Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Kenya (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 503
7105
22102 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 501
7100
22096 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 482
7015
21853 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 302
5811
19641 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 80
846
2770 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 15
147
597 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 5
50
316 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
32
87 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges | 24
37 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Kenya
24 Genera with 37 Species #ABCDHKLMOPQST
Allocladius Kieffer, 1913 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1953 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomini | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomus Meigen, 1913 | Non-biting midges | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1923 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Diamesa Meigen, 1964 | Snow Midges | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Hydrosmittia Saether & Fe..., 2011 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Kloosia Kruseman, 1988 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Larsia Fittkau, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limnophyes Eaton, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microtendipes Kieffer, 1955 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1913 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Paratendipes Kieffer, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pentapedilum Kieffer, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polypedilum Kieffer, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Procladius Skuse, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Qiniella Wang & Sæth..., 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smittia Holmgren, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stictochironomus Kieffer, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1913 | Green Midges | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Thalassomya Schiner, 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kenya
37 Species | Bryophaenocladius brincki Freeman, 1956 | | | Bryophaenocladius productus Freeman, 1953 | | | Chironomini lumiense Kieffer, 1913 | | | Chironomini tavetanus Kieffer, 1913 | | | Chironomini tropicalis Kieffer, 1913 | | | Chironomus (Chironomus) calipterus Kieffer, 1908 | | | Chironomus alluaudi Kieffer, 1913 | | | Chironomus tropicalis (Kieffer, 1913) | ⇒ Chironomini tropicalis Kieffer, 1913 | | Cricotopus harrisoni Freeman, 1956 | | | Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923) | ⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923 | | Cryptochironomus kikuyui Kieffer, 1913 | | | Cryptochironomus niligenus Kieffer, 1923 | | | Diamesa freemani Willassen & ..., 1986 | | | Diamesa kenyae Freeman, 1964 | | | Dicrotendipes collarti Goetghebuer, 1936 | | | Kloosia africana Reiss, 1988 | | | Larsia teesdalei | | | Limnophyes natalensis Kieffer, 1914 | | | Metriocnemus lobeliae Freeman, 1956 | | | Microtendipes lentiginosus Freeman, 1955 | | | Microtendipes umbrosus Freeman, 1955 | | | Orthocladius alpinus Kieffer, 1913 | | | Orthocladius kinangopi Kieffer, 1913 | | | Orthocladius lacustris Kieffer, 1913 | | | Orthocladius sanctibenedicti Kieffer, 1913 | | | Paratendipes tavetanus (Kieffer, 1913) | ⇒ Chironomini tavetanus Kieffer, 1913 | | Pentapedilum kijabense Freeman, 1958 | | | Polypedilum lumiense (Kieffer, 1913) | ⇒ Chironomini lumiense Kieffer, 1913 | | Procladius albitalus Freeman, 1955 | | | Qiniella copa Mendes & And..., 2002 | | | Smittia maculipennis Goetghebuer, 1936 | | | Stictochironomus bisignatus Kieffer, 1918 | | | Tanytarsus africanus Kieffer, 1913 | | | Tanytarsus apicalis Kieffer, 1913 | | | Tanytarsus brachyopsis Kieffer, 1913 | | | Tanytarsus tropicalis Kieffer, 1913 | | | Thalassomya reissi Oliveira, 2000 | |
Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Kenya
 | | 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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