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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
359
2886
6688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
358
2883
6685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
350
2865
6666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
2182
5486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
63
460
986
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
76
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
27
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
17
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
10
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tunisia
10 Genera with 18 Species
Baeotendipes Kieffer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocladius Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
OrthocladiinaeOrthoclads2SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19186SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunisia
18 Species
Baeotendipes noctivaga Kieffer, 1911
Chaetocladius maurus Goetghebuer, 1935
Cricotopus inornatipes (Kieffer, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae inornatipes Kieffer, 1918
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Orthocladiinae inornatipes Kieffer, 1918
Orthocladiinae lobatipennis Kieffer, 1918
Orthocladius lobatipennis (Kieffer, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae lobatipennis Kieffer, 1918
Orthocladius maurus (Kieffer, 1918)⇒ Chaetocladius maurus Goetghebuer, 1935
Orthocladius tunisiae Kieffer, 1918
Paratendipes tunisiae Kieffer, 1918
Procladius (Holotanypus) choreus Meigen, 1804
Psectrocladius tunisiae Kieffer, 1918
Smittia allocera Kieffer, 1918
Smittia hoegeni Kieffer, 1918
Smittia longiventris Kieffer, 1928
Smittia monochaeia Kieffer, 1918
Smittia ornaticollis Kieffer, 1918
Smittia orthocera Kieffer, 1918

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Tunisia
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
7
15
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