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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Ivory Coast (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
342
3942
10388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
338
3937
10381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
322
3869
10217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
214
3119
8954
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
46
268
791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
62
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
34
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
16
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
10
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ivory Coast
10 Genera with 11 Species
Clinotanypus Kieffer, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Lauterborniella Thienemann &..., 19211SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ivory Coast
11 Species
Clinotanypus rugosus Freeman, 1955
Cricotopus kisantuensis Goetghebuer, 1934
Dicrotendipes ealae Freeman, 1957
Eukiefferiella brevicalcar Kieffer, 1911
Kiefferulus chloronotus Kieffer, 1911
Lauterborniella pulchra (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Stelechomyia pulchra
Microtendipes bifasciatus Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) melanophilum Kieffer, 1911
Polypedilum alboguttatum Kieffer, 1921
Stenochironomus micronyx Goetghebuer, 1936
Xenochironomus trisetosus Kieffer, 1922

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Ivory Coast
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
1
1
Genus
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