Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Tanzania (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 521
7875
25069 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 517
7870
25062 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 498
7773
24792 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 322
6415
21860 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 79
826
2194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 15
175
466 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 4
51
200 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
39
75 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges | 31
46 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Tanzania
31 Genera with 46 Species #ABCDHILMNPRSTU
| Allocladius Kieffer, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 2000 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomus Meigen, 1923 | Non-biting midges | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Colosmittia Andersen & S..., 1993 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corynoneura Winnertz, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Hydrosmittia Saether & Fe..., 2011 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ionthosmittia Sæther & And..., 1995 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidopelopia Harrison, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lerheimia Andersen & S..., 1993 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Limnophyes Eaton, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lobosmittia Sæther & And..., 1993 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manoa | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesosmittia Brundin, 1996 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microtendipes Kieffer, 1921 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Molleriella Sæther & Ekrem, 2014 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nilothauma Kieffer, 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1995 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 1995 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polypedilum Kieffer, 1999 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 1932 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Rheocricotopus Brundin, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 2000 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Stictochironomus Kieffer, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tanypus Meigen, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2000 | Green Midges | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thalassomya Schiner, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tokyobrillia Kobayashi & ..., 1993 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Usambaromyia Andersen & S..., 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tanzania
46 Species | Allocladius niger Kieffer, 1913 | | | Bryophaenocladius bicolor Wang, Saethe..., 2002 | | | Bryophaenocladius flagelligus Wang, Saethe..., 2002 | | | Bryophaenocladius imberbus Andersen & S..., 2000 | | | Bryophaenocladius mazumbaiensis Andersen & S..., 2000 | | | Bryophaenocladius usambarensis Andersen & S..., 2000 | | | Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916 | | | Chironomus haustus ♰ Meunier, 1912 | | | Chironomus inclusus ♰ (Kieffer, 1915) | ⇒ Glyptotendipes glaucus Meigen, 1818 | | Chironomus peringueyi Kieffer, 1923 | | | Colosmittia clavata Andersen & S..., 1993 | | | Corynoneura dewulfi Goetghebuer, 1935 | | | Dicrotendipes cordatus Kieffer, 1922 | | | Ionthosmittia caudiga Saether & An..., 1995 | | | Lepidopelopia annulator Goetghebuer, 1935 | | | Lerheimia aviculata Andersen & S..., 1993 | | | Lerheimia scopulata Andersen & S..., 1993 | | | Lerheimia villangulata Andersen & S..., 1993 | | | Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916 | | | Lobosmittia basilobata Saether & An..., 1993 | | | Manoa tangae Andersen & S..., 1997 | | | Mesosmittia cristaga Saether, 1996 | | | Metriocnemus fletcheri Freeman, 1956 | | | Microtendipes albus Goetghebuer, 1936 | | | Microtendipes bifasciatus Kieffer, 1921 | | | Molleriella kaputu Andersen, 2014 | | | Nilothauma anderseni Adam & Saether, 1999 | | | Parakiefferiella minax Ferrington &..., 1995 | | | Paraphaenocladius crassicaudatus Saether & Wang, 1995 | | | Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) abyssiniae Kieffer, 1918 | | | Polypedilum amplificatus Bjørlo, 2001 | | | Polypedilum spinibojum Oyewo & Saether, 1998 | | | Polypedilum volselligum Saether & Su..., 1999 | | | Rheocricotopus capensis Freeman, 1953 | | | Rheotanytarsus abonae Kyerematen &..., 2000 | | | Rheotanytarsus acuminatus Kyerematen &..., 2000 | | | Rheotanytarsus plerunguis Kyerematen &..., 2000 | | | Stictochironomus bisignatus Kieffer, 1918 | | | Tanypus brevipalpis Kieffer, 1923 | | | Tanytarsus minutipalpus Ekrem & Harr..., 1999 | | | Tanytarsus pontophilus Tokunaga, 1933 | | | Tanytarsus usambarae Stur & Ekrem, 2000 | | | Thalassomya africana Edwards, 1926 | | | Tokyobrillia anderseni Saether & Wang, 1993 | | | Usambaromyia nigrala Andersen & S..., 1994 | |
Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Tanzania
 | | 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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