Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Egypt (Near East)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 355
2690
5936 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 354
2687
5927 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 344
2654
5866 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 218
1990
4696 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 63
477
1237 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 13
74
172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 5
42
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
34
85 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Egypt
2 Families width 85 Species
Genera for Egypt
34 Genera with 85 Species #ABCDFJLMNOPST
| Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atrichopogon Kieffer, 1924 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Bezzia Kieffer, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chironominae | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomini | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomus Meigen, 1903 | Non-biting midges | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1950 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Clinotanypus Kieffer, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clunio Haliday, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1925 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1925 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Culicoides Latreille, 1921 | Midge | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Cyphomella Sæther, 1925 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1943 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1936 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Forcipomyia Meigen, 1924 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Johannsenomyia Malloch, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptoconops Skuse, 1975 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Macropeza Meigen, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microchironomus Kieffer, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nilobezzia Kieffer, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nilodorum Mattoon and ..., 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthocladiinae | Orthoclads | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parachironomus Lenz, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paracladopelma Harnisch, 1925 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratendipes Kieffer, 1925 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polypedilum Kieffer, 1925 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pontomyia Edwards, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Procladius Skuse, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Serromyia Meigen, 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stictochironomus Kieffer, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tanytarsini | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1911 | Green Midges | 5 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Egypt
85 Species | Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) dusoleili Goetghebuer, 1935 | | | Alluaudomyia nilogenes Kieffer, 1924 | | | Atrichopogon (Atrichopogon) flavitarsatus Becker, 1903 | | | Atrichopogon (Atrichopogon) fuscus Meigen, 1804 | | | Atrichopogon (Psammopogon) luteicollis Becker, 1903 | | | Atrichopogon aegyptius Kieffer, 1925 | | | Atrichopogon callipotami Macfie, 1924 | | | Bezzia aegytia Kieffer, 1924 | | | Chironominae flavicans Macquart, 1850 | | | Chironomini nigrocinctus Becker, 1903 | | | Chironomini variotarsatus Becker, 1903 | | | Chironomus (Chironomus) calipterus Kieffer, 1908 | | | Chironomus aegyptius Kieffer, 1913 | | | Chironomus diakonoffi Kruseman, 1949 | | | Chironomus flavicans (Macquart, 1850) | ⇒ Chironominae flavicans Macquart, 1850 | | Chironomus formosipennis Kieffer, 1908 | | | Chironomus nigrocinctus (Becker, 1903) | ⇒ Chironomini nigrocinctus Becker, 1903 | | Chironomus noctuabundus Kieffer, 1911 | | | Chironomus nocturnalis Kieffer, 1911 | | | Chironomus variotarsatus (Becker, 1903) | ⇒ Chironomini variotarsatus Becker, 1903 | | Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) pseudomancus Goetghebuer, 1934 | | | Cladotanytarsus aegyptius Ghonaim, Ali..., 2005 | | | Cladotanytarsus lewisi Freeman, 1950 | | | Clinotanypus claripennis Kieffer, 1918 | | | Clunio marinus Haliday, 1855 | | | Cricotopus aegyptius (Kieffer, 1925) | ⇒ Orthocladiinae aegyptius Kieffer, 1925 | | Cryptochironomus incisus Kruseman, 1949 | | | Cryptochironomus nilogenes Kieffer, 1925 | | | Culicoides (Avaritia) imicola Kieffer, 1913 | | | Culicoides (Culicoides) newsteadi Austen, 1921 | | | Culicoides (Monoculicoides) riethi Kieffer, 1914 | | | Culicoides (Monoculicoides) stigma Meigen, 1818 | | | Culicoides catharinae Kremer, 1991 | | | Culicoides distinctipennis Austen, 1912 | | | Culicoides hanae Braverman, D..., 1983 | | | Culicoides kingi Austen, 1912 | | | Culicoides pilosipennis Kieffer, 1924 | | | Culicoides vitreipennis Austen, 1921 | | | Cyphomella camelus Kieffer, 1925 | | | Dasyhelea (Dicryptoscena) modesta Winnertz, 1852 | | | Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) arenivaga Macfie, 1943 | | | Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) arenosa Kieffer, 1925 | | | Dasyhelea egypti Macfie, 1943 | | | Dasyhelea fusca Carter, Ingr..., 1921 | | | Dasyhelea heliophila Macfie, 1943 | | | Dasyhelea ismalilliae Macfie, 1943 | | | Dasyhelea luteocincta Kieffer, 1924 | | | Dasyhelea moascari (Macfie, 1943) | ⇒ Dasyhelea modesta Winnertz, 1852 | | Dicrotendipes fusconotatus Kieffer, 1922 | | | Dicrotendipes nilophilus Kieffer, 1925 | | | Dicrotendipes nitididorsum Kieffer, 1925 | | | Dicrotendipes nocticola Kieffer, 1911 | | | Dicrotendipes quaturodecimpunctatus Goetghebuer, 1936 | | | Forcipomyia marsafae Ghonaim, Ibr..., 2001 | | | Forcipomyia nilicola Kieffer, 1925 | | | Forcipomyia urnigera Kieffer, 1924 | | | Johannsenomyia imparunguis Becker, 1903 | | | Leptoconops (Holoconops) kerteszi Kieffer, 1908 | | | Leptoconops dissimilis Clastrier, 1975 | | | Leptoconops macfiei Clastrier, 1975 | | | Macropeza nuda Becker, 1903 | | | Microchironomus tener Kieffer, 1918 | | | Nilobezzia nilotica Kieffer, 1924 | | | Nilodorum brevibucca Kieffer, 1922 | | | Orthocladiinae aegyptius Kieffer, 1925 | | | Parachironomus aculeatus Kieffer, 1921 | | | Paracladopelma graminicolor Kieffer, 1925 | | | Paratendipes striatus Kieffer, 1925 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) albosignatum Kieffer, 1925 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) griseoguttatum Kieffer, 1921 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) quinqueguttatum Kieffer, 1921 | | | Polypedilum (Tripodura) aegyptium Kieffer, 1925 | | | Polypedilum (Tripodura) tridens Freeman, 1955 | | | Polypedilum marsafae Ghonaim, Ali..., 2005 | | | Polypedilum sate Kieffer, 1925 | | | Pontomyia natans Edwards, 1926 | | | Procladius noctivagus Kieffer, 1910 | | | Serromyia mangrovi Dalacolle & ..., 1987 | | | Stictochironomus caffrarius Kieffer, 1921 | | | Tanytarsini nocturnus Kieffer, 1911 | | | Tanytarsus dollfusi Goetghebuer, 1938 | | | Tanytarsus itsae Ghonaim, 2005 | | | Tanytarsus nilicola Kieffer, 1923 | | | Tanytarsus nocticola Kieffer, 1911 | | | Tanytarsus nocturnus (Kieffer, 1911) | ⇒ Tanytarsini nocturnus Kieffer, 1911 |
Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Egypt | Family | Ceratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies | 11
36 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges | 23
49 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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