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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Central China (China)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
487
5517
15693
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
487
5517
15693
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
464
5419
15543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
273
3615
9469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
63
395
1197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
129
547
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
57
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
43
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
28
71
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central China
28 Genera with 71 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 20024SpeciesTaxom
Antillocladius Sæther, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1994Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Compterosmittia Sæther, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotendipes Lenz, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Demicryptochironomus Lenz, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Denopelopia Roback & Rutter, 20053SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Hayesomyia Murray & Fit..., 20062SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 19553SpeciesTaxom
Nilodosis Kieffer, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Nilotanypus Kieffer, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 023SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Qiniella Wang & Sæth..., 19981SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Shangomyia Sæther & Wang, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Skusella Freeman, 1961
0SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1985Green Midges13SpeciesTaxom
Thalassomya Schiner, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Thalassomyia Schiner, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Xiaomyia Saether & Wang, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Zhouomyia Sæther & Wang, 19931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central China
71 Species
Ablabesmyia jogancornua Sasa & Okazawa, 1991
Ablabesmyia maculitibialis Chaudhuri, D..., 1983
Ablabesmyia pectinata (Botnariuc, 1953)⇒ Tanypodinae pectinata Botnariuc, 1953
Ablabesmyia prorasha Kobayashi & ..., 2002
Antillocladius scalpellatus Wang & Sæth..., 1993
Antillocladius zhengi Wang & Sæth..., 1993
Chironomus enshiensis Wang, 1994
Cladotanytarsus gracilistylus Chaudhuri & ..., 1992
Compterosmittia virga Wang, 1998
Cryptotendipes nodus Yan, Tang & ..., 2005
Demicryptochironomus spatulatus Wang & Zheng, 1994
Denopelopia bractea Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
Denopelopia diaoluonica Cheng & Wang, 2005
Denopelopia viridula Cheng & Wang, 2005
Harnischia longispuria Wang, Zheng ..., 1993
Harnischia turgidula Wang, Zheng ..., 1993
Hayesomyia fengkainica Cheng & Wang, 2006
Hayesomyia galbina Cheng & Wang, 2006
Limnophyes bullus Wang & Saether, 1993
Limnophyes orbicristatus Wang & Saether, 1993
Microtendipes famiefeus Sasa, 1996
Microtendipes shoukomaki Sasa, 1989
Microtendipes umbrosus Freeman, 1955
Nilodosis austrosinensis Hong & Cranston, 2017
Nilotanypus polycanthus Cheng & Wang, 2006
Paraphaenocladius contractus Saether & Wang, 1995
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) convexum Johannsen, 1932
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) leei Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) sordens Wulp, 1874
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubifer Skuse, 1889
Polypedilum (Tripodura) scalaenum Schrank, 1803
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) convictum Walker, 1856
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) cultellatum Goetghebuer, 1931Forkvein polypody
Polypedilum asakawaense Sasa, 1980
Polypedilum bingoparadoxum Kawai, Inoue..., 1998
Polypedilum bispinum Zhang & Wang, 2007
Polypedilum decematoguttatum Tokunaga, 1938
Polypedilum enshiense Song & Wang, 2017
Polypedilum japonicum Tokunaga, 1938
Polypedilum jianfengense Song & Wang, 2017
Polypedilum kamotertium Sasa, 1989
Polypedilum lichuanensis Wang, 1994
Polypedilum masudai Tokunaga, 1938
Polypedilum paraconvictum Yamamoto, Ya..., 2015
Polypedilum shangujuensis Wang, 1994
Polypedilum tobaseptimum Kikuchi & Sasa, 1990
Polypedilum tsukubaense Sasa, 1979
Polypedilum unifascium Tokunaga, 1938
Polypedilum yongsanensis
Qiniella lii Wang & Saether, 1998
Rheocricotopus orientalis Wang, 1995
Shangomyia impectinata Saether & Wang, 1993
Tanytarsus formosanus Kieffer, 1912
Tanytarsus iriolemeus Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
Tanytarsus mcmillani Freeman, 1958
Tanytarsus motosuensis Kawai, 1991
Tanytarsus okuboi Sasa & Kikuchi, 1986
Tanytarsus oscillans Johannsen, 1932
Tanytarsus ovatus Johannsen, 1932
Tanytarsus pollexus Datta, 1991
Tanytarsus shouautumnalis Sasa, 1989
Tanytarsus takahashii Kawai & Sasa, 1985
Tanytarsus tamaoctavus Sasa, 1980
Tanytarsus tamaundecimus Sasa, 1980
Tanytarsus unagiseptimus Sasa, 1985
Thalassomya maritima Wirth, 1947Florida phlox
Thalassomya pilipes Edwards, 1928
Thalassomyia maritima (Wirth, 1947)⇒ Thalassomya maritima Wirth, 1947
Xenochironomus tuberosus Wang, 2000
Xiaomyia aequipedes Saether & Wang, 1993
Zhouomyia plauta Saether & Wang, 1993

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Central China
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
14
49
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTelmatogetoninae
Wirth, 1949
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Chironomidae (Erichson 1842)
Chironomidae (Erichson 1842)


Links, sources and further information
Chironomidae at artfakta.se
Chironomidae at dyntaxa.se
Chironomidae at gbif.org
Chironomidae at irmng.org
Chironomidae at itis.gov
Chironomidae at marinespecies.org