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Parachironomus Lenz, 1961 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Paramerina Fittkau, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratendipes Kieffer, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrichocladius Thienemann, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pentapedilum Kieffer, 1954 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polypedilum Kieffer, 1961 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Procladius Skuse, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 2004 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Qiniella Wang & Sæth..., 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rheocricotopus Brundin, 1964 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sergentia Kieffer, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smittia Holmgren, 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenochironomus Kieffer, 1961 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stictochironomus Kieffer, 1781 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tanypus Meigen, 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1958 | Green Midges | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Telmatogeton Schiner, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thalassomyia Schiner, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thienemanniella Kieffer, 1957 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Indian Ocean islands
90 Species | Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) dusoleili Goetghebuer, 1935 | | | Aedokritus platycnemis Edwards, 1931 | | | Bryophaenocladius angustus Freeman, 1961 | | | Bryophaenocladius brincki Freeman, 1956 | | | Bryophaenocladius productus Freeman, 1953 | | | Cardiocladius latistilus Freeman, 1956 | | | Cardiocladius oliffi Freeman, 1956 | | | Chironomus (Chironomus) calipterus Kieffer, 1908 | | | Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916 | | | Chironomus callichirus Kieffer, 1911 | | | Chironomus formosipennis Kieffer, 1908 | | | Chironomus imicola Kieffer, 1913 | | | Chironomus linearis Kieffer, 1911 | | | Chironomus meunieri ♰ F. Meunier, 1912 | | | Chironomus pulcher (Wiedemann, 1830) | ⇒ Demeijerea rufipes Linnaeus, 1761 | | Chironomus scotti Kieffer, 1911 | | | Chironomus transvaalensis Kieffer, 1923 | | | Cladopelma curtivalva Kieffer, 1917 | | | Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) pseudomancus Goetghebuer, 1934 | | | Cladotanytarsus capensis Freeman, 1954 | | | Clunio gerlachi Saether, 2004 | | | Conochironomus avicula Freeman, 1955 | | | Corynoneura seyechellensis Kieffer, 1911 | | | Cricotopus (Cricotopus) tremulus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Cricotopus rodriguensis Edwards, 1923 | | | Cryptochironomus diceras Kieffer, 1923 | | | Demeijerea rufipes Linnaeus, 1761 | | | Dicrotendipes binotatus Kieffer, 1911 | | | Dicrotendipes freemani Epler, 1988 | | | Dicrotendipes regalis Goetghebuer, 1936 | | | Dicrotendipes schoutendeni Goetghebuer, 1936 | | | Endochironomus pruinosus Freeman, 1961 | | | Endochironomus woodi Freeman, 1957 | | | Eukiefferiella clavigera Freeman, 1956 | | | Gymnometriocnemus (Rhaphidocladius) brumalis Edwards, 1929 | | | Kiefferulus chloronotus Kieffer, 1911 | | | Lepidopodus nigratipes Kieffer, 1911 | | | Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916 | | | Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818) | ⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975 | | Metriocnemus wittei Freeman, 1955 | | | Microchironomus tener Kieffer, 1918 | | | Microtendipes bicoloripennis Freeman, 1961 | | | Microtendipes satchelli Freeman, 1955 | | | Microtendipes taitae Kieffer, 1913 | | | Nilotanypus comatus Freeman, 1953 | | | Orthocladius harrisoni Freeman, 1961 | | | Orthocladius megalochirus Kieffer, 1911 | | | Orthocladius stuckenbergi Freeman, 1961 | | | Parachironomus nigrofasciatus Freeman, 1961 | | | Paramerina minima Kieffer, 1911 | | | Parametriocnemus scotti Freeman, 1953 | | | Paraphaenocladius cuneipennis Freeman, 1961 | | | Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856 | | | Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929 | | | Paratendipes crosskeyi Freeman, 1956 | | | Paratrichocladius micans Kieffer, 1918 | | | Pentapedilum anale Freeman, 1954 | | | Polypedilum (Cerobregma) ramiferum Kieffer, 1921 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) griseoguttatum Kieffer, 1921 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) melanophilum Kieffer, 1911 | | | Polypedilum (Tripodura) tridens Freeman, 1955 | | | Polypedilum bicoloratum Freeman, 1961 | | | Polypedilum glabripenne Kieffer, 1911 | | | Polypedilum pallidiventre | | | Polypedilum palliventre Freeman, 1961 | | | Polypedilum silhouettarium Saether, 2004 | | | Polypedilum stuckenbergi Freeman, 1961 | | | Procladius brevipetiolatus Goetghebuer, 1935 | | | Pseudosmittia conigera Freeman, 1954 | | | Pseudosmittia hirtella Freeman, 1953 | | | Pseudosmittia mahensis Kieffer, 1911 | | | Pseudosmittia melanostolus Kieffer, 1911 | | | Pseudosmittia remigula Saether, 2004 | | | Qiniella copa Mendes & And..., 2002 | | | Rheocricotopus cereofasciatus Goetghebuer, 1934 | | | Rheocricotopus robacki Beck & Beck, 1964 | | | Sergentia psiloptera Edwards, 1935 | | | Smittia stercoraria (Rossaro & Le..., 2000) | ⇒ Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776 | | Stenochironomus bipunctatus Kieffer, 1922 | | | Stenochironomus unicalcar Freeman, 1961 | | | Stictochironomus bisignatus Kieffer, 1918 | | | Stictochironomus festivus Kieffer, 1921 | | | Stictochironomus sticticus Fabricius, 1781 | | | Tanypus complanatus Saether, 2004 | | | Tanytarsus atomarius Kieffer, 1918 | | | Tanytarsus pallidissimus Kieffer, 1911 | | | Tanytarsus trifidus Freeman, 1958 | | | Telmatogeton amphibius Eaton, 1875 | | | Thalassomyia africana (Edwards, 1926) | ⇒ Thalassomya africana Edwards, 1926 | | Thienemanniella xena Roback, 1957 | |
Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands
 | | Chironomidae (Erichson 1842) |
Links, sources and further information Chironomidae at artfakta.se
Chironomidae at dyntaxa.se
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Chironomidae at itis.gov
Chironomidae at marinespecies.org
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