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Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Msunduzi (Kwazulu-Natal)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
228
932
1194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
228
932
1194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
214
901
1162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
174
812
1072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
71
324
433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
39
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
7
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
5
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Msunduzi
2 Families width 7 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids5SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Msunduzi
5 Genera with 7 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1830Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1913Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Nilodorum Mattoon and ..., 19232SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Msunduzi
7 Species
Chironomus formosipennis Kieffer, 1908
Chironomus pulcher (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Demeijerea rufipes Linnaeus, 1761
Culicoides (Avaritia) imicola Kieffer, 1913
Nilodorum brevibucca Kieffer, 1922
Nilodorum fractilobus Kieffer, 1923
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) kibatiense Goetghebuer, 1936
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Msunduzi
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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