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Checklist for Subfamily Tanypodinae Skuse, 1889
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
566
1730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
137
628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
60
340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
40
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
27
53
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
6
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
6 Genera with 11 Species
Cantopelopia Roback, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Clinotanypus Kieffer, 19553SpeciesTaxom
Nilotanypus Kieffer, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Paramerina Fittkau, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 19353SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
11 Species
Cantopelopia meilloni Freeman, 1955
Clinotanypus lacteus Freeman, 1955
Clinotanypus maculatus Freeman, 1955
Clinotanypus rugosus Freeman, 1955
Nilotanypus comatus Freeman, 1953
Paramerina nigromarmorata Goetghebuer, 1935
Procladius albitalus Freeman, 1955
Procladius maculosus Freeman, 1955
Tanypus brevipalpis Kieffer, 1923
Tanypus fuscus Freeman, 1955
Tanypus guttatipennis Goetghebuer, 1935

Subnodes of Tanypodinae with occurrences in Nigeria
TribeCoelotanypodini
Coffman, 1978
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePentaneurini
Hennig, 1950
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeProcladiini
Roback, 1971
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTanypodini
Skuse, 1889
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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