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Checklist for Tribe Chironomini Newman, 1834
and region Saudi Arabia (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
278
2042
4455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
277
2041
4453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
2029
4437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
188
1652
3788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
50
306
711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
73
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
28
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
23
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
22
48
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
14
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
6
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Saudi Arabia
6 Genera with 15 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1889Non-biting midges10SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19893SpeciesTaxom
Pontomyia Edwards, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saudi Arabia
15 Species and 3 Subspecies
Chironomus (Chironomus) alternans Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) australis Macquart, 1847
Chironomus (Chironomus) cloacalis Atchley & Ma..., 1971
Chironomus (Chironomus) duplex Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) nepeanensis Skuse, 1889
Chironomus (Chironomus) oppositus Walker, 1856
Chironomus oppositus oppositus
Chironomus oppositus tyleri Martin & Lee, 1984
Chironomus oppositus whitei Martin & Lee, 1984
Chironomus (Chironomus) tepperi Skuse, 1889Rice bloodworm
Cladopelma curtivalva Kieffer, 1917
Dicrotendipes jonmartini Epler, 1988
Dicrotendipes pseudoconjunctus Epler, 1988
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) leei Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum (Tripodura) malickianum Cranston, 1989
Polypedilum buettikeri Cranston, 1989
Pontomyia cottoni Womersley, 1937Grand collomia
Xenochironomus canterburyensis Freeman, 1959


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