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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Guangdong (South-central China, China)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
246
1430
2835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
246
1430
2835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
230
1378
2767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
147
1025
2078
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
32
143
352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
59
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
29
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
20
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
17
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guangdong
17 Genera with 27 Species
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Antillocladius Sæther, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Compterosmittia Sæther, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Denopelopia Roback & Rutter, 20053SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Hayesomyia Murray & Fit..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 19553SpeciesTaxom
Nilotanypus Kieffer, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Shangomyia Sæther & Wang, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1985Green Midges4SpeciesTaxom
Xiaomyia Saether & Wang, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Zhouomyia Sæther & Wang, 19931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guangdong
27 Species
Ablabesmyia pectinata (Botnariuc, 1953)⇒ Tanypodinae pectinata Botnariuc, 1953
Ablabesmyia prorasha Kobayashi & ..., 2002
Antillocladius scalpellatus Wang & Sæth..., 1993
Antillocladius zhengi Wang & Sæth..., 1993
Compterosmittia virga Wang, 1998
Denopelopia bractea Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
Denopelopia diaoluonica Cheng & Wang, 2005
Denopelopia viridula Cheng & Wang, 2005
Harnischia turgidula Wang, Zheng ..., 1993
Hayesomyia fengkainica 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
Nilotanypus polycanthus Cheng & Wang, 2006
Paraphaenocladius contractus Saether & Wang, 1995
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) leei Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum tsukubaense Sasa, 1979
Rheocricotopus orientalis Wang, 1995
Shangomyia impectinata Saether & Wang, 1993
Tanytarsus formosanus Kieffer, 1912
Tanytarsus shouautumnalis Sasa, 1989
Tanytarsus tamaoctavus Sasa, 1980
Tanytarsus unagiseptimus Sasa, 1985
Xiaomyia aequipedes Saether & Wang, 1993
Zhouomyia plauta Saether & Wang, 1993

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Guangdong
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
6
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
4
7
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