Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Kenya (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 503
7105
22102 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 501
7100
22096 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 482
7015
21853 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 302
5811
19641 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 80
846
2770 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 15
147
597 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 5
50
316 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
32
87 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Kenya
2 Families width 87 Species
Genera for Kenya
32 Genera with 87 Species #ABCDFHKLMOPQST
Allocladius Kieffer, 1913 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atrichopogon Kieffer, 1913 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1953 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomini | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomus Meigen, 1913 | Non-biting midges | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1923 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Culicoides Latreille, 1979 | Midge | 36 | Species | Taxom | | Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1974 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Diamesa Meigen, 1964 | Snow Midges | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Forcipomyia Meigen, 1913 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Hydrosmittia Saether & Fe..., 2011 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Kloosia Kruseman, 1988 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Larsia Fittkau, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limnophyes Eaton, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mallochohelea Wirth, 1987 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microtendipes Kieffer, 1955 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1913 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Palpomyia Meigen, 1975 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paratendipes Kieffer, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pentapedilum Kieffer, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polypedilum Kieffer, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Procladius Skuse, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Qiniella Wang & Sæth..., 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smittia Holmgren, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stictochironomus Kieffer, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stilobezzia Kieffer, 1959 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1913 | Green Midges | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Thalassomya Schiner, 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kenya
87 Species | Alluaudomyia imparungius Kieffer, 1913 | | | Atrichopogon anemotis Kieffer, 1913 | | | Atrichopogon hirsutipennis Ingram & Macfie, 1923 | | | Atrichopogon tropicus Kieffer, 1913 | | | Bryophaenocladius brincki Freeman, 1956 | | | Bryophaenocladius productus Freeman, 1953 | | | Chironomini lumiense Kieffer, 1913 | | | Chironomini tavetanus Kieffer, 1913 | | | Chironomini tropicalis Kieffer, 1913 | | | Chironomus (Chironomus) calipterus Kieffer, 1908 | | | Chironomus alluaudi Kieffer, 1913 | | | Chironomus tropicalis (Kieffer, 1913) | ⇒ Chironomini tropicalis Kieffer, 1913 | | Cricotopus harrisoni Freeman, 1956 | | | Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923) | ⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923 | | Cryptochironomus kikuyui Kieffer, 1913 | | | Cryptochironomus niligenus Kieffer, 1923 | | | Culicoides (Avaritia) kanagai Khamala, 1991 | | | Culicoides (Avaritia) tororoensis Khamala & Ke..., 1971 | | | Culicoides (Avaritia) trifasciellus Goetghebuer, 1935 | | | Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896 | | | Culicoides adersi Ingram & Macfie, 1923 | | | Culicoides albovenosus Khamala, 1991 | | | Culicoides arenarius Edwards, 1922 | | | Culicoides bedfordi Ingram & Macfie, 1923 | | | Culicoides brucei Austen, 1909 | | | Culicoides cornutus Meillon, 1937 | | | Culicoides eriodendroni Carter, Ingr..., 1920 | | | Culicoides exspectator Clastrier, 1959 | | | Culicoides fuscicaudae Macfie, 1947 | | | Culicoides gambiae Clastrier & ..., 1961 | | | Culicoides giganteus Khamala, 1991 | | | Culicoides isechnoensis Glick, 1990 | | | Culicoides isioloensis Cornet, Nevi..., 1974 | | | Culicoides kaimosiensis Khamala, 1991 | | | Culicoides karenensis Glick, 1990 | | | Culicoides kerichoensis Khamala, 1991 | | | Culicoides kibatiensis Goetghebuer, 1935 | | | Culicoides kingi Austen, 1912 | | | Culicoides magnus Colaco, 1946 | | | Culicoides moreli Clastrier, 1959 | | | Culicoides nairobiensis Glick, 1990 | | | Culicoides nivosus Meillon, 1937 | | | Culicoides ovalis Khamala, 1991 | | | Culicoides papillatus Khamala, 1991 | | | Culicoides parvulus Khamala, 1991 | | | Culicoides radiomaculatus Khamala, 1991 | | | Culicoides rhizophorensis Khamala, 1991 | | | Culicoides shimoniensis Khamala, 1991 | | | Culicoides spinifer Khamala, 1991 | | | Culicoides sylvicola Khamala, 1991 | | | Culicoides tropicalis Kieffer, 1913 | | | Culicoides walkeri Boorman, 1979 | | | Dasyhelea insignicornis (Kieffer, 1913) | ⇒ Dasyhelea wirthi Clastrier, 1974 | | Dasyhelea philotherma Macfie, 1939 | | | Dasyhelea wirthi Clastrier, 1974 | | | Diamesa freemani Willassen & ..., 1986 | | | Diamesa kenyae Freeman, 1964 | | | Dicrotendipes collarti Goetghebuer, 1936 | | | Forcipomyia kilemae Kieffer, 1913 | | | Forcipomyia tavetae Kieffer, 1913 | | | Kloosia africana Reiss, 1988 | | | Larsia teesdalei | | | Limnophyes natalensis Kieffer, 1914 | | | Mallochohelea kirki Macfie, 1939 | | | Mallochohelea unca Meillon & Wirth, 1987 | | | Metriocnemus lobeliae Freeman, 1956 | | | Microtendipes lentiginosus Freeman, 1955 | | | Microtendipes umbrosus Freeman, 1955 | | | Orthocladius alpinus Kieffer, 1913 | | | Orthocladius kinangopi Kieffer, 1913 | | | Orthocladius lacustris Kieffer, 1913 | | | Orthocladius sanctibenedicti Kieffer, 1913 | | | Palpomyia elogoni Macfie, 1939 | | | Palpomyia plebeiella Grogan & Wirth, 1975 | | | Paratendipes tavetanus (Kieffer, 1913) | ⇒ Chironomini tavetanus Kieffer, 1913 | | Pentapedilum kijabense Freeman, 1958 | | | Polypedilum lumiense (Kieffer, 1913) | ⇒ Chironomini lumiense Kieffer, 1913 | | Procladius albitalus Freeman, 1955 | | | Qiniella copa Mendes & And..., 2002 | | | Smittia maculipennis Goetghebuer, 1936 | | | Stictochironomus bisignatus Kieffer, 1918 | | | Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959 | | | Tanytarsus africanus Kieffer, 1913 | | | Tanytarsus apicalis Kieffer, 1913 | | | Tanytarsus brachyopsis Kieffer, 1913 | | | Tanytarsus tropicalis Kieffer, 1913 | | | Thalassomya reissi Oliveira, 2000 | |
Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Kenya | Family | Ceratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies | 8
50 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges | 24
37 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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