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Checklist for Tribe Chironomini Newman, 1834
and region Burkina Faso (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
164
1007
2041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
164
1007
2041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
156
988
1997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
107
871
1848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
26
90
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
42
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
33
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
17
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
14
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
11
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
7
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Burkina Faso
7 Genera with 15 Species
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Kribiodosis Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Lauterborniella Thienemann &..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Pentapedilum Kieffer, 19553SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19225SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Burkina Faso
15 Species
Dicrotendipes multispinosus Freeman, 1957
Dicrotendipes sudanicus Freeman, 1957
Kiefferulus chloronotus Kieffer, 1911
Kribiodosis clavigera Kieffer, 1921
Lauterborniella fuscoguttata (Kieffer, 1922)⇒ Zavreliella marmorata van der Wulp, 1859
Paratendipes crosskeyi Freeman, 1956
Paratendipes nubilipennis Freeman, 1957
Pentapedilum anale Freeman, 1954
Pentapedilum micra Freeman, 1958
Pentapedilum wittei Freeman, 1955
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) bipustulatum Freeman, 1958
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) laterale Goetghebuer, 1936
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) vanderplanki Hinton, 1951Sleeping chironomid
Polypedilum (Tripodura) tridens Freeman, 1955
Polypedilum longinerve Kieffer, 1922


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