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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
232
1334
2478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
230
1330
2474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
222
1313
2455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
146
950
1876
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
33
118
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
21
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
12
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
6
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Iraq
2 Families width 23 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge20SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Iraq
6 Genera with 23 Species
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1961Midge18SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19341SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iraq
23 Species
Cryptochironomus (Cryptochironomus) supplicans Meigen, 1830
Culicoides (Avaritia) imicola Kieffer, 1913
Culicoides (Beltranmyia) desertorum Gutsevich, 1959
Culicoides (Culicoides) newsteadi Austen, 1921
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) nubeculosus Meigen, 1830
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) puncticollis (Becker, 1903)⇒ Culicoides nubeculosus Meigen, 1830
Culicoides (Oecacta) cataneii Clastrier, 1957
Culicoides (Oecacta) festivipennis Kieffer, 1914
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) shaklawensis Khalaf, 1957
Culicoides (Pontoculicoides) saevus Kieffer, 1922
Culicoides bulbostylus Khalaf, 1961
Culicoides kasimi Kasimi, 1961
Culicoides pallidus Khalaf, 1957
Culicoides pseudopallidus Khalaf, 1961
Dicrotendipes pallidicornis Goetghebuer, 1934
Harnischia quadricincta Goetghebuer, 1934
Leptoconops mesopotamiensis Patton, 1920
Palpomyia schmidti Goetghebuer, 1934

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Iraq
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
3
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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