Checklist for Subfamily Chironominae Newman, 1834
and region Kenya (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 503
7105
22102 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 501
7100
22096 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 482
7015
21853 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 302
5811
19641 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 80
846
2770 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 15
147
597 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 5
50
316 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
32
87 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges | 24
37 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Chironominae
Newman, 1834
| 10
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Kenya
10 Genera with 18 Species | Chironomus Meigen, 1913 | Non-biting midges | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1923 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kloosia Kruseman, 1988 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microtendipes Kieffer, 1955 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paratendipes Kieffer, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pentapedilum Kieffer, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polypedilum Kieffer, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stictochironomus Kieffer, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1913 | Green Midges | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kenya
18 Species | Chironomus (Chironomus) calipterus Kieffer, 1908 | | | Chironomus alluaudi Kieffer, 1913 | | | Chironomus tropicalis (Kieffer, 1913) | ⇒ Chironomini tropicalis Kieffer, 1913 | | Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923) | ⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923 | | Cryptochironomus kikuyui Kieffer, 1913 | | | Cryptochironomus niligenus Kieffer, 1923 | | | Dicrotendipes collarti Goetghebuer, 1936 | | | Kloosia africana Reiss, 1988 | | | Microtendipes lentiginosus Freeman, 1955 | | | Microtendipes umbrosus Freeman, 1955 | | | Paratendipes tavetanus (Kieffer, 1913) | ⇒ Chironomini tavetanus Kieffer, 1913 | | Pentapedilum kijabense Freeman, 1958 | | | Polypedilum lumiense (Kieffer, 1913) | ⇒ Chironomini lumiense Kieffer, 1913 | | Stictochironomus bisignatus Kieffer, 1918 | | | Tanytarsus africanus Kieffer, 1913 | | | Tanytarsus apicalis Kieffer, 1913 | | | Tanytarsus brachyopsis Kieffer, 1913 | | | Tanytarsus tropicalis Kieffer, 1913 | |
Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Kenya
Links, sources and further information Chironominae at artfakta.se
Chironominae at dyntaxa.se
Chironominae at itis.gov
Chironominae at marinespecies.org
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