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Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Senegal (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
338
3017
6558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
336
3014
6554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
323
2967
6456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
2384
5604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
57
335
686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
65
269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
47
219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
32
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Senegal
2 Families width 110 Species
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge82SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids28SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Senegal
32 Genera with 110 Species
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Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19588SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19595SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19583SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 199411SpeciesTaxom
Cantopelopia Roback, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1913Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Conochironomus Freeman, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1935Midge36SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19596SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Gillotia Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Macropeza Meigen, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Paratrissocladius ZavÍel, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Phaenobezzia Haeselbarth, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19983SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19182SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19584SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1958Green Midges4SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Senegal
110 Species
Alluaudomyia abonnenci Clastrier, 1958
Alluaudomyia dekeyseri Clastrier, 1958
Alluaudomyia fimbriatinervis Clastrier, 1958
Alluaudomyia fragilicornis Clastrier, 1958
Alluaudomyia maculipennis Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Alluaudomyia maculithorax Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Alluaudomyia marmorata Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Alluaudomyia pseudomaculithorax Clastrier, 1958
Atrichopogon badiensis Clastrier, 1959
Atrichopogon brunnicellula Clastrier, 1959
Atrichopogon dekeyseri Clastrier, 1959
Atrichopogon longicosta Clastrier, 1959
Atrichopogon ornativentris Clastrier, 1959
Bezzia diversipes Clastrier, 1958
Bezzia melanoflava Clastrier, 1958
Bezzia niokoloensis Clastrier, 1958
Brachypogon boormani Grogan & Mei..., 1994
Brachypogon calloti Grogan & Mei..., 1994
Brachypogon corneti Grogan & Mei..., 1994
Brachypogon debenhamae Grogan & Mei..., 1994
Brachypogon delecollei Grogan & Mei..., 1994
Brachypogon glukhovae Grogan & Mei..., 1994
Brachypogon infarctipes Delecolle & ..., 1990
Brachypogon phymos Delecolle & ..., 1990
Brachypogon riebi Grogan & Mei..., 1994
Brachypogon senegalensis Meillon & Wirth, 1955
Brachypogon szadziewskii Grogan & Mei..., 1994
Cantopelopia meilloni Freeman, 1955
Chironomus alluaudi Kieffer, 1913
Cladotanytarsus reductus Freeman, 1954
Conochironomus avicula Freeman, 1955
Cricotopus kisantuensis Goetghebuer, 1934
Cryptochironomus lindneri Freeman, 1954
Culicoides (Avaritia) imicola Kieffer, 1913
Culicoides (Avaritia) pseudopallidipennis Clastrier, 1958
Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896
Culicoides africanus Clastrier, 1959
Culicoides camicasi Cornet & Cha..., 1971
Culicoides chateaui Cornet, 1970
Culicoides congolensis Clastrier, 1960
Culicoides dasyops Clastrier, 1958
Culicoides dekeyseri Clastrier, 1958
Culicoides dispar Clastrier, 1959
Culicoides dutoiti Meillon, 1943
Culicoides enderleini Cornet & Bru..., 1994
Culicoides exspectator Clastrier, 1959
Culicoides fulvithorax Austen, 1912
Culicoides gambiae Clastrier & ..., 1961
Culicoides kingi Austen, 1912
Culicoides kobae Cornet & Cha..., 1971
Culicoides krameri Clastrier, 1959
Culicoides magnus Colaco, 1946
Culicoides micheli Cornet & Cha..., 1971
Culicoides milnei Austen, 1909
Culicoides moreli Clastrier, 1959
Culicoides moucheti Cornet & Kremer, 1970
Culicoides nevilli Cornet & Bru..., 1994
Culicoides nigeriae Ingram & Macfie, 1921
Culicoides nivosus Meillon, 1937
Culicoides perettii Cornet & Cha..., 1971
Culicoides ravus Meillon, 1936
Culicoides robini Cornet, 1970
Culicoides saboyae Cornet, 1970
Culicoides schultzei Enderlein, 1908
Culicoides subravus Cornet & Cha..., 1971
Culicoides vagus Cornet & Cha..., 1971
Culicoides vicinus Clastrier, 1960
Culicoides vitshumbiensis Goetghebuer, 1935
Culicoides wansoni Goetghebuer, 1935
Dasyhelea abonnenci Clastrier, 1959
Dasyhelea africana Clastrier, 1959
Dasyhelea albiscapula Clastrier, 1959
Dasyhelea atrifemorata Clastrier, 1961
Dasyhelea forficata Meillon & Wirth, 1989
Dasyhelea tropica Clastrier, 1959
Dicrotendipes chambiensis Goetghebuer, 1936
Dicrotendipes sudanicus Freeman, 1957
Endochironomus woodi Freeman, 1957
Forcipomyia castanea Walker, 1848
Forcipomyia clastrieri Dessart, 1963
Forcipomyia squamitarsata Clastrier, 1935
Gillotia trifida Freeman, 1957
Harnischia lacteiforceps Kieffer, 1923
Macropeza abonnenci Clastrier, 1958
Macropeza senegalensis Clastrier, 1958
Microtendipes lentiginosus Freeman, 1955
Microtendipes taitae Kieffer, 1913
Monohelea polychroma Clastrier, 1958
Nilobezzia manicata Clastrier, 1958
Parachironomus unicalcar Freeman, 1957
Paratendipes seydeli Freeman, 1957
Paratrissocladius excerptus Walker, 1856
Phaenobezzia griseipennis Clastrier, 1958
Phaenobezzia mashonensis Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) tenuitarse Kieffer, 1922
Polypedilum incoloripenne Goetghebuer, 1936
Polypedilum praegnans Oyewo & Saether, 1998
Rheotanytarsus ceratophylli Dejoux, 1973
Rheotanytarsus guineensis Kieffer, 1918
Stictochironomus bisignatus Kieffer, 1918
Stilobezzia claripennis Clastrier & ..., 1958
Stilobezzia leucopeza Clastrier, 1958
Stilobezzia poikiloptera Ingram & Macfie, 1922
Stilobezzia tropica Clastrier, 1958
Tanypus fuscus Freeman, 1955
Tanytarsus harei Ekrem, 2001
Tanytarsus mcmillani Freeman, 1958
Tanytarsus spadiceonotatus Freeman, 1958
Tanytarsus zariae Freeman, 1958
Xenochironomus trisetosus Kieffer, 1922

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Senegal
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
12
82
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
20
28
Genera
Species

Taxom



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