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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region O´ahu (Hawaii)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
200
838
1776
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
200
838
1776
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
196
827
1759
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
132
629
1427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
30
93
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
29
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
11
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
5
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for O´ahu
5 Genera with 7 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1901Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Clunio Haliday, 19472SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Telmatogeton Schiner, 19472SpeciesTaxom


Species list for O´ahu
7 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) hawaiiensis Grimshaw, 1901Scaly swordfern
Clunio brevis Stone & Wirth, 1947Island redberry
Clunio littoralis Stone & Wirth, 1947Island redberry
Micropsectra hawaiiensis Hardy, 1960Hawai'i peperomia
Smittia marsupialis Busk, 1884
Telmatogeton fluviatilis Wirth, 1947Florida phlox
Telmatogeton williamsi Wirth, 1947Florida phlox

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in O´ahu
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
1
2
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