Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Palau (Micronesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 223
1164
1850 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 223
1164
1850 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 208
1113
1774 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 129
778
1258 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 40
173
442 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 11
75
263 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 4
38
178 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
30
153 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges | 18
58 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Palau
18 Genera with 58 Species | Chironomus Meigen, 1928 | Non-biting midges | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Clunio Haliday, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Compterosmittia Sæther, 1964 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Endochironomus Kieffer, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polypedilum Kieffer, 1964 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Pontomyia Edwards, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 1964 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagosmittia Ferrington &..., 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Semiocladius Sublette & W..., 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smittia Holmgren, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stempellina Thienemann &..., 1964 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stenochironomus Kieffer, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenochiyonomus | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1985 | Green Midges | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Thalassomya Schiner, 1964 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Palau
58 Species | Chironomus (Chironomus) bicoloris Tokunaga, 1964 | | | Chironomus (Chironomus) calipterus Kieffer, 1908 | | | Chironomus (Chironomus) carolinensis Tokunaga, 1964 | | | Chironomus (Chironomus) crassicaudus Tokunaga, 1964 | | | Chironomus (Chironomus) javanus Kieffer, 1924 | | | Chironomus (Chironomus) plumatisetigerus Tokunaga, 1964 | | | Chironomus (Chironomus) praeapicalis Tokunaga, 1964 | | | Chironomus (Chironomus) samoensis Edwards, 1928 | | | Clunio pacificus Edwards, 1926 | | | Compterosmittia claggi Tokunaga, 1964 | | | Compterosmittia tuberculifera Tokunaga, 1964 | | | Cricotopus (Cricotopus) sabroskyi Tokunaga, 1964 | | | Cryptochironomus javae Kieffer, 1924 | | | Endochironomus palauensis Tokunaga, 1964 | | | Kiefferulus longilobus Kieffer, 1916 | Midge | | Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) convexum Johannsen, 1932 | | | Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) nodosum Johannsen, 1932 | | | Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) palauense Tokunaga, 1964 | | | Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) trukense Tokunaga, 1940 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) albicorpus Tokunaga, 1964 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) concomitatum Johannsen, 1932 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) dybasi Tokunaga, 1964 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) medivittatum Tokunaga, 1964 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) spadix Tokunaga, 1964 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) yapense Tokunaga, 1964 | | | Pontomyia oceana Tokunaga, 1964 | Hyssopleaf asphead | | Pseudosmittia bicinctura Tokunaga, 1964 | | | Pseudosmittia brachydicrana Edwards, 1927 | | | Pseudosmittia dupia Tokunaga, 1964 | | | Pseudosmittia dupla Tokunaga, 1964 | | | Pseudosmittia insulsa Johannsen, 1946 | | | Pseudosmittia kraussi Tokunaga, 1964 | | | Pseudosmittia maculiventris Edwards, 1933 | Biting midge | | Pseudosmittia palauensis Tokunaga, 1964 | | | Pseudosmittia tokunagi Ferrington &..., 2011 | | | Pseudosmittia triangula Tokunaga, 1964 | | | Pseudosmittia zonata Tokunaga, 1964 | | | Rhagosmittia maculiventris Edwards, 1935 | | | Semiocladius brevicornis Tokunaga, 1964 | | | Smittia bicinctura (Tokunaga, 1964) | ⇒ Orthocladiinae bicinctura Tokunaga, 1964 | | Stempellina emarginata Tokunaga, 1964 | | | Stempellina gressitti Tokunaga, 1964 | | | Stenochironomus (Stenochironomus) sabroskyi Tokunaga, 1964 | | | Stenochiyonomus sabroski | | | Tanytarsus dybasi Tokunaga, 1964 | | | Tanytarsus halophilae Edwards, 1926 | | | Tanytarsus insulicola Tokunaga, 1964 | | | Tanytarsus lamnicaudus Tokunaga, 1964 | | | Tanytarsus latiforceps Edwards, 1941 | | | Tanytarsus magnihamatus Tokunaga, 1933 | Hyssopleaf asphead | | Tanytarsus ovatus Johannsen, 1932 | | | Tanytarsus pelagicus Tokunaga, 1933 | Hyssopleaf asphead | | Tanytarsus ponapensis Tokunaga, 1964 | | | Tanytarsus simplex Tokunaga, 1964 | | | Tanytarsus tricuspis Tokunaga, 1964 | | | Tanytarsus upoluensis Ashe, 1985 | | | Thalassomya maritima Wirth, 1947 | Florida phlox | | Thalassomya sabroskyi Tokunaga, 1964 | Hyssopleaf asphead |
Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Palau
 | | 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
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