Checklist of Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
for Niger (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 186
1173
2132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 186
1173
2132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 173
1141
2088 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 111
912
1786 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 28
129
322 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 6
59
226 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 3
13
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
7
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Niger
2 Families width 10 Species
Genera for Niger
7 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Niger
10 Species | Cladopelma inflexum Freeman, 1957 | | | Cricotopus quadrifasciatus Kieffer, 1911 | | | Cricotopus scottae Freeman, 1956 | | | Cryptochironomus lindneri Freeman, 1954 | | | Cryptochironomus neonilicola Freeman, 1957 | | | Cryptochironomus subovatus Freeman, 1954 | | | Forcipomyia (Thyridomyia) frutetorum Winnertz, 1852 | | | Parachironomus dewulfianus Goetghebuer, 1934 | | | Paratendipes crosskeyi Freeman, 1956 | | | Procladius polytomus Kieffer, 1923 | |
Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Niger | Family | Ceratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges | 6
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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