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Checklist for Genus Chironomus Meigen, 1803 (Non-biting midges)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
127
3884
28408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
29
830
7711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
310
3759
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
247
2330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
181
1066
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
65
517
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
49
373
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
GenusChironomus
Meigen, 1803
Non-biting midges
63Species 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
1 Genera with 63 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1913Non-biting midges63SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
63 Species
Chironomus (Camptochironomus) tentans Fabricius, 1805
Chironomus (Chironomus) alpestris Goetghebuer, 1934
Chironomus (Chironomus) calipterus Kieffer, 1908
Chironomus (Chironomus) cingulatus (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Paramerina cingulata Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) melanescens Keyl, 1961
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Chironomus (Chironomus) tentans Fabricius, 1805
Chironomus (Chironomus) venustus (Pinder, 1978)⇒ Chironomini venustus Pinder, 1978
Chironomus (Lobochironomus) dorsalis (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Einfeldia dorsalis Meigen, 1818
Chironomus abdominalis (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Chironomus tentans Fabricius, 1805
Chironomus acuminatus Freeman, 1957
Chironomus alluaudi Kieffer, 1913
Chironomus annularis (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Chironomus plumosus Linnaeus, 1758
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus atripes (Kieffer, 1910)⇒ Chironomini atripes Kieffer, 1910
Chironomus atrofasciatus (Freeman, 1954)⇒ Chironomus tentans Fabricius, 1805
Chironomus biclavatus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomus tetraleucus Kieffer, 1914
Chironomus brevicornis (Kieffer, 1918)⇒ Chironomini brevicornis Kieffer, 1918
Chironomus brunneus (Freeman, 1954)⇒ Micropsectra connexa Kieffer, 1906
Chironomus caffrarius Kieffer, 1914
Chironomus callichirus Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus congolensis Goetghebuer, 1936
Chironomus flaviventris (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Polypedilum convictum Walker, 1856
Chironomus forcipatus (Freeman, 1954)⇒ Microchironomus tener Kieffer, 1918
Chironomus formosipennis Kieffer, 1908
Chironomus graminicola (Lundbeck, 1898)⇒ Parametriocnemus graminicola Lundbeck, 1898
Chironomus harpi Sublette, 1991
Chironomus haustus Meunier, 1912
Chironomus imicola Kieffer, 1913
Chironomus inclusus (Kieffer, 1915)⇒ Glyptotendipes glaucus Meigen, 1818
Chironomus latilobus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Kiefferulus chloronotus Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus leopardinus (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Chironomini leopardinus Santos Abreu, 1918
Chironomus leucochloris
Chironomus leucochlorus Kieffer, 1923
Chironomus lindneri (Freeman, 1954)⇒ Cryptochironomus lindneri Freeman, 1954
Chironomus linearis Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus longiforceps Kieffer, 1918
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Chironomus meunieri F. Meunier, 1912
Chironomus monilis (Freeman, 1954)⇒ Harnischia curtilamellata Malloch, 1915
Chironomus multiannulatus (Strobl, 1909)⇒ Chironomini multiannulatus Strobl, 1909
Chironomus nairobii Kieffer, 1913
Chironomus nigriforceps (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Chironomini nigriforceps Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus nigrocorporis (Freeman, 1957)⇒ Cryptochironomus nigrocorporis Freeman, 1957
Chironomus nivalis (Freeman, 1954)⇒ Chironomus callichirus Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus ovazzai (Freeman, 1957)⇒ Baeotendipes ovazzai Freeman, 1957
Chironomus palustris (Kieffer, 1913)⇒ Chironomus formosipennis Kieffer, 1908
Chironomus paulfreemani Sawedal, 1981
Chironomus penicillatus (Freeman, 1957)⇒ Dicrotendipes penicillatus Freeman, 1957
Chironomus peringueyi Kieffer, 1923
Chironomus productus (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Tanytarsus productus Zetterstedt, 1838
Chironomus pulcher (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Demeijerea rufipes Linnaeus, 1761
Chironomus satchelli Freeman, 1957
Chironomus scotti Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus sensualis Kieffer, 1914
Chironomus seydeli Goetghebuer, 1936
Chironomus stilifer (Freeman, 1954)⇒ Microchironomus stilifer Freeman, 1954
Chironomus stylifera (Johannsen, 1908)⇒ Cryptochironomus psittacinus Meigen, 1830
Chironomus subovatus (Freeman, 1954)⇒ Cryptochironomus subovatus Freeman, 1954
Chironomus supparillis (Edwards, 1931)⇒ Parachironomus supparillis Edwards, 1931
Chironomus tetraleucus Kieffer, 1914
Chironomus transvaalensis Kieffer, 1923
Chironomus tropicalis (Kieffer, 1913)⇒ Chironomini tropicalis Kieffer, 1913


Links, sources and further information
Chironomus at artfakta.se
Chironomus at gbif.org
Chironomus at irmng.org
Chironomus at itis.gov
Chironomus at marinespecies.org