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Checklist for Subfamily Orthocladiinae Lenz, 1921 (Orthoclads)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
80
846
2770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
147
597
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
50
316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
32
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
24
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
8
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
8 Genera with 10 Species
Allocladius Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Hydrosmittia Saether & Fe..., 2011
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19134SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19361SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
10 Species
Bryophaenocladius brincki Freeman, 1956
Bryophaenocladius productus Freeman, 1953
Cricotopus harrisoni Freeman, 1956
Limnophyes natalensis Kieffer, 1914
Metriocnemus lobeliae Freeman, 1956
Orthocladius alpinus Kieffer, 1913
Orthocladius kinangopi Kieffer, 1913
Orthocladius lacustris Kieffer, 1913
Orthocladius sanctibenedicti Kieffer, 1913
Smittia maculipennis Goetghebuer, 1936

Subnodes of Orthocladiinae with occurrences in Kenya
TribeMetriocnemini
Goetghebuer, 1940
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOrthocladiini
Brundin, 1956
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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