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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region New Caledonia (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
347
2297
5212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
345
2295
5211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
333
2257
5157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
213
1701
4008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
54
358
947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
113
401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
29
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
18
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
6
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Caledonia
6 Genera with 6 Species
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Riethia Kieffer, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Skusella Freeman, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1933Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Thalassomya Schiner, 19471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Caledonia
6 Species
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Riethia neocaledonica Cranston, 2019
Skusella subvittata Skuse, 1889
Tanytarsus pontophilus Tokunaga, 1933
Thalassomya maritima Wirth, 1947Florida phlox

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in New Caledonia
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
1
1
Genus
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