Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Fiji (Melanesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 292
2001
4417 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 292
2001
4417 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 286
1980
4363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 184
1536
3519 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 55
295
661 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 13
79
196 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 4
30
71 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
18
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges | 5
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Fiji
5 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Fiji
9 Species | Chironomus (Chironomus) hawaiiensis Grimshaw, 1901 | Scaly swordfern | | Chironomus (Chironomus) javanus Kieffer, 1924 | | | Chironomus (Chironomus) magnivalva Kieffer, 1917 | | | Dicrotendipes candidibasis Edwards, 1924 | | | Dicrotendipes vitellina Freeman, 1961 | | | Einfeldia vitellina (Freeman, 1961) | ⇒ Chironomus javanus Kieffer, 1924 | | Pontomyia natans Edwards, 1926 | | | Tanytarsus halophilae Edwards, 1926 | | | Tanytarsus upoluensis Ashe, 1985 | |
Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Fiji
 | | 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
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