Checklist of Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
for Nepal (South Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 421
4293
12401 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 419
4291
12399 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 401
4205
12212 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 278
3567
11127 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 83
548
1297 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 18
123
358 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 5
31
100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
23
47 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges | 18
39 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nepal
18 Genera with 39 Species | Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acricotopus Kieffer, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asclerina Reiss, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boreoheptagyia Brundin, 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomini | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomus Meigen, 1911 | Non-biting midges | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Conchapelopia Fittkau, 1976 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Demicryptochironomus Lenz, 1988 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diamesa Meigen, 1987 | Snow Midges | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heleniella van der Wulp, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micropsectra Kieffer, 1968 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Neozavrelia Goetghebuer, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nilotanypus Kieffer, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudodiamesa Goetghebuer, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rheocricotopus Brundin, 1969 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nepal
39 Species | Ablabesmyia macrocercus Kieffer, 1910 | | | Acricotopus longipalpus Reiss, 1968 | | | Asclerina nudiclypeata Reiss, 1968 | | | Boreoheptagyia rotunda Serra-tosio, 1983 | | | Chironomini fimbriatus Kieffer, 1910 | | | Chironomus choricus Kieffer, 1911 | | | Chironomus fimbriatus (Kieffer, 1910) | ⇒ Chironomini fimbriatus Kieffer, 1910 | | Chironomus fulvescens Kieffer, 1911 | | | Chironomus macroscelus Kieffer, 1911 | | | Chironomus nepalensis Kieffer, 1911 | | | Chironomus sessilis Kieffer, 1911 | | | Conchapelopia buidonnai Murray, 1976 | | | Conchapelopia dartofi Murray, 1976 | | | Conchapelopia nepalicola Murray, 1976 | | | Conchapelopia setipalpis Murray, 1976 | | | Cricotopus pentazonus Kieffer, 1911 | | | Demicryptochironomus banepae Reiss, 1988 | | | Diamesa amanoi Makarchenko ..., 1997 | | | Diamesa insidiosa Serra-tosio, 1983 | | | Diamesa khumbugelida Saether & Wi..., 1987 | | | Diamesa koshshimai Saether & Wi..., 1987 | | | Diamesa loeffleri Reiss, 1968 | | | Diamesa loffleri Reiss, 1968 | | | Diamesa planistyla Reiss, 1968 | | | Diamesa praecipua Saether & Wi..., 1987 | | | Diamesa stenonyx Serra-tosio, 1983 | | | Diamesa yalavia Saether & Wi..., 1987 | | | Dicrotendipes semiviridis Kieffer, 1911 | | | Heleniella asiatica Reiss, 1968 | | | Micropsectra montana Sawedal, 1976 | | | Micropsectra nepalensis Sawedal, 1976 | | | Micropsectra radialis Goetghebuer, 1939 | | | Micropsectra tuberosa Reiss, 1968 | | | Neozavrelia lindbergi Reiss, 1968 | | | Nilotanypus fimbriatus Walker, 1848 | | | Paratendipes melanothorax Kieffer, 1911 | | | Pseudodiamesa nepalensis Reiss, 1968 | | | Rheocricotopus godavarius Lehmann, 1969 | | | Rheocricotopus nepalensis Lehmann, 1969 | |
Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Nepal
 | | Chironomidae (Erichson 1842) |
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