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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Guam (Micronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
196
802
1066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
196
802
1066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
191
788
1047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
125
584
758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
44
189
302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
42
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
26
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
19
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
13
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guam
13 Genera with 22 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1964Non-biting midges5SpeciesTaxom
Clinotanypus Kieffer, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Compterosmittia Sæther, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19161SpeciesTaxom
OrthocladiinaeOrthoclads1SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1933Green Midges3SpeciesTaxom
Thalassomya Schiner, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Zavrelimyia Fittkau, 19641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guam
22 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) crassicaudus Tokunaga, 1964
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumatisetigerus Tokunaga, 1964
Chironomus (Chironomus) samoensis Edwards, 1928
Chironomus (Chironomus) sexipunctatus Tokunaga, 1964
Chironomus claggi Tokunaga, 1964
Clinotanypus guamensis Tokunaga, 1964
Compterosmittia tuberculifera Tokunaga, 1964
Kiefferulus longilobus Kieffer, 1916Midge
Orthocladiinae guamensis Tokunaga, 1964
Parametriocnemus claggi Tokunaga, 1964
Phaenopsectra gressitti Tokunaga, 1964
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) esakii Tokunaga, 1964
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) medivittatum Tokunaga, 1964
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) perturbans Johannsen, 1932
Pseudosmittia insulsa Johannsen, 1946
Pseudosmittia zonata Tokunaga, 1964
Smittia guamensis (Tokunaga, 1964)⇒ Orthocladiinae guamensis Tokunaga, 1964
Tanytarsus boninensis Tokunaga, 1964
Tanytarsus insulicola Tokunaga, 1964
Tanytarsus magnihamatus Tokunaga, 1933Hyssopleaf asphead
Thalassomya maritima Wirth, 1947Florida phlox
Zavrelimyia carolinensis Tokunaga, 1964

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Guam
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
5
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTelmatogetoninae
Wirth, 1949
1
1
Genus
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