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Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Uganda (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
5208
15556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
417
5208
15556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
395
5093
15214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
266
4282
13815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
71
680
2226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
143
649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
61
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
42
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Uganda
2 Families width 96 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids48SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge48SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Uganda
42 Genera with 96 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Allocladius Kieffer, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19245SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocladius Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1914Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Clinotanypus Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Collartomyia Goetghebuer, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Conochironomus Freeman, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19234SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1991Midge25SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1955Snow Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Fanthamia De Meillon, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19366SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Nanocladius Kieffer, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Nilodorum Mattoon and ..., 19572SpeciesTaxom
Nilodosis Kieffer, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Nilotanypus Kieffer, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19396SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Pellucidomyia Macfie, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Pentapedilum Kieffer, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Phaenobezzia Haeselbarth, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19214SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19183SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1958Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Uganda
96 Species
Allocladius niger Kieffer, 1913
Atrichopogon bakeri Macfie, 1939
Atrichopogon hirsutipennis Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Atrichopogon kelainosoma Ingram & Macfie, 1922
Atrichopogon natalensis Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Atrichopogon stannusi Ingram & Macfie, 1924
Bryophaenocladius ruwenzoriensis Freeman, 1956
Chaetocladius (Chaetocladius) melaleucus Meigen, 1818
Chironomus satchelli Freeman, 1957
Chironomus tetraleucus Kieffer, 1914
Clinohelea lacustris Macfie, 1939
Collartomyia hirsuta Goetghebuer, 1936
Conochironomus acustistilus Freeman, 1955
Corynoneura dewulfi Goetghebuer, 1935
Cricotopus flavozonatus Freeman, 1953
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Cryptochironomus lindneri Freeman, 1954
Cryptochironomus nigrocorporis Freeman, 1957
Cryptochironomus niligenus Kieffer, 1923
Culicoides (Avaritia) tororoensis Khamala & Ke..., 1971
Culicoides albovenosus Khamala, 1991
Culicoides brucei Austen, 1909
Culicoides bwambanus Meillon, 1952
Culicoides ciliodentatus (Khamala, 1991)⇒ Culicoides krameri Clastrier, 1959
Culicoides citroneus Carter, Ingr..., 1920
Culicoides dekeyseri Clastrier, 1958
Culicoides eriodendroni Carter, Ingr..., 1920
Culicoides excavatus Khamala, 1991
Culicoides hirstus Khamala, 1991
Culicoides hirsutus Khamala & Ke..., 1971
Culicoides hortensis Khamala, 1991
Culicoides kibatiensis Goetghebuer, 1935
Culicoides krameri Clastrier, 1959
Culicoides latifrons Khamala, 1991
Culicoides moreli Clastrier, 1959
Culicoides ovalis Khamala, 1991
Culicoides punctithorax Carter, Ingr..., 1920
Culicoides quinquelineatus Goetghebuer, 1934
Culicoides spinulosus Khamala, 1991
Culicoides stagetus Lee, 1979
Culicoides stercorarius Khamala, 1991
Culicoides tororensis Khamala, 1991
Culicoides vitshumbiensis Goetghebuer, 1935
Culicoides zikaensis Khamala, 1991
Dasyhelea nyasae Ingram & Macfie, 1925
Diamesa ruwenzoriensis Freeman, 1955
Dicrotendipes chambiensis Goetghebuer, 1936
Dicrotendipes cordatus Kieffer, 1922
Endochironomus woodi Freeman, 1957
Fanthamia ornatipennis Meillon, 1939
Forcipomyia (Pterobosca) paludis Macfie, 1936
Forcipomyia insignicornis Macfie, 1947
Forcipomyia macronyx Goetghebuer, 1933
Forcipomyia nigricoxis Goetghebuer, 1935
Forcipomyia notata Macfie, 1939
Forcipomyia paludia Macfie, 1936
Limnophyes bubo Saether, 1991
Limnophyes lobiscus Saether, 1991
Limnophyes natalensis Kieffer, 1914
Metriocnemus canus Freeman, 1954
Metriocnemus wittei Freeman, 1955
Nanocladius vitellinus Kieffer, 1913
Nilodorum brevipalpe Kieffer, 1918
Nilodorum rugosum Freeman, 1957
Nilodosis fusca Kieffer, 1922
Nilotanypus comatus Freeman, 1953
Palpomyia johnstoni Macfie, 1939
Palpomyia kilembei Macfie, 1939
Palpomyia namwambae Macfie, 1939
Palpomyia plebeiella Grogan & Wirth, 1975
Palpomyia portali Macfie, 1939
Palpomyia thomsoni Macfie, 1939
Parachironomus coronatus Kieffer, 1922
Parachironomus dewulfianus Goetghebuer, 1934
Parametriocnemus fordi Freeman, 1956
Parametriocnemus scotti Freeman, 1953
Pellucidomyia ugandae Macfie, 1939
Pentapedilum anale Freeman, 1954
Pentapedilum vittatum Freeman, 1958
Phaenobezzia spekei Macfie, 1939
Polypedilum (Cerobregma) ramiferum Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) deletum Goetghebuer, 1936
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) vanderplanki Hinton, 1951Sleeping chironomid
Polypedilum alboguttatum Kieffer, 1921
Psectrotanypus schwetzi Freeman, 1955
Pseudosmittia rectilobus Freeman, 1955
Rheotanytarsus bufemoratus Kyerematen &..., 2000
Rheotanytarsus fuscus Freeman, 1954
Rheotanytarsus guineensis Kieffer, 1918
Smittia atra Freeman, 1954
Smittia fletcheri Freeman, 1956
Stenochironomus edwardsi Freeman, 1957
Stilobezzia ugandae Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Tanypus fuscus Freeman, 1955
Tanypus guttatipennis Goetghebuer, 1935
Tanytarsus spadiceonotatus Freeman, 1958

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Uganda
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
10
48
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
32
48
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
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Chironomoidea at dyntaxa.se