Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 458
5336
18787 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 455
5331
18781 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 433
5239
18576 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 291
4213
16123 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 80
888
4611 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 17
194
1583 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 5
73
626 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
37
337 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges | 14
28 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Papua New Guinea
14 Genera with 28 Species | Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1961 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chironominae | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomus Meigen, 1917 | Non-biting midges | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Compterosmittia Sæther, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1917 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1961 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Einfeldia Kieffer, 1961 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microtendipes Kieffer, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polypedilum Kieffer, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Riethia Kieffer, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trondia Ferrington &..., 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zavreliella Kieffer, 1917 | | 10 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Papua New Guinea
28 Species | Ablabesmyia hilli Freeman, 1961 | | | Chironominae humilis Kieffer, 1917 | | | Chironomus (Chironomus) javanus Kieffer, 1924 | | | Chironomus (Chironomus) plumatisetigerus Tokunaga, 1964 | | | Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916 | | | Chironomus humilis (Kieffer, 1917) | ⇒ Chironominae humilis Kieffer, 1917 | | Compterosmittia nerius Curran, 1930 | | | Cricotopus (Cricotopus) gressitti Tokunaga, 1964 | | | Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923) | ⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923 | | Cryptochironomus griseidorsum Kieffer, 1917 | | | Dicrotendipes taylori Freeman, 1961 | | | Dicrotendipes vitellina Freeman, 1961 | | | Einfeldia vitellina (Freeman, 1961) | ⇒ Chironomus javanus Kieffer, 1924 | | Microtendipes umbrosus Freeman, 1955 | | | Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929 | | | Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) nodosum Johannsen, 1932 | | | Riethia stictoptera Kieffer, 1917 | | | Trondia aequalis Kieffer, 1917 | | | Zavreliella apicale Kieffer, 1917 | | | Zavreliella dissimilis Kieffer, 1917 | | | Zavreliella dolichopelma Kieffer, 1917 | | | Zavreliella erimanus Kieffer, 1917 | | | Zavreliella humilis Kieffer, 1917 | | | Zavreliella huonensis Kieffer, 1917 | | | Zavreliella instabilis Walker, 1865 | | | Zavreliella neglectus Kieffer, 1917 | | | Zavreliella pallidiceps Kieffer, 1917 | | | Zavreliella pallidiforceps Kieffer, 1917 | |
Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Papua New Guinea
 | | 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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