Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Lesotho (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 288
1986
3848 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 287
1983
3844 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 273
1955
3809 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 164
1398
2793 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 45
247
397 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 11
53
81 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 4
34
47 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
28
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Lesotho
2 Families width 32 Species
Genera for Lesotho
28 Genera with 32 Species #ABCDEHLMNPRT
| Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1978 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Archaeochlus Brundin, 1966 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Bezzia Kieffer, 1899 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Cardiocladius Kieffer, 1912 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomus Meigen, 1830 | Non-biting midges | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1934 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Conchapelopia Fittkau, 1957 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1918 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1918 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Culicoides Latreille, 1973 | Midge | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1914 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harnischia Kieffer, 1923 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Larsia Fittkau, 1962 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Limnophyes Eaton, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microtendipes Kieffer, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nilodorum Mattoon and ..., 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Paracladopelma Harnisch, 1923 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Paramerina Fittkau, 1962 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pentapedilum Kieffer, 1954 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polypedilum Kieffer, 1913 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | Procladius Skuse, 1889 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Rheocricotopus Brundin, 1956 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1954 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tanypus Meigen, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Tvetenia Tvetenia, 1922 | | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lesotho
32 Species | Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) dusoleili Goetghebuer, 1935 | | | Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) freemani Harrison, 1978 | | | Archaeochlus bicirratus Brundin, 1966 | | | Archaeochlus drakensbergensis Brundin, 1966 | | | Chironomus (Chironomus) calipterus Kieffer, 1908 | | | Chironomus caffrarius Kieffer, 1914 | | | Chironomus callichirus Kieffer, 1911 | | | Chironomus formosipennis Kieffer, 1908 | | | Chironomus pulcher (Wiedemann, 1830) | ⇒ Demeijerea rufipes Linnaeus, 1761 | | Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) pseudomancus Goetghebuer, 1934 | | | Cricotopus (Cricotopus) albitibia Walker, 1848 | | | Cricotopus kisantuensis Goetghebuer, 1934 | | | Cricotopus micans (Kieffer, 1918) | ⇒ Orthocladiinae micans Kieffer, 1918 | | Culicoides bassetorum Callot, Krem..., 1973 | | | Culicoides galliardi Callot, Krem..., 1973 | | | Dicrotendipes peringueyanus Kieffer, 1924 | | | Dicrotendipes pilosimanus (Kieffer, 1914) | ⇒ Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908 | | Eukiefferiella clavigera Freeman, 1956 | | | Harnischia curtilamellata Malloch, 1915 | | | Harnischia lacteiforceps Kieffer, 1923 | | | Limnophyes natalensis Kieffer, 1914 | | | Microtendipes satchelli Freeman, 1955 | | | Nilodorum brevibucca Kieffer, 1922 | | | Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929 | | | Pentapedilum anale Freeman, 1954 | | | Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) anale Freeman, 1954 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) deletum Goetghebuer, 1936 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) natalense Kieffer, 1918 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) subovatum Freeman, 1958 | | | Polypedilum (Tripodura) tropicum Kieffer, 1913 | | | Rheotanytarsus fuscus Freeman, 1954 | | | Tanypus guttatipennis Goetghebuer, 1935 | |
Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Lesotho | Family | Ceratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges | 26
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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