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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Philippines (Southeast Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
533
6862
22448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
533
6862
22448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
509
6740
22130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
318
5146
18389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
85
899
3159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
19
185
1210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
58
457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
27
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
12
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Philippines
12 Genera with 14 Species
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Clinotanypus Kieffer, 19263SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
OrthocladiinaeOrthoclads1SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Tanypodinae1SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Philippines
14 Species
Camptocladius dichromus (Edwards, 1929)⇒ Orthocladiinae dichromus Edwards, 1929
Clinotanypus atromarginatus Edwards, 1929
Clinotanypus philippinensis Kieffer, 1921
Clinotanypus variegatus Kieffer, 1926
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Dicrotendipes niveicauda Kieffer, 1921
Glyptotendipes philippinarum Kieffer, 1921
Orthocladiinae dichromus Edwards, 1929
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratendipes pulchripennis Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum stictopterus Kieffer, 1921
Tanypodinae manilensis Schiner, 1868
Tanypus manilensis (Schiner, 1868)⇒ Tanypodinae manilensis Schiner, 1868
Xenochironomus trochanteratus Thomson, 1869

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Philippines
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
7
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
2
4
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
Chironomidae at irmng.org
Chironomidae at itis.gov
Chironomidae at marinespecies.org