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Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region South Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
308
2568
4695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
307
2567
4694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
293
2521
4617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
217
2235
4301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
51
281
492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
48
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
16
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
9
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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


Genera for South Zimbabwe
9 Genera with 7 Species
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1914Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Nilodorum Mattoon and ..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Zimbabwe
7 Species
Alluaudomyia fragilicornis Clastrier, 1958
Chironomus tetraleucus Kieffer, 1914
Kiefferulus chloronotus Kieffer, 1911
Nilodorum brevibucca Kieffer, 1922
Palpomyia plebeiella Grogan & Wirth, 1975
Paracladopelma rhoedesianum Kieffer, 1923
Sergentia psiloptera Edwards, 1935

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in South Zimbabwe
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
7
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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