Checklist for Tribe Chironomini Newman, 1834
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4495
12408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4491
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 368
4385
12052 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
3464
10323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 66
566
1730 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 15
137
628 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 5
60
340 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
40
108 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges | 27
53 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Chironominae
Newman, 1834
| 18
35 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Chironomini
Newman, 1834
| 15
28 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nigeria
15 Genera with 28 Species | Chironomus Meigen, 1911 | Non-biting midges | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Conochironomus Freeman, 1995 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1954 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1957 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Endochironomus Kieffer, 1957 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kribiodosis Kieffer, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nilodosis Kieffer, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parachironomus Lenz, 1957 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Paracladopelma Harnisch, 1957 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pentapedilum Kieffer, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polypedilum Kieffer, 1922 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Skusella Freeman, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenochironomus Kieffer, 1955 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stictochironomus Kieffer, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xenochironomus Kieffer, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nigeria
28 Species | Chironomus callichirus Kieffer, 1911 | | | Conochironomus deemingi Cranston & Hare, 1995 | | | Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923) | ⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923 | | Cryptochironomus lindneri Freeman, 1954 | | | Cryptochironomus niligenus Kieffer, 1923 | | | Cryptochironomus subovatus Freeman, 1954 | | | Dicrotendipes crispi Freeman, 1957 | | | Dicrotendipes schoutendeni Goetghebuer, 1936 | | | Dicrotendipes sudanicus Freeman, 1957 | | | Endochironomus woodi Freeman, 1957 | | | Kribiodosis clavigera Kieffer, 1921 | | | Nilodosis fusca Kieffer, 1922 | | | Parachironomus dewulfianus Goetghebuer, 1934 | | | Parachironomus sinuatus Freeman, 1957 | | | Parachironomus unicalcar Freeman, 1957 | | | Paracladopelma melutense Freeman, 1957 | | | Pentapedilum wittei Freeman, 1955 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) bifalcatum Kieffer, 1921 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) melanophilum Kieffer, 1911 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) tenuitarse Kieffer, 1922 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) vanderplanki Hinton, 1951 | Sleeping chironomid | | Polypedilum (Tripodura) tropicum Kieffer, 1913 | | | Polypedilum subconfluens Kieffer, 1922 | | | Skusella freemani Harrison, 2001 | | | Stenochironomus albicoxa Freeman, 1957 | | | Stenochironomus atroconus Freeman, 1955 | | | Stictochironomus fusiformis Kieffer, 1921 | | | 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
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