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Checklist for Tribe Pentaneurini Hennig, 1950
and region West Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
581
13079
40224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
365
10638
34907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
92
1473
4451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
19
254
1393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
113
862
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
85
463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
53
167
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
7
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePentaneurini
Hennig, 1950
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
4 Genera with 4 Species
Cantopelopia Roback, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Nilotanypus Kieffer, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Paramerina Fittkau, 19351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
4 Species
Cantopelopia meilloni Freeman, 1955
Monopelopia caraguata Mendes, Marc..., 2003
Nilotanypus comatus Freeman, 1953
Paramerina nigromarmorata Goetghebuer, 1935


Links, sources and further information
Pentaneurini at artfakta.se
Pentaneurini at dyntaxa.se
Pentaneurini at itis.gov