Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Sierra Leone (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 314
3514
7841 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 313
3513
7840 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 302
3456
7694 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 209
2933
6972 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 52
338
585 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 11
50
139 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 4
22
95 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
10
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Sierra Leone
2 Families width 12 Species
Genera for Sierra Leone
10 Genera with 12 Species | Conochironomus Freeman, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Culicoides Latreille, 1921 | Midge | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Forcipomyia Meigen, 1848 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macropeza Meigen, 1939 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratendipes Kieffer, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rheocricotopus Brundin, 1934 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenochironomus Kieffer, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Sierra Leone
12 Species | Conochironomus acustistilus Freeman, 1955 | | | Culicoides nigeriae Ingram & Macfie, 1921 | | | Dasyhelea retorta Ingram & Macfie, 1921 | | | Dicrotendipes regalis Goetghebuer, 1936 | | | Forcipomyia bacoti Ingram & Macfie, 1923 | | | Forcipomyia castanea Walker, 1848 | | | Macropeza calcipennis Macfie, 1939 | | | Macropeza insignipennis Macfie, 1939 | | | Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929 | | | Paratendipes crosskeyi Freeman, 1956 | | | Rheocricotopus metallescens Goetghebuer, 1934 | | | Stenochironomus micronyx Goetghebuer, 1936 | |
Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Sierra Leone | Family | Ceratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies | 4
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges | 6
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information Chironomoidea at artfakta.se
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