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Checklist for Subfamily Chironominae Newman, 1834
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
5425
11871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
5418
11860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
5315
11672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
4419
10200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
748
1915
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
20
167
357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
93
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
84
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
69
148
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
25
69
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Cape
25 Genera with 69 Species
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Acinoretracus Epler, Harri..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Afrozavrelia Harrison, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1914Non-biting midges14SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19544SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19543SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Nidnurbia Sawedal, 01SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19234SpeciesTaxom
Paralauterborniella Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19292SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Pentapedilum Kieffer, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 195415SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19541SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 01SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1954Green Midges6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
69 Species
Acinoretracus penicillatus
Afrozavrelia kribiensis Kieffer, 1923
Chironomus (Chironomus) calipterus Kieffer, 1908
Chironomus (Chironomus) tentans Fabricius, 1805
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus brunneus (Freeman, 1954)⇒ Micropsectra connexa Kieffer, 1906
Chironomus caffrarius Kieffer, 1914
Chironomus callichirus Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus congolensis Goetghebuer, 1936
Chironomus flaviventris (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Polypedilum convictum Walker, 1856
Chironomus formosipennis Kieffer, 1908
Chironomus paulfreemani Sawedal, 1981
Chironomus pulcher (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Demeijerea rufipes Linnaeus, 1761
Chironomus satchelli Freeman, 1957
Chironomus stylifera (Johannsen, 1908)⇒ Cryptochironomus psittacinus Meigen, 1830
Chironomus tetraleucus Kieffer, 1914
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) pseudomancus Goetghebuer, 1934
Cladotanytarsus capensis Freeman, 1954
Cladotanytarsus linearis Freeman, 1954
Cladotanytarsus reductus Freeman, 1954
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Cryptochironomus lindneri Freeman, 1954
Cryptochironomus subovatus Freeman, 1954
Dicrotendipes peringueyanus Kieffer, 1924
Dicrotendipes pilosimanus (Kieffer, 1914)⇒ Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Harnischia curtilamellata Malloch, 1915
Kiefferulus chloronotus Kieffer, 1911
Microchironomus stilifer Freeman, 1954
Microchironomus tener Kieffer, 1918
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Microtendipes lamprogaster Kieffer, 1914
Microtendipes lentiginosus Freeman, 1955
Nidnurbia capicola
Parachironomus acutus Goetghebuer, 1936
Parachironomus unicalcar Freeman, 1957
Paracladopelma brincki Freeman, 1957
Paracladopelma graminicolor Kieffer, 1925
Paracladopelma rhodesianum
Paracladopelma rhoedesianum Kieffer, 1923
Paralauterborniella nigrohalteralis Malloch, 1915
Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Pentapedilum anale Freeman, 1954
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) anale Freeman, 1954
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) calvescens (Freeman, 1958)⇒ Pentapedilum calvescens Freeman, 1958
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) ruandae
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) wittei Freeman, 1955
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) alticola Kieffer, 1913
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) dewulfi Goetghebuer, 1936
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) fuscum Freeman, 1954
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) griseoguttatum Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) lobiferum Freeman, 1954
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) melanophilum Kieffer, 1911
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) natalense Kieffer, 1918
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) pruina Freeman, 1954
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) subovatum Freeman, 1958
Polypedilum (Tripodura) tropicum Kieffer, 1913
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) annulatum Freeman, 1954
Rheotanytarsus fuscus Freeman, 1954
Stempellinella truncata
Stenochironomus pustulatus Freeman, 1955
Stictochironomus bisignatus Kieffer, 1918
Stictochironomus puripennis Kieffer, 1921
Tanytarsus aterrimus Freeman, 1954
Tanytarsus bifurcus Freeman, 1958
Tanytarsus luctuosus Freeman, 1958
Tanytarsus minor (Kieffer, 1915)⇒ Stempellinella edwardsi Spies & Saether, 2004
Tanytarsus nilicola Kieffer, 1923
Tanytarsus pallidulus Freeman, 1954

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Western Cape
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
17
52
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
8
17
Genera
Species

Taxom



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