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Checklist for Tribe Chironomini Newman, 1834
and region Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
446
7368
32808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
442
7355
32787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
426
7263
32505
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
285
5996
29261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
52
311
1272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
99
527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
41
334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
26
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
21
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
12
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
10
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Democratic Republic of the Congo
10 Genera with 25 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1936Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Conochironomus Freeman, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Demicryptochironomus Lenz, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19087SpeciesTaxom
Lauterborniella Thienemann &..., 19211SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Pentapedilum Kieffer, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19989SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Democratic Republic of the Congo
25 Species
Chironomus seydeli Goetghebuer, 1936
Conochironomus acutistilus Freeman, 1955
Demicryptochironomus cinereithorax Goetghebuer, 1934
Dicrotendipes chambiensis Goetghebuer, 1936
Dicrotendipes cordatus Kieffer, 1922
Dicrotendipes ealae Freeman, 1957
Dicrotendipes peringueyanus Kieffer, 1924
Dicrotendipes pilosimanus (Kieffer, 1914)⇒ Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Dicrotendipes schoutendeni Goetghebuer, 1936
Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Lauterborniella pulchra (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Stelechomyia pulchra
Microtendipes albus Goetghebuer, 1936
Microtendipes satchelli Freeman, 1955
Paracladopelma reidi Freeman, 1957
Pentapedilum hamoni Freeman, 1958
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) ruandae
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) annulatipes Kieffer, 1910
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) bipustulatum Freeman, 1958
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) dewulfi Goetghebuer, 1936
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) griseoguttatum Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) longicrus Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum (Tripodura) tridens Freeman, 1955
Polypedilum amputatum Bjørlo, 2001
Polypedilum lehmanni Oyewo & Saether, 1998
Stenochironomus bipunctatus Kieffer, 1922


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