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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Queensland (East Australia, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
713
10688
33073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
709
10675
33062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
674
10520
32717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
419
8235
27490
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
105
1344
4951
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
25
321
1311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
144
614
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
97
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
66
129
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Queensland
66 Genera with 129 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Anaphrotenia Brundin, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Anuncotendipes Cranston, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Aphroteniella Brundin, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Apsectrotanypus Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Archaeochlus Brundin, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Australopelopia Cranston, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Austrobrillia Freeman, 1961
0SpeciesTaxom
Botryocladius Cranston & E..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocladius Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironominae1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1917Non-biting midges12SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19613SpeciesTaxom
Clinotanypus Kieffer, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Coelopynia Freeman, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Conochironomus Freeman, 19955SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 20155SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 196110SpeciesTaxom
Echinocladius Cranston, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Edwardsidia Sæther, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Fittkauimyia Karunakaran, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Harrisius Freeman, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19126SpeciesTaxom
Krenopelopia Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Larsia Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Nandeva Wiedenbrug, ..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Nilodorum Mattoon and ..., 19121SpeciesTaxom
Nilotanypus Kieffer, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Paraborniella Freeman, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraheptagyia Brundin, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Paramerina Fittkau, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19292SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Parochlus Enderlein, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Podonomopsis Brundin, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 20168SpeciesTaxom
Pontomyia Edwards, 19324SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 1943
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Qiniella Wang & Sæth..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19326SpeciesTaxom
Riethia Kieffer, 19596SpeciesTaxom
Skusella Freeman, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Stictocladius Edwards, 1931
0SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1973Green Midges15SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Thienemannimyia Fittkau, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Zavreliella Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Queensland
129 Species
Ablabesmyia hilli Freeman, 1961
Anaphrotenia lacustris (Brundin, 1983)⇒ Aphroteniella filicornis Brundin, 1966
Anuncotendipes australotropicus Cranston, 1999
Anuncotendipes kakadu Cranston, 1999
Aphroteniella filicornis Brundin, 1966
Aphroteniella tenuicornis Brundin, 1966
Archaeochlus bassianus Brundin, 1966
Australopelopia prionoptera Cranston, 2000
Botryocladius grapeth Cranston & E..., 1999
Chironominae quadrifasciatus Kieffer, 1917
Chironomus (Chironomus) alternans Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) bicoloris Tokunaga, 1964
Chironomus (Chironomus) calipterus Kieffer, 1908
Chironomus (Chironomus) cloacalis Atchley & Ma..., 1971
Chironomus (Chironomus) javanus Kieffer, 1924
Chironomus (Chironomus) magnivalva Kieffer, 1917
Chironomus (Chironomus) melanescens Keyl, 1961
Chironomus (Chironomus) nepeanensis Skuse, 1889
Chironomus (Chironomus) oppositus Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) tepperi Skuse, 1889Rice bloodworm
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus quadrifasciatus (Kieffer, 1917)⇒ Chironominae quadrifasciatus Kieffer, 1917
Cladotanytarsus australomancus Glover, 1973
Cladotanytarsus bilinearis Glover, 1973
Cladotanytarsus furcatus Freeman, 1961
Clinotanypus crux Wiedemann, 1824
Coelopynia pruinosa Freeman, 1961
Conchapelopia pallens Coquillett, 1902
Conochironomus acutistilus Freeman, 1955
