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Checklist for Subfamily Chironominae Newman, 1834
and region Cape Verde (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
389
2530
3645
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
386
2522
3632
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
372
2485
3587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
240
1954
2800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
73
463
731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
148
240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
65
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
46
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
29
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
12
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Verde
12 Genera with 5 Species
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Nandeva Wiedenbrug, ..., 1998
0SpeciesTaxom
Nilothauma Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19292SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochironomus Malloch, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Riethia Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1973Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Verde
5 Species
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Parachironomus lupus Trivinho-Str..., 2010
Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Tanytarsus riopreto Fittkau & Reiss, 1973

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Cape Verde
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
6
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePseudochironomini
Sæther, 1977
2
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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