Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Mozambique (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 417
4719
10309 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 415
4717
10307 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 393
4621
10120 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 251
3828
8886 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 66
527
1169 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 12
102
258 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 4
40
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
28
42 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges | 12
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Mozambique
12 Genera with 15 Species | Baeotendipes Kieffer, 1957 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomus Meigen, 1923 | Non-biting midges | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Compterosmittia Sæther, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1924 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nilodorum Mattoon and ..., 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrichocladius Thienemann, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Procladius Skuse, 1889 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Qiniella Wang & Sæth..., 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sergentia Kieffer, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1958 | Green Midges | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thalassomyia Schiner, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mozambique
15 Species | Baeotendipes ovazzai Freeman, 1957 | | | Chironomus (Chironomus) calipterus Kieffer, 1908 | | | Chironomus transvaalensis Kieffer, 1923 | | | Compterosmittia nerius Curran, 1930 | | | Dicrotendipes binotatus Kieffer, 1911 | | | Dicrotendipes freemani Epler, 1988 | | | Dicrotendipes peringueyanus Kieffer, 1924 | | | Nilodorum brevipalpis | | | Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929 | | | Paratrichocladius pretorianus Freeman, 1956 | | | Qiniella copa Mendes & And..., 2002 | | | Sergentia psiloptera Edwards, 1935 | | | Tanytarsus pallidulus Freeman, 1954 | | | Tanytarsus spadiceonotatus Freeman, 1958 | | | Thalassomyia africana (Edwards, 1926) | ⇒ Thalassomya africana Edwards, 1926 |
Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Mozambique
 | | 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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