Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Northern Cape (Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 317
2422
5011 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 316
2415
4984 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 301
2376
4934 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 209
1978
4391 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 47
305
824 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 10
37
61 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 5
27
50 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
20
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges | 17
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Northern Cape
17 Genera with 20 Species Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiocladius Kieffer, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomus Meigen, 1830 | Non-biting midges | 5 | Species | Taxom | Conchapelopia Fittkau, 1957 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1954 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Demicryptochironomus Lenz, 1934 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nanocladius Kieffer, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nilothauma Kieffer, 1927 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polypedilum Kieffer, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Procladius Skuse, 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Qiniella Wang & Sæth..., 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1954 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xenochironomus Kieffer, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Northern Cape
20 Species | Cardiocladius africanus Freeman, 1955 | | | Chironomus (Chironomus) calipterus Kieffer, 1908 | | | Chironomus caffrarius Kieffer, 1914 | | | Chironomus callichirus Kieffer, 1911 | | | Chironomus formosipennis Kieffer, 1908 | | | Chironomus pulcher (Wiedemann, 1830) | ⇒ Demeijerea rufipes Linnaeus, 1761 | | Cricotopus verbekei Freeman, 1956 | | | Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923) | ⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923 | | Cryptochironomus subovatus Freeman, 1954 | | | Demicryptochironomus cinereithorax Goetghebuer, 1934 | | | Dicrotendipes peringueyanus Kieffer, 1924 | | | Nanocladius saetheri Harrison, 1994 | | | Nilothauma pictipenne Kieffer, 1927 | Pygmy fameflower | | Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) abyssiniae Kieffer, 1918 | | | Procladius desis Roback, 1971 | Clammy clover | | Qiniella copa Mendes & And..., 2002 | | | Rheotanytarsus angustus | | | Rheotanytarsus fuscus Freeman, 1954 | | | Xenochironomus ugandae Goetghebuer, 1936 | |
Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Northern Cape
 | | 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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