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Checklist for Subfamily Chironominae Newman, 1834
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6733
56403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
6591
56071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
34
336
3285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
113
1490
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
39
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
38
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
35
81
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
24
66
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afrotropical
24 Genera with 66 Species
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Chironomus Meigen, 1923Non-biting midges6SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19543SpeciesTaxom
Conochironomus Freeman, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomella Sæther, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Kribiodosis Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Lauterborniella Thienemann &..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Nilodorum Mattoon and ..., 02SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19343SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 19253SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 193619SpeciesTaxom
Skusella Freeman, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Stelechomyia Reiss, 01SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 19214SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1911Green Midges3SpeciesTaxom
Virgatanytarsus Pinder, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Zavreliella Kieffer, 18592SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
66 Species and 1 Subspecies
Chironomus (Chironomus) calipterus Kieffer, 1908
Chironomus formosipennis Kieffer, 1908
Chironomus imicola Kieffer, 1913
Chironomus pulcher (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Demeijerea rufipes Linnaeus, 1761
Chironomus scotti Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus transvaalensis Kieffer, 1923
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) pseudomancus Goetghebuer, 1934
Cladotanytarsus lewisi Freeman, 1950
Cladotanytarsus reductus Freeman, 1954
Conochironomus acutistilus Freeman, 1955
Cryptochironomus subovatus Freeman, 1954
Cyphomella camelus Kieffer, 1925
Dicrotendipes fusconotatus Kieffer, 1922
Dicrotendipes peringueyanus Kieffer, 1924
Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Harnischia curtilamellata Malloch, 1915
Kiefferulus chloronotus Kieffer, 1911
Kribiodosis clavigera Kieffer, 1921
Lauterborniella fuscoguttata (Kieffer, 1922)⇒ Zavreliella marmorata van der Wulp, 1859
Microchironomus deribae Freeman, 1957
Microchironomus lendli Kieffer, 1918
Microchironomus tener Kieffer, 1918
Microtendipes taitae Kieffer, 1913
Microtendipes umbrosus Freeman, 1955
Nilodorum brevibucca Kieffer, 1922
Nilodorum brevipalpis
Parachironomus aculeatus Kieffer, 1921
Parachironomus acutus Goetghebuer, 1936
Parachironomus dewulfianus Goetghebuer, 1934
Paracladopelma graminicolor Kieffer, 1925
Paratendipes crosskeyi Freeman, 1956
Paratendipes nubilipennis Freeman, 1957
Paratendipes striatus Kieffer, 1925
Polypedilum (Cerobregma) ramiferum Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) wittei Freeman, 1955
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) albosignatum Kieffer, 1925
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) annulatipes Kieffer, 1910
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) bifalcatum Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) bipustulatum Freeman, 1958
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) deletum Goetghebuer, 1936
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) fuscipenne (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Polypedilum pedestre Meigen, 1830
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) griseoguttatum Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) laterale Goetghebuer, 1936
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) longicrus Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubiferum Skuse, 1889Midge
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) pruina Freeman, 1954
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) quinqueguttatum Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) subovatum Freeman, 1958
Polypedilum (Tripodura) aegyptium Kieffer, 1925
Polypedilum (Tripodura) tridens Freeman, 1955
Polypedilum (Tripodura) tropicum Kieffer, 1913
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) kibatiense Goetghebuer, 1936
Skusella pallidipes Kieffer, 1921
Stelechomyia pulchra
Stenochironomus spatuliger Kieffer, 1922
Stictochironomus caffrarius Kieffer, 1921
Stictochironomus festivus imperforatus
Stictochironomus fusiformis Kieffer, 1921
Stictochironomus puripennis Kieffer, 1921
Tanytarsus balteatus Freeman, 1955
Tanytarsus mcmillani Freeman, 1958
Tanytarsus nocticola Kieffer, 1911
Virgatanytarsus nigricornis Goetghebuer, 1935
Virgatanytarsus subreflexens Freeman, 1955
Zavreliella fuscoguttata (Kieffer, 1922)⇒ Zavreliella marmorata van der Wulp, 1859
Zavreliella marmorata van der Wulp, 1859

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Afrotropical
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
20
56
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Chironominae at artfakta.se
Chironominae at dyntaxa.se
Chironominae at itis.gov
Chironominae at marinespecies.org