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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region North Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
284
2357
3808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
283
2356
3807
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
274
2312
3712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
192
2021
3396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
43
184
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
40
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
20
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
14
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
11
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Zimbabwe
11 Genera with 9 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1914Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Nilodorum Mattoon and ..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Nilothauma Kieffer, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Telmatogeton Schiner, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Zimbabwe
9 Species
Chironomus tetraleucus Kieffer, 1914
Cricotopus verbekei Freeman, 1956
Kiefferulus chloronotus Kieffer, 1911
Nilodorum brevibucca Kieffer, 1922
Nilothauma latocaudatum Adam & Saether, 1999
Paracladopelma rhoedesianum Kieffer, 1923
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Sergentia psiloptera Edwards, 1935
Telmatogeton pacificus Tokunaga, 1935Hyssopleaf asphead

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in North Zimbabwe
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
8
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
2
1
Genera
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