Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Malawi (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 327
3787
9641 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 327
3787
9641 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 308
3697
9443 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 226
3307
8735 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 58
457
1061 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 14
64
127 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 5
26
72 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
15
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges | 10
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Malawi
10 Genera with 14 Species | Chironomus Meigen, 1914 | Non-biting midges | 3 | Species | Taxom | Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Endochironomus Kieffer, 1957 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nanocladius Kieffer, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratendipes Kieffer, 1925 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polypedilum Kieffer, 1830 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sergentia Kieffer, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tanypus Meigen, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Malawi
14 Species | Chironomus leucochlorus Kieffer, 1923 | | | Chironomus peringueyi Kieffer, 1923 | | | Chironomus tetraleucus Kieffer, 1914 | | | Dicrotendipes collarti Goetghebuer, 1936 | | | Endochironomus woodi Freeman, 1957 | | | Nanocladius vitellinus Kieffer, 1913 | | | Paratendipes stictoptera Kieffer, 1922 | | | Paratendipes striatus Kieffer, 1925 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) fuscipenne (Meigen, 1818) | ⇒ Polypedilum pedestre Meigen, 1830 | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) natalense Kieffer, 1918 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) pedestre Meigen, 1830 | | | Pseudosmittia hirtella Freeman, 1953 | | | Sergentia psiloptera Edwards, 1935 | | | Tanypus fuscus Freeman, 1955 | |
Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Malawi
 | | 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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