Conochironomus auctisilus Freeman, 1955
Conochironomus australiensis Cranston & Hare, 1995
Conochironomus cygnus Cranston & Hare, 1995
Conochironomus kakadu Cranston & Hare, 1995
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) albitarsis Drayson, Cra..., 2015
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) brevicornis Drayson & Cr..., 2015
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) conicornis Drayson & Cr..., 2015
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) hillmani Drayson & Cr..., 2015
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) parbicinctus Drayson, Cra..., 2015
Dicrotendipes balciunasi Epler, 1988
Dicrotendipes conjunctus Walker, 1856
Dicrotendipes cumberlandensis Epler, 1988
Dicrotendipes lindae Epler, 1988
Dicrotendipes pelochloris Kieffer, 1912
Dicrotendipes sarinae Epler, 1988
Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Dicrotendipes taylori Freeman, 1961
Dicrotendipes tenuiforceps Kieffer, 1913
Dicrotendipes vitellina Freeman, 1961
Echinocladius martini Cranston, 2000
Edwardsidia philhygra Edwards, 1931
Einfeldia australiensis Freeman Freeman, 0
Einfeldia vitellina (Freeman, 1961)⇒ Chironomus javanus Kieffer, 1924
Eukiefferiella claripennis Lundbeck, 1898
Eukiefferiella insolida Skuse, 1889
Fittkauimyia disparipes Karunakaran, 1969
Kiefferulus intertinctus Skuse, 1889
Kiefferulus longilobus Kieffer, 1916Midge
Kiefferulus martini Freeman, 1961
Kiefferulus opalensis Forsyth, 1975
Kiefferulus paratinctus Martin, 1964
Kiefferulus tainanus Kieffer, 1912
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Microchironomus tener Kieffer, 1918
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Microtendipes umbrosus Freeman, 1955
Nandeva fittkaui Cranston, 1999
Nilodorum tainanum Kieffer, 1912
Nilotanypus fimbriatus Walker, 1848
Orthocladius kiefferulus (Goetghebuer ..., 1943)⇒ Orthocladiinae kiefferulus Goetghebuer ..., 1943
Paraborniella tonnoiri Freeman, 1961
Paraheptagyia tonnoiri Freeman, 1961
Paramerina parva Freeman, 1961
Paramerina taylori Roback, 1982
Paratanytarsus jefferyi Glover, 1973
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Parochlus kiefferi Garrett, 1925
Podonomopsis evansi Brundin, 1966
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) leei Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) griseoguttatum Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubifer Skuse, 1889
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) prasiogaster Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) watsoni Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) aviceps Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum australotropicus Cranston, 2000
Polypedilum quasinubifer Cranston, 2016
Pontomyia cottoni Womersley, 1937Grand collomia
Pontomyia natans Edwards, 1926
Pontomyia oceana Tokunaga, 1964Hyssopleaf asphead
Pontomyia pacifica Tokunaga, 1932Hyssopleaf asphead
Procladius (Procladius) paludicola Skuse, 1889Jau jau
Procladius (Procladius) villosimanus Kieffer, 1917
Procladius desis Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Pseudosmittia reyei Freeman, 1961
Qiniella copa Mendes & And..., 2002
Rheotanytarsus christinae Glover, 1973
Rheotanytarsus flabellatus Glover, 1973
Rheotanytarsus gloveri Cranston, 1997
Rheotanytarsus juliae Glover, 1973
Rheotanytarsus oss Cranston, 1997
Rheotanytarsus trivittatus Johannsen, 1932
Riethia azeylandica Cranston, 2019
Riethia cinctipes Freeman, 1961
Riethia paluma Cranston, 2019
Riethia queenslandensis Cranston, 2019
Riethia stictoptera Kieffer, 1917
Riethia zeylandica Freeman, 1959
Skusella subvittata Skuse, 1889
Smittia aterrima Meigen, 1818Seedling bean midge
Smittia reyei (Freeman, 1961)⇒ Pseudosmittia reyei Freeman, 1961
Stenochironomus (Stenochironomus) watsoni Freeman, 1961
Stictochironomus fluviaticus Skuse, 1889
Tanytarsus barbitarsis Freeman, 1961
Tanytarsus bispinosus Freeman, 1961
Tanytarsus edwardi Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus formosanus Kieffer, 1912
Tanytarsus fuscithorax Skuse, 1889
Tanytarsus guerlus Roback, 1957
Tanytarsus gulungul Cranston, 2000
Tanytarsus humphreyi Cranston, 2000
Tanytarsus leptogastrus (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Tanytarsini leptogastrus Kieffer, 1911
Tanytarsus pontophilus Tokunaga, 1933
Tanytarsus recurvatus Brundin, 1947
Tanytarsus reidi Cranston, 2000
Tanytarsus richardsi Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus riedi Cranston, 2000
Tanytarsus subinextentus Glover, 1973
Thienemanniella xena Roback, 1957
Zavreliella quadrifasciatus Kieffer, 1917

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Queensland
SubfamilyAphroteniinae
Brundin, 1966
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
27
92
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiamesinae
Kieffer, 1922
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
17
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPodonominae
Thienemann & Edwards, 1937
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
13
12
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