Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Zambia (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 333
3740
9137 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 331
3738
9135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 309
3639
8842 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 202
3129
7992 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 45
237
434 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 8
36
56 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 5
20
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
14
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Zambia
2 Families width 11 Species
Genera for Zambia
14 Genera with 11 Species Bezzia Kieffer, 1899 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Ceratopogon Meigen, 1803 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomus Meigen, 1914 | Non-biting midges | 2 | Species | Taxom | Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1954 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptoconops Skuse, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macropeza Meigen, 1931 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratendipes Kieffer, 1957 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phaenobezzia Haeselbarth, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Procladius Skuse, 1889 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Qiniella Wang & Sæth..., 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stilobezzia Kieffer, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Zambia
11 Species | Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916 | | | Chironomus tetraleucus Kieffer, 1914 | | | Cryptochironomus lindneri Freeman, 1954 | | | Leptoconops rhodesiensis Carter, 1921 | | | Macropeza nigra Seguy, 1931 | | | Parametriocnemus scotti Freeman, 1953 | | | Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929 | | | Paratendipes nubilipennis Freeman, 1957 | | | Phaenobezzia pistiae Ingram & Macfie, 1921 | | | Qiniella copa Mendes & And..., 2002 | | | Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956 | |
Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Zambia | Family | Ceratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies | 6
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges | 8
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information Chironomoidea at artfakta.se
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