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Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
446
7368
32808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
442
7355
32787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
426
7263
32505
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
285
5996
29261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
52
311
1272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
99
527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
41
334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
26
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Democratic Republic of the Congo
2 Families width 50 Species
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge12SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids38SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Democratic Republic of the Congo
26 Genera with 50 Species
#ABCDEFLMPST
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1936Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Conochironomus Freeman, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1935Midge4SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Demicryptochironomus Lenz, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19087SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19783SpeciesTaxom
Larsia Fittkau, 02SpeciesTaxom
Lauterborniella Thienemann &..., 19211SpeciesTaxom
Lepidopelopia Harrison, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Lerheimia Andersen & S..., 19561SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Pentapedilum Kieffer, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19989SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1933Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Democratic Republic of the Congo
50 Species
Alluaudomyia melanosticta Ingram & Macfie, 1922
Bryophaenocladius brincki Freeman, 1956
Bryophaenocladius productus Freeman, 1953
Chironomus seydeli Goetghebuer, 1936
Conochironomus acutistilus Freeman, 1955
Cricotopus kisantuensis Goetghebuer, 1934
Culicoides bergi Cochrane, 1973
Culicoides inornatipennis Carter, Ingr..., 1920
Culicoides schultzei Enderlein, 1908
Culicoides wansoni Goetghebuer, 1935
Dasyhelea (Prokempia) flaviventris Goetghebuer, 1910
Dasyhelea nigricans Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Demicryptochironomus cinereithorax Goetghebuer, 1934
Dicrotendipes chambiensis Goetghebuer, 1936
Dicrotendipes cordatus Kieffer, 1922
Dicrotendipes ealae Freeman, 1957
Dicrotendipes peringueyanus Kieffer, 1924
Dicrotendipes pilosimanus (Kieffer, 1914)⇒ Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Dicrotendipes schoutendeni Goetghebuer, 1936
Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Eukiefferiella brevicalcar Kieffer, 1911
Forcipomyia (Microhelea) fuliginosa Meigen, 1818
Forcipomyia ashantii Ingram & Macfie, 1924
Forcipomyia stami Wirth & Rata..., 1978
Larsia rutshuruiensis
Larsia uniformis
Lauterborniella pulchra (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Stelechomyia pulchra
Lepidopelopia annulator Goetghebuer, 1935
Lerheimia wulfi Freeman, 1956
Microtendipes albus Goetghebuer, 1936
Microtendipes satchelli Freeman, 1955
Palpomyia limnochares Macfie, 1940
Palpomyia plebeiella Grogan & Wirth, 1975
Paracladopelma reidi Freeman, 1957
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Pentapedilum hamoni Freeman, 1958
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) ruandae
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) annulatipes Kieffer, 1910
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) bipustulatum Freeman, 1958
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) dewulfi Goetghebuer, 1936
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) griseoguttatum Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) longicrus Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum (Tripodura) tridens Freeman, 1955
Polypedilum amputatum Bjørlo, 2001
Polypedilum lehmanni Oyewo & Saether, 1998
Pseudosmittia wulfi Freeman, 1956
Smittia wulfi (Freeman, 1956)⇒ Pseudosmittia wulfi Freeman, 1956
Stenochironomus bipunctatus Kieffer, 1922
Tanytarsus pontophilus Tokunaga, 1933
Thienemanniella trivittata Goetghebuer, 1935

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Democratic Republic of the Congo
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
5
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
21
38
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Chironomoidea at artfakta.se
Chironomoidea at dyntaxa.se