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Checklist for Tribe Chironomini Newman, 1834
and region Kwazulu-Natal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
568
7208
15765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
565
7204
15757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
537
7075
15500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
343
5723
13134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
91
998
2437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
19
211
562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
114
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
95
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
77
156
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
35
90
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
28
70
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kwazulu-Natal
28 Genera with 70 Species
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Chironomus Meigen, 1914Non-biting midges11SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19223SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotendipes Lenz, 1941
0SpeciesTaxom
Demicryptochironomus Lenz, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19575SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Kribiothauma Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Lauterborniella Thienemann &..., 19211SpeciesTaxom
Lunditendipes Harrison, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Nilodorum Mattoon and ..., 19233SpeciesTaxom
Nilothauma Kieffer, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Pagastiella Brundin, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19573SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Pentapedilum Kieffer, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 199815SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Stelechomyia Reiss, 01SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19225SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 19216SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Zuluchironomus Harrison, 20001SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwazulu-Natal
70 Species and 1 Subspecies
Chironomus (Chironomus) calipterus Kieffer, 1908
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus caffrarius Kieffer, 1914
Chironomus callichirus Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus congolensis Goetghebuer, 1936
Chironomus formosipennis Kieffer, 1908
Chironomus leucochloris
Chironomus leucochlorus Kieffer, 1923
Chironomus peringueyi Kieffer, 1923
Chironomus pulcher (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Demeijerea rufipes Linnaeus, 1761
Chironomus tetraleucus Kieffer, 1914
Cladopelma inflexum Freeman, 1957
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Cryptochironomus lindneri Freeman, 1954
Cryptochironomus nudiforceps (Kieffer, 1922)⇒ Harnischia curtilamellata Malloch, 1915
Demicryptochironomus cinereithorax Goetghebuer, 1934
Dicrotendipes chambiensis Goetghebuer, 1936
Dicrotendipes ealae Freeman, 1957
Dicrotendipes fusconotatus Kieffer, 1922
Dicrotendipes pilosimanus (Kieffer, 1914)⇒ Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Dicrotendipes sudanicus Freeman, 1957
Harnischia curtilamellata Malloch, 1915
Kiefferulus chloronotus Kieffer, 1911
Kribiothauma pulchellum Kieffer, 1921
Lauterborniella pulchra (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Stelechomyia pulchra
Lunditendipes tropicum Harrison, 2000
Microchironomus tener Kieffer, 1918
Microtendipes albus Goetghebuer, 1936
Microtendipes lentiginosus Freeman, 1955
Microtendipes taitae Kieffer, 1913
Nilodorum brevibucca Kieffer, 1922
Nilodorum brevipalpe Kieffer, 1918
Nilodorum fractilobus Kieffer, 1923
Nilothauma harrisoni Adam & Saether, 1999
Parachironomus coronatus Kieffer, 1922
Parachironomus lewisi Freeman, 1957
Paracladopelma brincki Freeman, 1957
Paracladopelma graminicolor Kieffer, 1925
Paracladopelma reidi Freeman, 1957
Paratendipes reidi Freemann, 1957
Pentapedilum wittei Freeman, 1955
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) albosignatum Kieffer, 1925
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) alticola Kieffer, 1913
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) annulatipes Kieffer, 1910
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) dewulfi Goetghebuer, 1936
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) griseoguttatum Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) laterale Goetghebuer, 1936
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) longicrus Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) natalense Kieffer, 1918
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) pruina Freeman, 1954
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) quinqueguttatum Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum (Tripodura) tridens Freeman, 1955
Polypedilum (Tripodura) tropicum Kieffer, 1913
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) annulatum Freeman, 1954
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) kibatiense Goetghebuer, 1936
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) plautum Oyewo & Saether, 1998
Sergentia psiloptera Edwards, 1935
Stelechomyia pulchra
Stenochironomus bipunctatus Kieffer, 1922
Stenochironomus edwardsi Freeman, 1957
Stenochironomus harrisoni Freeman, 1957
Stenochironomus pustulatus Freeman, 1955
Stenochironomus spatuliger Kieffer, 1922
Stictochironomus bisignatus Kieffer, 1918
Stictochironomus caffrarius Kieffer, 1921
Stictochironomus festivus Kieffer, 1921
Stictochironomus festivus imperforatus
Stictochironomus natalensis Freeman, 1958
Stictochironomus puripennis Kieffer, 1921
Xenochironomus ugandae Goetghebuer, 1936
Zuluchironomus demoori Harrison, 2000


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