Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Ethiopia (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 368
4268
12556 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 367
4267
12554 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 351
4207
12406 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 237
3469
10524 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 58
445
1022 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 12
74
209 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 5
42
133 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
31
50 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Ethiopia
2 Families width 50 Species
Genera for Ethiopia
31 Genera with 50 Species #ABCDFMNOPQRSTV
| Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Allocladius Kieffer, 1913 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Atrichopogon Kieffer, 1924 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1953 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiocladius Kieffer, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chaetocladius Kieffer, 1992 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chironominae | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomini | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomus Meigen, 1914 | Non-biting midges | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Conchapelopia Fittkau, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1992 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Culicoides Latreille, 1918 | Midge | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1937 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Forcipomyia Meigen, 1977 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nanocladius Kieffer, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1961 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paramerina Fittkau, 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrichocladius Thienemann, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polypedilum Kieffer, 1996 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Procladius Skuse, 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 1954 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Qiniella Wang & Sæth..., 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 2004 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Smittia Holmgren, 1954 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stictochironomus Kieffer, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stilobezzia Kieffer, 1937 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2004 | Green Midges | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Virgatanytarsus Pinder, 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ethiopia
50 Species | Ablabesmyia rimae Harrison, 1991 | | | Atrichopogon abyssiniae Kieffer, 1918 | | | Atrichopogon globosus Kieffer, 1918 | | | Atrichopogon hirsutipennis Ingram & Macfie, 1923 | | | Atrichopogon stannusi Ingram & Macfie, 1924 | | | Bryophaenocladius pallidus Kieffer, 1918 | | | Bryophaenocladius productus Freeman, 1953 | | | Cardiocladius oliffi Freeman, 1956 | | | Chaetocladius awasae Harrison, 1992 | | | Chironominae brevicornis Zetterstedt, 1855 | | | Chironomini brevicornis Kieffer, 1918 | | | Chironomus brevicornis (Kieffer, 1918) | ⇒ Chironomini brevicornis Kieffer, 1918 | | Chironomus caffrarius Kieffer, 1914 | | | Conchapelopia trifascia | | | Cricotopus (Cricotopus) albitibia Walker, 1848 | | | Cricotopus bergensis Freeman, 1954 | | | Cricotopus bizonatus Freeman, 1956 | | | Cricotopus flavozonatus Freeman, 1953 | | | Cricotopus scottae Freeman, 1956 | | | Cricotopus unizonatus Harrison, 1992 | | | Culicoides albosparsus Kieffer, 1918 | | | Dasyhelea dehalperti Macfie, 1937 | | | Dasyhelea flava Carter, Ingr..., 1921 | | | Dasyhelea nigricans Carter, Ingr..., 1921 | | | Dasyhelea philotherma Macfie, 1939 | | | Dasyhelea waldiae Macfie, 1937 | | | Dicrotendipes pilosimanus (Kieffer, 1914) | ⇒ Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908 | | Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) biannulata Ingram & Macfie, 1924 | Biting midge | | Forcipomyia abyssiniae Kieffer, 1918 | | | Forcipomyia alamatae Macfie, 1937 | | | Forcipomyia collinsi Lane, 1977 | | | Metriocnemus wittei Freeman, 1955 | | | Nanocladius saetheri Harrison, 1994 | | | Orthocladius harrisoni Freeman, 1961 | | | Paramerina ababae Harrison, 1991 | | | Parametriocnemus scotti Freeman, 1953 | | | Paratrichocladius pretorianus Freeman, 1956 | | | Polypedilum tana Cranston & Judd, 1989 | | | Polypedilum tesfayi Harrison, 1996 | | | Procladius shibrui Harrison, 1991 | | | Pseudosmittia conigera Freeman, 1954 | | | Qiniella copa Mendes & And..., 2002 | | | Rheotanytarsus fuscus Freeman, 1954 | | | Rheotanytarsus montanus Lehmann, 1979 | | | Rheotanytarsus shebelensis Harrison, 2004 | | | Smittia atra Freeman, 1954 | | | Stictochironomus puripennis Kieffer, 1921 | | | Stilobezzia lanceloti Macfie, 1937 | | | Tanytarsus awashensis Harrison, 2004 | | | Virgatanytarsus aboensis Harrison, 2004 | |
Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Ethiopia | Family | Ceratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies | 5
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges | 26
35 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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