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Checklist for Subfamily Orthocladiinae Lenz, 1921 (Orthoclads)
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
275
1655
2186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1494
2029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
45
202
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
55
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
35
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
30
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
26
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
12
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Town
12 Genera with 14 Species
Corynoneura Winnertz, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19184SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Nanocladius Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19393SpeciesTaxom
Spaniotoma Philippi, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19531SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
14 Species
Corynoneura elongata Freeman, 1953
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Cricotopus dibalteatus Freeman, 1956
Cricotopus flavozonatus Freeman, 1953
Cricotopus micans (Kieffer, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae micans Kieffer, 1918
Limnophyes natalensis Kieffer, 1914
Metriocnemus capicola Harrison, 2004
Psectrocladius viridescens Freeman, 1953
Pseudorthocladius similis Freeman, 1953
Pseudosmittia conigera Freeman, 1954
Smittia atra Freeman, 1954
Smittia capensis Kieffer, 1914
Smittia nigrita (Goetghebuer, 1939)⇒ Orthocladiinae nigrita Goetghebuer, 1939
Thienemanniella lineola Freeman, 1953

Subnodes of Orthocladiinae with occurrences in Cape Town
TribeCorynoneurini
Goetghebuer, 1919
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMetriocnemini
Goetghebuer, 1940
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOrthocladiini
Brundin, 1956
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Orthocladiinae at artfakta.se
Orthocladiinae at dyntaxa.se
Orthocladiinae at itis.gov
Orthocladiinae at marinespecies.org