Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4495
12408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4491
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 368
4385
12052 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
3464
10323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 66
566
1730 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 15
137
628 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 5
60
340 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
40
108 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges | 27
53 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nigeria
27 Genera with 53 Species #CDEKNPRSTX
| Cantopelopia Roback, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomus Meigen, 1911 | Non-biting midges | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clinotanypus Kieffer, 1955 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Conochironomus Freeman, 1995 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1956 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1954 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1957 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Endochironomus Kieffer, 1957 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kribiodosis Kieffer, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nilodosis Kieffer, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nilotanypus Kieffer, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parachironomus Lenz, 1957 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Paracladopelma Harnisch, 1957 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paramerina Fittkau, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pentapedilum Kieffer, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polypedilum Kieffer, 1922 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Procladius Skuse, 1955 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rheocricotopus Brundin, 1934 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Skusella Freeman, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenochironomus Kieffer, 1955 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stictochironomus Kieffer, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tanypus Meigen, 1935 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1954 | Green Midges | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Xenochironomus Kieffer, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nigeria
53 Species | Cantopelopia meilloni Freeman, 1955 | | | Chironomus callichirus Kieffer, 1911 | | | Clinotanypus lacteus Freeman, 1955 | | | Clinotanypus maculatus Freeman, 1955 | | | Clinotanypus rugosus Freeman, 1955 | | | Conochironomus deemingi Cranston & Hare, 1995 | | | Cricotopus bergensis Freeman, 1954 | | | Cricotopus quadrifasciatus Kieffer, 1911 | | | Cricotopus scottae Freeman, 1956 | | | Cricotopus sudanicus Freeman, 1956 | | | Cricotopus verbekei Freeman, 1956 | | | Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923) | ⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923 | | Cryptochironomus lindneri Freeman, 1954 | | | Cryptochironomus niligenus Kieffer, 1923 | | | Cryptochironomus subovatus Freeman, 1954 | | | Dicrotendipes crispi Freeman, 1957 | | | Dicrotendipes schoutendeni Goetghebuer, 1936 | | | Dicrotendipes sudanicus Freeman, 1957 | | | Endochironomus woodi Freeman, 1957 | | | Eukiefferiella brevicalcar Kieffer, 1911 | | | Kribiodosis clavigera Kieffer, 1921 | | | Nilodosis fusca Kieffer, 1922 | | | Nilotanypus comatus Freeman, 1953 | | | Parachironomus dewulfianus Goetghebuer, 1934 | | | Parachironomus sinuatus Freeman, 1957 | | | Parachironomus unicalcar Freeman, 1957 | | | Paracladopelma melutense Freeman, 1957 | | | Paramerina nigromarmorata Goetghebuer, 1935 | | | Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929 | | | Pentapedilum wittei Freeman, 1955 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) bifalcatum Kieffer, 1921 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) melanophilum Kieffer, 1911 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) tenuitarse Kieffer, 1922 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) vanderplanki Hinton, 1951 | Sleeping chironomid | | Polypedilum (Tripodura) tropicum Kieffer, 1913 | | | Polypedilum subconfluens Kieffer, 1922 | | | Procladius albitalus Freeman, 1955 | | | Procladius maculosus Freeman, 1955 | | | Rheocricotopus metallescens Goetghebuer, 1934 | | | Rheotanytarsus angustus | | | Skusella freemani Harrison, 2001 | | | Stenochironomus albicoxa Freeman, 1957 | | | Stenochironomus atroconus Freeman, 1955 | | | Stictochironomus fusiformis Kieffer, 1921 | | | Tanypus brevipalpis Kieffer, 1923 | | | Tanypus fuscus Freeman, 1955 | | | Tanypus guttatipennis Goetghebuer, 1935 | | | Tanytarsus angustus (Freeman, 1955) | ⇒ Rheotanytarsus angustus | | Tanytarsus bifurcus Freeman, 1958 | | | Tanytarsus elisabethae Ekrem, 2001 | | | Tanytarsus harei Ekrem, 2001 | | | Tanytarsus pallidulus Freeman, 1954 | | | Xenochironomus ugandae Goetghebuer, 1936 | |
Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Nigeria
 | | 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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