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Checklist for Subfamily Chironominae Newman, 1834
and region Macaronesia (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
526
5757
13395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
522
5738
13355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
504
5673
13247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
319
4508
10911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
90
912
2398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
20
283
800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
114
402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
88
302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
71
185
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
19
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Macaronesia
19 Genera with 40 Species
Aedokritus1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1918Non-biting midges9SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19195SpeciesTaxom
Nandeva Wiedenbrug, ..., 1998
0SpeciesTaxom
Nilothauma Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19292SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 18564SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochironomus Malloch, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19954SpeciesTaxom
Riethia Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1918Green Midges7SpeciesTaxom
Virgatanytarsus Pinder, 19181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Macaronesia
40 Species
Aedokritus platycnemis Edwards, 1931
Chironomus (Chironomus) alpestris Goetghebuer, 1934
Chironomus (Chironomus) cingulatus (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Paramerina cingulata Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Chironomus (Chironomus) venustus (Pinder, 1978)⇒ Chironomini venustus Pinder, 1978
Chironomus (Lobochironomus) dorsalis (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Einfeldia dorsalis Meigen, 1818
Chironomus annularis (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Chironomus plumosus Linnaeus, 1758
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus atripes (Kieffer, 1910)⇒ Chironomini atripes Kieffer, 1910
Chironomus leopardinus (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Chironomini leopardinus Santos Abreu, 1918
Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) barbipes Staeger, 1839
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) pallens Meigen, 1804
Microchironomus deribae Freeman, 1957
Micropsectra andalusiaca Marcuzzi, 1950
Micropsectra freyi Stora, 1945
Micropsectra junci Meigen, 1818
Micropsectra lindrothi Goetghebuer, 1931Forkvein polypody
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Parachironomus lupus Trivinho-Str..., 2010
Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratendipes albimanus Meigen, 1818
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) lene Becker, 1908
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubeculosum Meigen, 1804
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubifer Skuse, 1889
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) convictum Walker, 1856
Rheotanytarsus guineensis Kieffer, 1918
Rheotanytarsus pentapoda Kieffer, 1909
Rheotanytarsus ringei Lehmann, 1970
Rheotanytarsus rioensis Langton & Ar..., 1995
Tanytarsus brundini Lindeberg, 1963Sulphur mallow
Tanytarsus curticornis (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Tanytarsus brundini Lindeberg, 1963
Tanytarsus hiemalis (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Tanytarsini hiemalis Santos Abreu, 1918
Tanytarsus inaequalis Goetghebuer, 1921
Tanytarsus madeiraensis Lin, Stur & ..., 2017
Tanytarsus riopreto Fittkau & Reiss, 1973
Tanytarsus trilineatus (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Tanytarsini trilineatus Santos Abreu, 1918
Virgatanytarsus albisutus Santos Abreu, 1918

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Macaronesia
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
11
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePseudochironomini
Sæther, 1977
3
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
5
19
Genera
Species

Taxom



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