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Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Madagascar (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
558
8318
30598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
557
8313
30590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
533
8181
30271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
346
6695
26862
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
774
2467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
19
189
808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
78
375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
55
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Madagascar
2 Families width 101 Species
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids60SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge41SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Madagascar
55 Genera with 101 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Aedokritus1SpeciesTaxom
Atrichipogon1SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19893SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 19533SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocladius Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 19124SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1911Non-biting midges9SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Conochironomus Freeman, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1935Midge8SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Demeijerea Kruseman, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19186SpeciesTaxom
Heteromyia Say, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Homohelea Kieffer, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Johannsenomyia Malloch, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Macropeza Meigen, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Mallochohelea Wirth, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Nilotanypus Kieffer, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Paratrichocladius Thienemann, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Pentapedilum Kieffer, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19617SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Qiniella Wang & Sæth..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeromias Curtis, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19613SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1958Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Tetrabezzia Kieffer, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Thalassomyia Schiner, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Xenohelea Kieffer, 19421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Madagascar
101 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) dusoleili Goetghebuer, 1935
Aedokritus platycnemis Edwards, 1931
Atrichipogon briani
Atrichopogon briani Meillon, 1961
Atrichopogon hirsutipennis Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Atrichopogon nilssoni Meillon & Wirth, 1989
Bezzia africana Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Bezzia demeilloni Haeselbarth, 1975
Bryophaenocladius angustus Freeman, 1961
Bryophaenocladius brincki Freeman, 1956
Bryophaenocladius productus Freeman, 1953
Cardiocladius oliffi Freeman, 1956
Ceratopogon crassipalpis F. Meunier, 1912
Ceratopogon madagascariensis F. Meunier, 1912
Ceratopogon tenuipes F. Meunier, 1912
Ceratopogon viscatus F. Meunier, 1912
Chironomus (Chironomus) calipterus Kieffer, 1908
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus callichirus Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus formosipennis Kieffer, 1908
Chironomus imicola Kieffer, 1913
Chironomus linearis Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus meunieri F. Meunier, 1912
Chironomus pulcher (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Demeijerea rufipes Linnaeus, 1761
Chironomus scotti Kieffer, 1911
Cladopelma curtivalva Kieffer, 1917
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) pseudomancus Goetghebuer, 1934
Cladotanytarsus capensis Freeman, 1954
Conochironomus avicula Freeman, 1955
Cryptochironomus diceras Kieffer, 1923
Culicoides (Avaritia) brosseti Vattier & Adam, 1966
Culicoides (Avaritia) imicola Kieffer, 1913
Culicoides bisolis Kremer & Bru..., 1973
Culicoides fulvithorax Austen, 1912
Culicoides grahamii Austen, 1909
Culicoides madagascarensis Meillon, 1961
Culicoides moreli Clastrier, 1959
Culicoides vitshumbiensis Goetghebuer, 1935
Dasyhelea fenerivensis Meillon, 1961
Dasyhelea fusca Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Demeijerea rufipes Linnaeus, 1761
Dicrotendipes regalis Goetghebuer, 1936
Dicrotendipes schoutendeni Goetghebuer, 1936
Endochironomus pruinosus Freeman, 1961
Endochironomus woodi Freeman, 1957
Eukiefferiella clavigera Freeman, 1956
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) biannulata Ingram & Macfie, 1924Biting midge
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Forcipomyia hamoni Meillon, 1959
Forcipomyia lemuria Meillon, 1961
Forcipomyia mopsus Meillon & Hardy, 1954
Forcipomyia striaticornis Kieffer, 1918
Homohelea diabolus Meillon, 1961
Homohelea stuckenbergi Meillon, 1961
Johannsenomyia albidorsata Meillon, 1937
Kiefferulus chloronotus Kieffer, 1911
Leptoconops (Styloconops) spinosifrons Carter, 1921
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Macropeza nigra Seguy, 1931
Macropeza pallidipes Seguy, 1931
Mallochohelea hamata Meillon & Wirth, 1987
Mallochohelea siricis Meillon, 1961
Microchironomus tener Kieffer, 1918
Microtendipes bicoloripennis Freeman, 1961
Microtendipes satchelli Freeman, 1955
Microtendipes taitae Kieffer, 1913
Monohelea litoraurea Ingram & Macfie, 1921
Nilotanypus comatus Freeman, 1953
Orthocladius harrisoni Freeman, 1961
Orthocladius stuckenbergi Freeman, 1961
Parachironomus nigrofasciatus Freeman, 1961
Parametriocnemus scotti Freeman, 1953
Paraphaenocladius cuneipennis Freeman, 1961
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratendipes crosskeyi Freeman, 1956
Paratrichocladius micans Kieffer, 1918
Pentapedilum anale Freeman, 1954
Polypedilum (Cerobregma) ramiferum Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) griseoguttatum Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum (Tripodura) tridens Freeman, 1955
Polypedilum bicoloratum Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum pallidiventre
Polypedilum palliventre Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum stuckenbergi Freeman, 1961
Procladius brevipetiolatus Goetghebuer, 1935
Pseudosmittia hirtella Freeman, 1953
Qiniella copa Mendes & And..., 2002
Rheocricotopus cereofasciatus Goetghebuer, 1934
Sergentia psiloptera Edwards, 1935
Sphaeromias par Ingram & Macfie, 1922
Stenochironomus bipunctatus Kieffer, 1922
Stenochironomus unicalcar Freeman, 1961
Stictochironomus bisignatus Kieffer, 1918
Stictochironomus festivus Kieffer, 1921
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stilobezzia longicornis Goetghebuer, 1934
Stilobezzia pauliani Meillon, 1961
Tanytarsus trifidus Freeman, 1958
Tetrabezzia diazi Meillon, 1961
Thalassomyia africana (Edwards, 1926)⇒ Thalassomya africana Edwards, 1926
Xenohelea galatea Meillon, 1942

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Madagascar
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
19
41
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
36
60
Genera
Species

Taxom



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