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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
98
252
364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
98
252
364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
96
250
362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
63
169
251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
31
94
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
29
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
19
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
14
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
12
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mariana Islands
12 Genera with 18 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Clunio Haliday, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 19641SpeciesTaxom
OrthocladiinaeOrthoclads1SpeciesTaxom
Pentapedilum Kieffer, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1926Green Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Telmatogeton Schiner, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Thalassomya Schiner, 19471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mariana Islands
18 Species
Chironomus (Camptochironomus) crassiforceps Kieffer, 1916Midge
Chironomus (Chironomus) crassicaudus Tokunaga, 1964
Chironomus longilobus Kieffer, 1916
Clunio pacificus Edwards, 1926
Kiefferulus longilobus Kieffer, 1916Midge
Monopelopia elongata Tokunaga, 1964
Orthocladiinae zonata Tokunaga, 1964
Pentapedilum nodosum Johannsen, 1932
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) nodosum Johannsen, 1932
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) medivittatum Tokunaga, 1964
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) perturbans Johannsen, 1932
Pseudosmittia insulsa Johannsen, 1946
Pseudosmittia zonata Tokunaga, 1964
Smittia zonata (Tokunaga, 1964)⇒ Orthocladiinae zonata Tokunaga, 1964
Tanytarsus dybasi Tokunaga, 1964
Tanytarsus halophilae Edwards, 1926
Telmatogeton pusillum Edwards, 1933
Thalassomya maritima Wirth, 1947Florida phlox

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Mariana Islands
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
4
5
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