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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
10948
38362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
10924
38301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
10787
38002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
387
8356
31453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
103
1503
5703
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
22
404
1756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
163
958
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
126
669
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
101
359
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
37
132
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
25
86
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Africa
25 Genera with 86 Species
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Baeotendipes Kieffer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1909Non-biting midges12SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19545SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomella Sæther, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19086SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Lauterborniella Thienemann &..., 19211SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Nandeva Wiedenbrug, ..., 1998
0SpeciesTaxom
Nilodorum Mattoon and ..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Nilothauma Kieffer, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19578SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19574SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 19185SpeciesTaxom
Pentapedilum Kieffer, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 192624SpeciesTaxom
Pontomyia Edwards, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Skusella Freeman, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Stelechomyia Reiss, 01SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19223SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19362SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Africa
86 Species
Baeotendipes noctivaga Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus (Chironomus) alpestris Goetghebuer, 1934
Chironomus (Chironomus) calipterus Kieffer, 1908
Chironomus (Chironomus) cingulatus (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Paramerina cingulata Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Chironomus (Chironomus) venustus (Pinder, 1978)⇒ Chironomini venustus Pinder, 1978
Chironomus (Lobochironomus) dorsalis (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Einfeldia dorsalis Meigen, 1818
Chironomus annularis (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Chironomus plumosus Linnaeus, 1758
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus atripes (Kieffer, 1910)⇒ Chironomini atripes Kieffer, 1910
Chironomus formosipennis Kieffer, 1908
Chironomus leopardinus (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Chironomini leopardinus Santos Abreu, 1918
Chironomus multiannulatus (Strobl, 1909)⇒ Chironomini multiannulatus Strobl, 1909
Cladopelma nilotes (Kieffer, 1922)⇒ Chironomini nilotes Kieffer, 1922
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Cryptochironomus nilophilus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini nilophilus Kieffer, 1923
Cryptochironomus ocularis (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini ocularis Kieffer, 1923
Cryptochironomus pumilio (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini pumilio Kieffer, 1923
Cryptochironomus subovatus Freeman, 1954
Cyphomella camelus Kieffer, 1925
Dicrotendipes cordatus Kieffer, 1922
Dicrotendipes crispi Freeman, 1957
Dicrotendipes fusconotatus Kieffer, 1922
Dicrotendipes peringueyanus Kieffer, 1924
Dicrotendipes schoutendeni Goetghebuer, 1936
Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) barbipes Staeger, 1839
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) pallens Meigen, 1804
Lauterborniella pulchra (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Stelechomyia pulchra
Microchironomus deribae Freeman, 1957
Microchironomus tener Kieffer, 1918
Microtendipes britteni Edwards, 1929
Microtendipes diffinis Edwards, 1929
Nilodorum brevibucca Kieffer, 1922
Nilothauma pictipenne Kieffer, 1927Pygmy fameflower
Parachironomus aculeatus Kieffer, 1921
Parachironomus coronatus Kieffer, 1922
Parachironomus dewulfianus Goetghebuer, 1934
Parachironomus lupus Trivinho-Str..., 2010
Parachironomus parilis Walker, 1856
Parachironomus sinuatus Freeman, 1957
Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Parachironomus unicalcar Freeman, 1957
Paracladopelma graminicolor Kieffer, 1925
Paracladopelma laminata (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Paracladopelma laminatum Kieffer, 1921
Paracladopelma laminatum Kieffer, 1921
Paracladopelma reidi Freeman, 1957
Paratendipes albimanus Meigen, 1818
Paratendipes crosskeyi Freeman, 1956
Paratendipes seydeli Freeman, 1957
Paratendipes striatus Kieffer, 1925
Paratendipes tunisiae Kieffer, 1918
Pentapedilum wittei Freeman, 1955
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) abyssiniae Kieffer, 1918
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) albosignatum Kieffer, 1925
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) dewulfi Goetghebuer, 1936
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) ephippium Freeman, 1958
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) griseoguttatum Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) lene Becker, 1908
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubeculosum Meigen, 1804
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubifer Skuse, 1889
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubiferum Skuse, 1889Midge
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) pruina Freeman, 1954
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) quinqueguttatum Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) tenuitarse Kieffer, 1922
Polypedilum (Tripodura) aegyptium Kieffer, 1925
Polypedilum (Tripodura) tridens Freeman, 1955
Polypedilum (Tripodura) tropicum Kieffer, 1913
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) annulatum Freeman, 1954
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) convictum Walker, 1856
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) cultellatum Goetghebuer, 1931Forkvein polypody
Polypedilum brevipalpe Saether & Su..., 1999
Polypedilum distans (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Chironomini distans Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum freemani Oyewo & Saether, 1998
Polypedilum humile Kieffer, 1924
Polypedilum phre Kieffer, 1925
Polypedilum sahariense Kieffer, 1926
Pontomyia natans Edwards, 1926
Skusella pallidipes Kieffer, 1921
Stelechomyia pulchra
Stenochironomus albicoxa Freeman, 1957
Stenochironomus pustulatus Freeman, 1955
Stenochironomus spatuliger Kieffer, 1922
Stictochironomus caffrarius 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