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Checklist for Tribe Metriocnemini Goetghebuer, 1940
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
100
1210
3469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
24
285
687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
132
366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
112
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
86
211
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
32
74
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetriocnemini
Goetghebuer, 1940
2
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
2 Genera with 9 Species
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 19553SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 20006SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
9 Species
Metriocnemus capensis (Freeman, 1954)⇒ Parametriocnemus capensis Freeman, 1954
Metriocnemus capicola Harrison, 2004
Metriocnemus conicus Freeman, 1955
Smittia atra Freeman, 1954
Smittia capensis Kieffer, 1914
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Smittia nigra
Smittia nigrita (Goetghebuer, 1939)⇒ Orthocladiinae nigrita Goetghebuer, 1939
Smittia stercoraria (Rossaro & Le..., 2000)⇒ Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776