Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region French Polynesia (Polynesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 230
1121
2490 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 229
1119
2487 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 222
1099
2454 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 142
848
2081 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 40
179
474 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 8
38
132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 4
20
97 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
15
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges | 7
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for French Polynesia
7 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for French Polynesia
11 Species | Chironomus (Camptochironomus) crassiforceps Kieffer, 1916 | Midge | | Chironomus (Chironomus) magnivalva Kieffer, 1917 | | | Chironomus (Chironomus) samoensis Edwards, 1928 | | | Pseudosmittia brachydicrana Edwards, 1927 | | | Pseudosmittia maculiventris Edwards, 1933 | Biting midge | | Rhagosmittia maculiventris Edwards, 1935 | | | Spaniotoma maculiventris (Edwards, 1933) | ⇒ Rhagosmittia maculiventris Edwards, 1935 | | Telmatogeton pusillum Edwards, 1933 | | | Thalassomya africana Edwards, 1926 | | | Thalassomya pilipes Edwards, 1928 | | | Yama tahitiensis Sublette & M..., 1980 | |
Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in French Polynesia
 | | 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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