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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region New South Wales (East Australia, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
709
8941
27029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
8931
27019
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
669
8793
26764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
423
7029
23195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
108
1333
5269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
27
382
1839
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
155
600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
119
414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
94
226
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New South Wales
94 Genera with 226 Species
#ABCDEFGHIKLMNOPRSTXYZ
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 18894SpeciesTaxom
Allocladius Kieffer, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Allometriocnemus Freeman, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Anatopynia Johannsen, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Aphrotenia Brundin, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Aphroteniella Brundin, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Apsectrotanypus Fittkau, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Archaeochlus Brundin, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Australopelopia Cranston, 2000
0SpeciesTaxom
Austrobrillia Freeman, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Austrocladius Freeman, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Botryocladius Cranston & E..., 19995SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocladius Kieffer, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Chironominae2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomini2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1890Non-biting midges22SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Clinotanypus Kieffer, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Clunio Haliday, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Coelopynia Freeman, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Coelotanypus Kieffer, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Compterosmittia Sæther, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Conochironomus Freeman, 1961
0SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 18463SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 201510SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19617SpeciesTaxom
Echinocladius Cranston, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Fittkauimyia Karunakaran, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Harrisius Freeman, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Imparipecten Freeman, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferophyes Freeman, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19644SpeciesTaxom
Larsia Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Macropelopini2SpeciesTaxom
Megacentron Freeman, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Nasuticladius Freeman, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Neozavrelia Goetghebuer, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Nilothauma Kieffer, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Paraborniella Freeman, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Paraheptagyia Brundin, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Paralimnophyes Brundin, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Paramerina Fittkau, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Paraphrotenia Brundin, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 18895SpeciesTaxom
Paratrichocladius Thienemann, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Parochlus Enderlein, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Pentaneura Philippi, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Pentaneurini1SpeciesTaxom
Pirara Boothroyd & ..., 19952SpeciesTaxom
Podochlus Brundin, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Podonomius Kalugina, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Podonomopsis Brundin, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Podonomus Philippi, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 196111SpeciesTaxom
Pontomyia Edwards, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19615SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19593SpeciesTaxom
Rheochlus Brundin, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19327SpeciesTaxom
Riethia Kieffer, 19598SpeciesTaxom
Semiocladius Sublette & W..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Skusella Freeman, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19613SpeciesTaxom
Stempellina Thienemann &..., 19732SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Stictocladius Edwards, 19614SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsini1SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1917Green Midges25SpeciesTaxom
Telmatogeton Schiner, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Trichocladius Schaus, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Yarrhpelopia1SpeciesTaxom
Zavreliella Kieffer, 19178SpeciesTaxom
Zavrelimyia Fittkau, 19612SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New South Wales
226 Species and 4 Subspecies
Ablabesmyia appendiculata Kieffer, 1923
Ablabesmyia formulosus Skuse, 1889
Ablabesmyia hilli Freeman, 1961
Ablabesmyia notabilis Skuse, 1889
Allocladius wirthi Freeman, 1961
Allometriocnemus coloensis Freeman, 1961
Allometriocnemus pictus Freeman, 1961
Anatopynia boninensis (Tokunaga, 1964)⇒ Macropelopini boninensis Tokunaga, 1964
Anatopynia pallipes (Freeman, 1961)⇒ Macropelopini pallipes Freeman, 1961
