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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Kumamoto (Northern Kyushu, Japan)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
164
991
1358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
164
991
1358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
155
980
1346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
134
941
1310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
19
47
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
12
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
8
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
8
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
7
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kumamoto
7 Genera with 13 Species
Demicryptochironomus Lenz, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 19833SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19835SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 19401SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kumamoto
13 Species
Demicryptochironomus tamacutus Sasa, 1983
Harnischia ohmuraensis Kobayashi & ..., 1999
Microtendipes britteni Edwards, 1929
Microtendipes chloris Meigen, 1818
Microtendipes tamaogouti Sasa, 1983
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubifer Skuse, 1889
Polypedilum asoprimum Bidawid & Fi..., 1995
Polypedilum hiroshimaense Kawai & Sasa, 1985
Polypedilum japonicum Tokunaga, 1938
Polypedilum tamanigrum Sasa, 1983
Smittia aterrima Meigen, 1818Seedling bean midge
Stempellinella tamaseptima Sasa, 1980
Stictochironomus akizukii Tokunaga, 1940

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

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
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