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Checklist for Subfamily Chironominae Newman, 1834
and region Gauteng (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
332
2972
5515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
2971
5514
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
314
2913
5427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
207
2459
4791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
50
342
688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
58
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
39
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
32
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
28
47
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
11
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gauteng
11 Genera with 22 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1923Non-biting midges9SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Collartomyia Goetghebuer, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Nilodorum Mattoon and ..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1954Green Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Virgatanytarsus Pinder, 19351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gauteng
22 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) calipterus Kieffer, 1908
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus caffrarius Kieffer, 1914
Chironomus callichirus Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus formosipennis Kieffer, 1908
Chironomus linearis Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus pulcher (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Demeijerea rufipes Linnaeus, 1761
Chironomus scotti Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus transvaalensis Kieffer, 1923
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) pseudomancus Goetghebuer, 1934
Collartomyia hirsuta Goetghebuer, 1936
Cryptochironomus nudiforceps (Kieffer, 1922)⇒ Harnischia curtilamellata Malloch, 1915
Dicrotendipes peringueyanus Kieffer, 1924
Dicrotendipes pilosimanus (Kieffer, 1914)⇒ Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Kiefferulus disparilis
Nilodorum nigropunctatum
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) anale Freeman, 1954
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) abyssiniae Kieffer, 1918
Rheotanytarsus longicornis
Tanytarsus aterrimus Freeman, 1954
Tanytarsus pallidulus Freeman, 1954
Virgatanytarsus nigricornis Goetghebuer, 1935

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Gauteng
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
7
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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