Aphrotenia australiensis Hergstrom, 1992
Aphroteniella filicornis Brundin, 1966
Aphroteniella tenuicornis Brundin, 1966
Apsectrotanypus maculosus Freeman, 1961
Archaeochlus bassianus Brundin, 1966
Austrobrillia longipes Freeman, 1961
Austrocladius numerosus Skuse, 1889
Austrocladius terjugus Skuse, 1889
Botryocladius brindabella Cranston & E..., 1999
Botryocladius collessi Cranston & E..., 1999
Botryocladius freemani Cranston & E..., 1999
Botryocladius grapeth Cranston & E..., 1999
Botryocladius petrophilus Cranston & E..., 1999
Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Cardiocladius australiensis Freeman, 1961
Chironominae microtomus Kieffer, 1917
Chironominae sydneyensis Kieffer, 1917
Chironomini anomalus Kieffer, 1918
Chironomini australiensis Freeman, 1961
Chironomus (Chironomus) alternans Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) arcuatus (Kieffer, 1917)⇒ Parachironomus arcuatus Goetghebuer, 1919
Chironomus (Chironomus) australis Macquart, 1847
Chironomus (Chironomus) cloacalis Atchley & Ma..., 1971
Chironomus (Chironomus) duplex Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) imberbis Kieffer, 1917
Chironomus (Chironomus) januarius Skuse, 1889
Chironomus (Chironomus) javanus Kieffer, 1924
Chironomus (Chironomus) nepeanensis Skuse, 1889
Chironomus (Chironomus) oppositus Walker, 1856
Chironomus oppositus connori Martin & Lee, 1984
Chironomus oppositus oppositus
Chironomus oppositus tyleri Martin & Lee, 1984
Chironomus oppositus whitei Martin & Lee, 1984
Chironomus (Chironomus) pervagatus Skuse, 1889
Chironomus (Chironomus) subdolus Skuse, 1889
Chironomus (Chironomus) tenuiventris Kieffer, 1917
Chironomus angustus (Freeman, 1961)⇒ Paracladopelma angustum Freeman, 1961
Chironomus australiensis (Freeman, 1961)⇒ Chironomini australiensis Freeman, 1961
Chironomus microtomus (Kieffer, 1917)⇒ Chironominae microtomus Kieffer, 1917
Chironomus sydneyensis (Kieffer, 1917)⇒ Chironominae sydneyensis Kieffer, 1917
Chironomus venerabilis ♰ R. Etheridge, 1890
Cladopelma curtivalva Kieffer, 1917
Cladotanytarsus australomancus Glover, 1973
Cladotanytarsus furcatus Freeman, 1961
Clinotanypus crux Wiedemann, 1824
Clunio pacificus Edwards, 1926
Coelopynia pruinosa Freeman, 1961
Coelotanypus wirthi Freeman, 1961
Compterosmittia pectinata Freeman, 1961
Corynoneura australiensis Freeman, 1961
Corynoneura imperfecta Skuse, 1889
Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846Coville's phlox
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) acornis Cranston & K..., 2015
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) albitarsis Drayson, Cra..., 2015
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) annuliventris Skuse, 1889
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) brevicornis Drayson & Cr..., 2015
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) conicornis Drayson & Cr..., 2015
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) hillmani Drayson & Cr..., 2015
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) parbicinctus Drayson, Cra..., 2015
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) pluriserialis
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) varicornis Cranston & K..., 2015
Cricotopus bifenestrus Cranston, 2015
Cryptochironomus angustus
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Cryptochironomus griseidorsum Kieffer, 1917
Dicrotendipes balciunasi Epler, 1988
Dicrotendipes bilobatus Kieffer, 1917
Dicrotendipes conjunctus Walker, 1856
Dicrotendipes leei Freeman, 1961
Dicrotendipes pelochloris Kieffer, 1912
Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Dicrotendipes vitellina Freeman, 1961
Echinocladius martini Cranston, 2000
Einfeldia australiensis Freeman Freeman, 0
Einfeldia vitellina (Freeman, 1961)⇒ Chironomus javanus Kieffer, 1924
Eukiefferiella insolida Skuse, 1889
Eukiefferiella latifurca Freeman, 1961
Fittkauimyia disparipes Karunakaran, 1969
Gymnometriocnemus nitidulus Skuse, 1889
Harnischia curtilamellata Malloch, 1915
Harrisius montanus Skuse, 1889
Imparipecten pictipes Freeman, 1961
Kiefferophyes invenustulus Skuse, 1889
Kiefferophyes leei Freeman, 1961
Kiefferulus intertinctus Skuse, 1889
Kiefferulus longilobus Kieffer, 1916Midge
Kiefferulus martini Freeman, 1961
Kiefferulus paratinctus Martin, 1964
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Limnophyes vestitus Skuse, 1889
Macropelopini masteri Skuse, 1889
Macropelopini pallipes Freeman, 1961
Megacentron erebeum Skuse, 1889
Metriocnemus hornsbyensis Freeman, 1961
Microchironomus tener Kieffer, 1918
Monopelopia masteri Skuse, 1889
Monopelopia pallipes Freeman, 1961
Nasuticladius wirthi Freeman, 1961
Neozavrelia optoputealis Cranston, 1998
Nilothauma adunatum Adam & Saether, 1999
Orthocladius kiefferulus (Goetghebuer ..., 1943)⇒ Orthocladiinae kiefferulus Goetghebuer ..., 1943
Paraborniella tonnoiri Freeman, 1961
Parachironomus arcuatus Goetghebuer, 1919
Parachironomus delinificus Skuse, 1889
Paracladopelma angustum Freeman, 1961
Paraheptagyia tonnoiri Freeman, 1961
Paralimnophyes albibasis Freeman, 1961
Paralimnophyes pullulus Skuse, 1889
Paramerina levidensis Skuse, 1889
Parametriocnemus ornaticornis Kieffer, 1917
Paraphrotenia fascipennis Brundin, 1966
Paratanytarsus furvus Glover, 1973
Paratanytarsus jefferyi Glover, 1973
Paratanytarsus kathleenae Glover, 1973
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratanytarsus modicus Skuse, 1889
Paratrichocladius pluriserialis Freeman, 1959
Parochlus tonnoiri Brundin, 1966
Pentaneura punctipennis (Freeman, 1961)⇒ Pentaneurini punctipennis Freeman, 1961
Pentaneurini punctipennis Freeman, 1961
Pirara australiensis Boothroyd & ..., 1995
Pirara matakiri Boothroyd & ..., 1995
Podochlus australiensis Brundin, 1966
Podonomius macromastix ♰ E. D. Lukash..., 2011
