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Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Northern Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
317
2422
5011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
316
2415
4984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
301
2376
4934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
209
1978
4391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
47
305
824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
37
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
27
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
20
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Cape
2 Families width 23 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids20SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Cape
20 Genera with 23 Species
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocladius Kieffer, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1830Non-biting midges5SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 2003Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Demicryptochironomus Lenz, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Nannoodes Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Nanocladius Kieffer, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Nilothauma Kieffer, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Qiniella Wang & Sæth..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19542SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19361SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Cape
23 Species
Cardiocladius africanus Freeman, 1955
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
Cricotopus verbekei Freeman, 1956
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Cryptochironomus subovatus Freeman, 1954
Culicoides (Avaritia) tuttifrutti Meiswinkel &..., 2003
Demicryptochironomus cinereithorax Goetghebuer, 1934
Dicrotendipes peringueyanus Kieffer, 1924
Nannoodes pseudocistela A. Handlirsch, 1906
Nanocladius saetheri Harrison, 1994
Nilothauma pictipenne Kieffer, 1927Pygmy fameflower
Palpomyia plebeiella Grogan & Wirth, 1975
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) abyssiniae Kieffer, 1918
Procladius desis Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Qiniella copa Mendes & And..., 2002
Rheotanytarsus angustus
Rheotanytarsus fuscus Freeman, 1954
Xenochironomus ugandae Goetghebuer, 1936

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Northern Cape
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
17
20
Genera
Species

Taxom



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