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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
3054
5696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
229
2399
4651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
48
297
621
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
133
356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
97
308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
84
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
60
150
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
32
95
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Transvaal
32 Genera with 95 Species
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Chironomus Meigen, 1923Non-biting midges16SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19543SpeciesTaxom
Collartomyia Goetghebuer, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Conochironomus Freeman, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19224SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomella Sæther, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Demicryptochironomus Lenz, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19085SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Kloosia Kruseman, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Kribiothauma Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Lauterborniella Thienemann &..., 19211SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 19553SpeciesTaxom
Nilodorum Mattoon and ..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Nilothauma Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Pentapedilum Kieffer, 19554SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 193618SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19182SpeciesTaxom
Skusella Freeman, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Stempellina Thienemann &..., 19581SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19223SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 19214SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1958Green Midges11SpeciesTaxom
Virgatanytarsus Pinder, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Zavreliella Kieffer, 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transvaal
95 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) calipterus Kieffer, 1908
Chironomus (Chironomus) tentans Fabricius, 1805
Chironomus brunneus (Freeman, 1954)⇒ Micropsectra connexa Kieffer, 1906
Chironomus caffrarius Kieffer, 1914
Chironomus callichirus Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus formosipennis Kieffer, 1908
Chironomus imicola Kieffer, 1913
Chironomus leucochlorus Kieffer, 1923
Chironomus linearis Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus peringueyi Kieffer, 1923
Chironomus pulcher (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Demeijerea rufipes Linnaeus, 1761
Chironomus satchelli Freeman, 1957
Chironomus scotti Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus stylifera (Johannsen, 1908)⇒ Cryptochironomus psittacinus Meigen, 1830
Chironomus tetraleucus Kieffer, 1914
Chironomus transvaalensis Kieffer, 1923
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) pseudomancus Goetghebuer, 1934
Cladotanytarsus linearis Freeman, 1954
Cladotanytarsus reductus Freeman, 1954
Collartomyia hirsuta Goetghebuer, 1936
Conochironomus acustistilus Freeman, 1955
Cryptochironomus (Cryptochironomus) psittacinus Meigen, 1830Stalkless yellowcress
Cryptochironomus lindneri Freeman, 1954
Cryptochironomus nigrocorporis Freeman, 1957
Cryptochironomus nudiforceps (Kieffer, 1922)⇒ Harnischia curtilamellata Malloch, 1915
Cyphomella camelus Kieffer, 1925
Demicryptochironomus cinereithorax Goetghebuer, 1934
Dicrotendipes chambiensis Goetghebuer, 1936
Dicrotendipes fusconotatus Kieffer, 1922
Dicrotendipes peringueyanus Kieffer, 1924
Dicrotendipes pilosimanus (Kieffer, 1914)⇒ Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Endochironomus disparilis Goetghebuer, 1936
Harnischia lacteiforceps Kieffer, 1923
Kloosia africana Reiss, 1988
Kribiothauma pulchellum Kieffer, 1921
Lauterborniella pulchra (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Stelechomyia pulchra
Microchironomus lendli Kieffer, 1918
Microchironomus tener Kieffer, 1918
Microtendipes lentiginosus Freeman, 1955
Microtendipes taitae Kieffer, 1913
Microtendipes umbrosus Freeman, 1955
Nilodorum brevibucca Kieffer, 1922
Parachironomus acutus Goetghebuer, 1936
Paracladopelma brincki Freeman, 1957
Paracladopelma rhoedesianum Kieffer, 1923
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratendipes seydeli Freeman, 1957
Pentapedilum anale Freeman, 1954
Pentapedilum hamoni Freeman, 1958
Pentapedilum vittatum Freeman, 1958
Pentapedilum wittei Freeman, 1955
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) abyssiniae Kieffer, 1918
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) albosignatum Kieffer, 1925
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) alticola Kieffer, 1913
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) annulatipes Kieffer, 1910
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) deletum Goetghebuer, 1936
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) dewulfi Goetghebuer, 1936
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) fuscum Freeman, 1954
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) griseoguttatum Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) laterale Goetghebuer, 1936
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) longicrus Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) melanophilum Kieffer, 1911
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) natalense Kieffer, 1918
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) pruina Freeman, 1954
Polypedilum (Tripodura) allansoni Freeman, 1958
Polypedilum (Tripodura) tridens Freeman, 1955
Polypedilum (Tripodura) tropicum Kieffer, 1913
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) kibatiense Goetghebuer, 1936
Polypedilum incoloripenne Goetghebuer, 1936
Rheotanytarsus fuscus Freeman, 1954
Rheotanytarsus guineensis Kieffer, 1918
Skusella freemani Harrison, 2001
Stempellina truncata Freeman, 1958
Stenochironomus edwardsi Freeman, 1957
Stenochironomus harrisoni Freeman, 1957
Stenochironomus spatuliger Kieffer, 1922
Stictochironomus bisignatus Kieffer, 1918
Stictochironomus caffrarius Kieffer, 1921
Stictochironomus festivus Kieffer, 1921
Stictochironomus puripennis Kieffer, 1921
Tanytarsus angustus (Freeman, 1955)⇒ Rheotanytarsus angustus
Tanytarsus aterrimus Freeman, 1954
Tanytarsus atomarius Kieffer, 1918
Tanytarsus bifurcus Freeman, 1958
Tanytarsus formosanus Kieffer, 1912
Tanytarsus luctuosus Freeman, 1958
Tanytarsus nigricollis Goetghebuer, 1939
Tanytarsus pallidulus Freeman, 1954
Tanytarsus spadiceonotatus Freeman, 1958
Tanytarsus trifidus Freeman, 1958
Tanytarsus zariae Freeman, 1958
Virgatanytarsus arduennensis Goetghebuer, 1922
Virgatanytarsus nigricornis Goetghebuer, 1935
Zavreliella marmorata van der Wulp, 1859

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Transvaal
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
24
74
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
8
21
Genera
Species

Taxom



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