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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
516
8807
39529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
8793
39506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
495
8697
39194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
324
7111
34903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
864
3837
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
198
1009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
101
689
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
81
334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
58
161
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
28
104
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
23
87
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Congo
23 Genera with 87 Species
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Beckidia Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1914Non-biting midges5SpeciesTaxom
Conochironomus Freeman, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19545SpeciesTaxom
Demicryptochironomus Lenz, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 190812SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Kribiodosis Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Lauterborniella Thienemann &..., 19212SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 19556SpeciesTaxom
Nilodorum Mattoon and ..., 19232SpeciesTaxom
Nilodosis Kieffer, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Pentapedilum Kieffer, 19553SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 198127SpeciesTaxom
Skusella Freeman, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Stelechomyia Reiss, 01SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19225SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19362SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
87 Species
Beckidia hirsti Freeman, 1957
Chironomus caffrarius Kieffer, 1914
Chironomus callichirus Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus leucochlorus Kieffer, 1923
Chironomus seydeli Goetghebuer, 1936
Chironomus tetraleucus Kieffer, 1914
Conochironomus acutistilus Freeman, 1955
Conochironomus avicula Freeman, 1955
Cryptochironomus diceras Kieffer, 1923
Cryptochironomus incertus Lehmann, 1979
Cryptochironomus lindneri Freeman, 1954
Cryptochironomus nigrocorporis Freeman, 1957
Cryptochironomus subovatus Freeman, 1954
Demicryptochironomus cinereithorax Goetghebuer, 1934
Demicryptochironomus congonsis Lehmann, 1979
Dicrotendipes bredoi Goetghebuer, 1936
Dicrotendipes chambiensis Goetghebuer, 1936
Dicrotendipes cordatus Kieffer, 1922
Dicrotendipes ealae Freeman, 1957
Dicrotendipes kribiicola Kieffer, 1923
Dicrotendipes leucolabis Kieffer, 1922
Dicrotendipes multispinosus Freeman, 1957
Dicrotendipes nigrolineatus Freeman, 1957
Dicrotendipes peringueyanus Kieffer, 1924
Dicrotendipes pilosimanus (Kieffer, 1914)⇒ Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Dicrotendipes schoutendeni Goetghebuer, 1936
Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Endochironomus hamatus Freeman, 1957
Harnischia lacteiforceps Kieffer, 1923
Kribiodosis clavigera Kieffer, 1921
Lauterborniella longiventris Goetghebuer, 1936
Lauterborniella pulchra (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Stelechomyia pulchra
Microtendipes albus Goetghebuer, 1936
Microtendipes bifasciatus Kieffer, 1921
Microtendipes kahuziensis Lehmann, 1979
Microtendipes litoris Lehmann, 1981
Microtendipes numerosus Lehmann, 1979
Microtendipes satchelli Freeman, 1955
Nilodorum brevipalpe Kieffer, 1918
Nilodorum fractilobus Kieffer, 1923
Nilodosis fusca Kieffer, 1922
Nilodosis grisea Freeman, 1957
Parachironomus coronatus Kieffer, 1922
Paracladopelma reidi Freeman, 1957
Paratendipes crosskeyi Freeman, 1956
Pentapedilum anale Freeman, 1954
Pentapedilum hamoni Freeman, 1958
Pentapedilum ruandae Freeman, 1955
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) ruandae
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) abyssiniae Kieffer, 1918
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) annulatipes Kieffer, 1910
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) bifalcatum Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) bipustulatum Freeman, 1958
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) dewulfi Goetghebuer, 1936
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) ephippium Freeman, 1958
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) fuscipenne (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Polypedilum pedestre Meigen, 1830
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) griseoguttatum Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) longicrus Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) natalense Kieffer, 1918
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) pedestre Meigen, 1830
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) tenuitarse Kieffer, 1922
Polypedilum (Tripodura) tridens Freeman, 1955
Polypedilum (Tripodura) tropicum Kieffer, 1913
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) annulatum Freeman, 1954
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) kibatiense Goetghebuer, 1936
Polypedilum aethiopis Lehmann, 1979
Polypedilum aferum Lehmann, 1981
Polypedilum alboguttatum Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum amputatum Bjørlo, 2001
Polypedilum declive Kieffer, 1922
Polypedilum lehmanni Oyewo & Saether, 1998
Polypedilum longinerve Kieffer, 1922
Polypedilum majiis Lehmann, 1979
Polypedilum saetosum Lehmann, 1981
Polypedilum stephani Lehmann, 1981
Skusella pallidipes Kieffer, 1921
Stelechomyia pulchra
Stenochironomus africus Lehmann, 1981
Stenochironomus atroconus Freeman, 1955
Stenochironomus bipunctatus Kieffer, 1922
Stenochironomus edwardsi Freeman, 1957
Stenochironomus spatuliger Kieffer, 1922
Stictochironomus bisignatus Kieffer, 1918
Stictochironomus fusiformis Kieffer, 1921
Stictochironomus puripennis Kieffer, 1921
Xenochironomus trisetosus Kieffer, 1922
Xenochironomus ugandae Goetghebuer, 1936


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