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Checklist for Subfamily Chironominae Newman, 1834
and region Tanzania (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
322
6415
21860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
79
826
2194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
175
466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
51
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
39
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
31
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
10
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
10 Genera with 21 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1923Non-biting midges4SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Manoa1SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Nilothauma Kieffer, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19994SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 20003SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2000Green Midges3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
21 Species
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus haustus Meunier, 1912
Chironomus inclusus (Kieffer, 1915)⇒ Glyptotendipes glaucus Meigen, 1818
Chironomus peringueyi Kieffer, 1923
Dicrotendipes cordatus Kieffer, 1922
Manoa tangae Andersen & S..., 1997
Microtendipes albus Goetghebuer, 1936
Microtendipes bifasciatus Kieffer, 1921
Nilothauma anderseni Adam & Saether, 1999
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) abyssiniae Kieffer, 1918
Polypedilum amplificatus Bjørlo, 2001
Polypedilum spinibojum Oyewo & Saether, 1998
Polypedilum volselligum Saether & Su..., 1999
Rheotanytarsus abonae Kyerematen &..., 2000
Rheotanytarsus acuminatus Kyerematen &..., 2000
Rheotanytarsus plerunguis Kyerematen &..., 2000
Stictochironomus bisignatus Kieffer, 1918
Tanytarsus minutipalpus Ekrem & Harr..., 1999
Tanytarsus pontophilus Tokunaga, 1933
Tanytarsus usambarae Stur & Ekrem, 2000

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Tanzania
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
6
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePseudochironomini
Sæther, 1977
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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