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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
187
1182
2149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
187
1182
2149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
174
1150
2105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
111
920
1802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
28
129
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
59
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
13
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
7
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
6
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Niger
6 Genera with 9 Species
Cladopelma Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19543SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Niger
9 Species
Cladopelma inflexum Freeman, 1957
Cricotopus quadrifasciatus Kieffer, 1911
Cricotopus scottae Freeman, 1956
Cryptochironomus lindneri Freeman, 1954
Cryptochironomus neonilicola Freeman, 1957
Cryptochironomus subovatus Freeman, 1954
Parachironomus dewulfianus Goetghebuer, 1934
Paratendipes crosskeyi Freeman, 1956
Procladius polytomus Kieffer, 1923

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Niger
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
1
2
Genus
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