Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 630
8507
21838 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 628
8495
21797 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 600
8347
21509 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 384
6839
18665 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 100
1210
3469 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 24
285
687 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 7
132
366 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
112
267 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cape
2 Families width 267 Species and 1 Subspecies
Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Cape | Family | Ceratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies | 26
56 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges | 86
211 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information Chironomoidea at artfakta.se
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