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Checklist for Tribe Chironomini Newman, 1834
and region Eastern Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
448
4515
8744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
446
4509
8734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
423
4424
8599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
283
3810
7730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
71
631
1268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
107
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
64
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
56
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
49
69
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
20
43
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
14
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eastern Cape
14 Genera with 31 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1923Non-biting midges11SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Demicryptochironomus Lenz, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19547SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Xestotendipes Harrison, 20001SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Cape
31 Species and 1 Subspecies
Chironomus (Chironomus) calipterus Kieffer, 1908
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus caffrarius Kieffer, 1914
Chironomus callichirus Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus formosipennis Kieffer, 1908
Chironomus pulcher (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Demeijerea rufipes Linnaeus, 1761
Chironomus satchelli Freeman, 1957
Chironomus scotti Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus stylifera (Johannsen, 1908)⇒ Cryptochironomus psittacinus Meigen, 1830
Chironomus tetraleucus Kieffer, 1914
Chironomus transvaalensis Kieffer, 1923
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Cryptochironomus lindneri Freeman, 1954
Demicryptochironomus cinereithorax Goetghebuer, 1934
Dicrotendipes peringueyanus Kieffer, 1924
Dicrotendipes pilosimanus (Kieffer, 1914)⇒ Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Harnischia curtilamellata Malloch, 1915
Kiefferulus chloronotus Kieffer, 1911
Microtendipes satchelli Freeman, 1955
Parachironomus acutus Goetghebuer, 1936
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) wittei Freeman, 1955
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) albosignatum Kieffer, 1925
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) alticola Kieffer, 1913
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) hastaferum Harrison, 2001
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) lobiferum Freeman, 1954
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) natalense Kieffer, 1918
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) pruina Freeman, 1954
Sergentia psiloptera Edwards, 1935
Stenochironomus bipunctatus Kieffer, 1922
Stictochironomus festivus imperforatus
Xestotendipes sufflavus Harrison, 2000


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