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Checklist for Subfamily Chironominae Newman, 1834
and region Pretoria (Gauteng)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
213
1388
2103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
213
1388
2103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
204
1365
2074
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
150
1186
1865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
34
203
337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
28
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
21
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
16
21
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
16
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
7
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pretoria
7 Genera with 10 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1923Non-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Nilodorum Mattoon and ..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1954Green Midges2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pretoria
10 Species
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus pulcher (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Demeijerea rufipes Linnaeus, 1761
Chironomus transvaalensis Kieffer, 1923
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) pseudomancus Goetghebuer, 1934
Cryptochironomus nudiforceps (Kieffer, 1922)⇒ Harnischia curtilamellata Malloch, 1915
Dicrotendipes peringueyanus Kieffer, 1924
Dicrotendipes pilosimanus (Kieffer, 1914)⇒ Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Nilodorum nigropunctatum
Tanytarsus aterrimus Freeman, 1954
Tanytarsus pallidulus Freeman, 1954

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Pretoria
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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