Podonomopsis discoceros Brundin, 1966
Podonomopsis evansi Brundin, 1966
Podonomus collessi Brundin, 1966
Podonomus wirthi (Freeman, 1961)⇒ Rheochlus wirthi Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) leei Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) griseoguttatum Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubifer Skuse, 1889
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubiferum Skuse, 1889Midge
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) oresitrophum Skuse, 1889
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) prasiogaster Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) seorsum Skuse, 1889
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) tonnoiri Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) vespertinum Skuse, 1889
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) watsoni Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) wirthi Freeman, 1961
Pontomyia cottoni Womersley, 1937Grand collomia
Pontomyia natans Edwards, 1926
Procladius (Procladius) paludicola Skuse, 1889Jau jau
Procladius (Procladius) villosimanus Kieffer, 1917
Procladius desis Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Procladius martini Roback, 1982
Procladius squamifer Freeman, 1961
Pseudosmittia imperfecta (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Corynoneura imperfecta Skuse, 1889
Pseudosmittia latifurca Freeman, 1961
Pseudosmittia pluriserialis Freeman, 1959
Rheochlus wirthi Freeman, 1961
Rheotanytarsus annulatus (Glover, 1973)⇒ Tanytarsus annulatus Glover, 1973
Rheotanytarsus barrengarryensis Cranston, 1997
Rheotanytarsus flabellatus Glover, 1973
Rheotanytarsus johnstoni (Glover, 1973)⇒ Rheotanytarsus trivittatus Johannsen, 1932
Rheotanytarsus juliae Glover, 1973
Rheotanytarsus ogilbyi Skuse, 1889
Rheotanytarsus trivittatus Johannsen, 1932
Riethia azeylandica Cranston, 2019
Riethia cinctipes Freeman, 1961
Riethia hamodivisa Cranston, 2019
Riethia noongar Cranston, 2019
Riethia phangari Cranston, 2019
Riethia plumosa Freeman, 1961
Riethia stictoptera Kieffer, 1917
Riethia zeylandica Freeman, 1959
Semiocladius crassipennis Skuse, 1889
Skusella subvittata Skuse, 1889
Smittia aterrima Meigen, 1818Seedling bean midge
Smittia retracta Freeman, 1961
Smittia wirthi (Freeman, 1961)⇒ Allocladius wirthi Freeman, 1961
Stempellina australiensis Freeman, 1961
Stempellina johni Glover, 1973
Stenochironomus (Stenochironomus) watsoni Freeman, 1961
Stenochironomus anomalus (Freeman, 1961)⇒ Chironomini anomalus Kieffer, 1918
Stictochironomus fluviaticus Skuse, 1889
Stictochironomus illawarra Freeman, 1961
Stictocladius multiserialis Freeman, 1961
Stictocladius sofour Cranston & S..., 2010
Stictocladius uniserialis Freeman, 1961
Stictocladius victoriensis Freeman, 1961
Tanypus masteri (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Macropelopini masteri Skuse, 1889
Tanytarsini sydneyensis Kieffer, 1917
Tanytarsus annulatus Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus aviungulatus Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus belairensis Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus belmorensis Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus bispinosus Freeman, 1961
Tanytarsus commoni Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus communis (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Tanytarsus inextentus Skuse, 1889
Tanytarsus edwardi Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus fuscithorax Skuse, 1889
Tanytarsus inextentus Skuse, 1889
Tanytarsus leipae Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus leptogastrus (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Tanytarsini leptogastrus Kieffer, 1911
Tanytarsus liepae Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus manleyensis Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus mendumae Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus moruyaensis Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus neosydneyensis Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus ogilbyi (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rheotanytarsus ogilbyi Skuse, 1889
Tanytarsus palmatus Freeman, 1961
Tanytarsus pontophilus Tokunaga, 1933
Tanytarsus rieki Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus semibarbitarsus Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus spinosus Freeman, 1961
Tanytarsus subinextentus Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus sydneyensis (Kieffer, 1917)⇒ Tanytarsini sydneyensis Kieffer, 1917
Telmatogeton japonicus Tokunaga, 1933Marine splash midge
Thienemanniella trivittata Goetghebuer, 1935
Trichocladius eusandalum (Kieffer & Ki..., 1916)⇒ Halocladius varians Staeger, 1839
Yarrhpelopia norrisi Cranston, 2017
Zavreliella anomalus Freeman, 1961
Zavreliella australiensis Freeman, 1961
Zavreliella blandellus Kieffer, 1906
Zavreliella fuscoguttata (Kieffer, 1922)⇒ Zavreliella marmorata van der Wulp, 1859
Zavreliella humilis Kieffer, 1917
Zavreliella marmorata van der Wulp, 1859
Zavreliella microtomus Kieffer, 1917
Zavreliella sydneyensis Kieffer, 1917
Zavrelimyia formulosus Skuse, 1889
Zavrelimyia punctipennis Freeman, 1961

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in New South Wales
SubfamilyAphroteniinae
Brundin, 1966
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
31
121
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiamesinae
Kieffer, 1922
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
29
57
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPodonominae
Thienemann & Edwards, 1937
7
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
16
24
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
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Chironomidae at itis.gov
Chironomidae at marinespecies.org