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Checklist for Tribe Chironomini Newman, 1834
and region Cameroon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
408
5716
17992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
262
4583
15908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
496
1518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
142
629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
57
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
37
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
29
70
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
15
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
12
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cameroon
12 Genera with 30 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1923Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Conochironomus Freeman, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Kribiodosis Kieffer, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Kribiothauma Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 19228SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Pentapedilum Kieffer, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19216SpeciesTaxom
Skusella Freeman, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19224SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
30 Species
Chironomus peringueyi Kieffer, 1923
Cladopelma oculare (Kieffer, 1922)⇒ Chironomini oculare Kieffer, 1922
Conochironomus avicula Freeman, 1955
Cryptochironomus niligenus Kieffer, 1923
Cryptochironomus pygmaeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini pygmaeus Kieffer, 1923
Cryptochironomus subfusiformis (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini subfusiformis Kieffer, 1923
Kribiodosis longipalpis Kieffer, 1922
Kribiothauma pulchellum Kieffer, 1921
Microtendipes calcaratus (Kieffer, 1922)⇒ Chironomini calcaratus Kieffer, 1922
Microtendipes flavipes Kieffer, 1921
Microtendipes kribiensis (Kieffer, 1922)⇒ Chironomini kribiensis Kieffer, 1922
Microtendipes luteipes Kieffer, 1922
Microtendipes magnipennis (Kieffer, 1922)⇒ Chironomini magnipennis Kieffer, 1922
Microtendipes pilosicornis (Kieffer, 1922)⇒ Chironomini pilosicornis Kieffer, 1922
Microtendipes taitae Kieffer, 1913
Microtendipes truncatus (Kieffer, 1922)⇒ Chironomini truncatus Kieffer, 1922
Paratendipes stictoptera Kieffer, 1922
Pentapedilum kribiense Kieffer, 1923
Pentapedilum pallidum Kieffer, 1923
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) fuscipenne (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Polypedilum pedestre Meigen, 1830
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) griseoguttatum Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) pedestre Meigen, 1830
Polypedilum leucolabis (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Chironomini leucolabis Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum nymphella (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Chironomini nymphella Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum pumilio (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Chironomini pumilio Kieffer, 1923
Skusella freemani Harrison, 2001
Stenochironomus antennalis Kieffer, 1922
Stenochironomus bipunctatus Kieffer, 1922
Stenochironomus micronyx Goetghebuer, 1936
Stenochironomus polychaetus Kieffer, 1922


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