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Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Iran (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
400
4755
15379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
397
4748
15372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
382
4712
15315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
256
3724
12863
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
62
522
1458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
95
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
18
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
10
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Iran
2 Families width 47 Species
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge42SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Iran
10 Genera with 47 Species
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Buchonomyia Fittkau, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1758Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1973Midge36SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iran
47 Species
Atrichopogon (Psammopogon) nemestrinus Santos Abreu, 1918
Buchonomyia thienemanni Fittkau, 1955
Chironomus (Chironomus) curabilis Belyanina, S..., 1990
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Culicoides (Amossovia) dendrophilus Amossova, 1957
Culicoides (Avaritia) imicola Kieffer, 1913
Culicoides (Avaritia) sinanoensis Tokunaga, 1937
Culicoides (Culicoides) grisescens Edwards, 1939
Culicoides (Culicoides) newsteadi Austen, 1921
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) parroti Kieffer, 1922
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) riethi Kieffer, 1914
Culicoides (Oecacta) azerbajdzhanicus Dzhafarov, 1962
Culicoides (Oecacta) cataneii Clastrier, 1957
Culicoides (Oecacta) festivipennis Kieffer, 1914
Culicoides (Oecacta) heliophilus Edwards, 1921
Culicoides (Oecacta) kurensis Dzhafarov, 1960
Culicoides (Oecacta) longipennis Khalaf, 1957
Culicoides (Oecacta) odiatus Austen, 1921
Culicoides (Oecacta) pictipennis (Staeger, 1839)⇒ Culicoides festivipennis Kieffer, 1914
Culicoides (Oecacta) sahariensis Kieffer, 1923
Culicoides (Oecacta) semimaculatus Clastrier, 1958
Culicoides (Oecacta) shaklawensis Khalaf, 1957
Culicoides (Oecacta) simulator Edwards, 1939
Culicoides (Pontoculicoides) ibericus Dzhafarov, 1963
Culicoides (Pontoculicoides) saevus Kieffer, 1922
Culicoides (Pontoculicoides) sejfadinei Dzhafarov, 1958
Culicoides (Silvaticulicoides) subfasciipennis Kieffer, 1919
Culicoides bulbostylus Khalaf, 1961
Culicoides dzhafarovi Remm, 1967
Culicoides faghihi Naval, 1971
Culicoides firuzae Dzhafarov, 1958
Culicoides iranicus Naval, 1971
Culicoides koreensis Arnaud, 1956
Culicoides langeroni Kieffer, 1921
Culicoides maritime Kieffer, 1924
Culicoides mesghalii Naval, 1973
Culicoides morisitai Tokunaga, 1940
Culicoides omogensis Arnaud, 1956
Culicoides pallidus Khalaf, 1957
Culicoides shahgudiani Naval, 1973
Dasyhelea (Sebessia) flavopyga Zilahi-sebess, 1940
Forcipomyia regulus Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia rustica Kieffer, 1919
Nilobezzia formosa Loew, 1869
Orthocladius (Euorthocladius) telochaetus Langton, 1985
Palpomyia miki Goetghebuer, 1934
Procladius (Holotanypus) sagittalis Kieffer, 1909

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Iran
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
6
42
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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