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Checklist of Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
for Ryukyu Islands (Okinawa Prefecture, Japan)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
348
2667
4080
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
348
2667
4080
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
333
2610
3989
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
220
2112
3277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
50
276
526
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
102
254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
63
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
46
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
37
91
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ryukyu Islands
37 Genera with 91 Species
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Chironomus Meigen, 1987Non-biting midges9SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 19922SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotendipes Lenz, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Daitoyusurika Sasa & Suzuki, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19875SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 19883SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 20012SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Okinawayusurika Sasa & Hasegawa, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Paraboreochlus Thienemann, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Paramerina Fittkau, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Pentapedilum Kieffer, 20003SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 193817SpeciesTaxom
Prochironomus Kieffer, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19793SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19914SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19852SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1983Green Midges14SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Yaeprimus Sasa & Suzuki, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Yaequartus Sasa & Suzuki, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Yaequintus Sasa & Suzuki, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Yaesecundus Sasa & Suzuki, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Yaetanytarsus Sasa, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Yaetertius Sasa & Suzuki, 20001SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ryukyu Islands
91 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) javanus Kieffer, 1924
Chironomus (Chironomus) samoensis Edwards, 1928
Chironomus circumdatus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus daitoabeus Sasa & Suzuki, 2001
Chironomus daitobeceus Sasa & Suzuki, 2001
Chironomus daitocedeus Sasa & Suzuki, 2001
Chironomus daitodeeus Sasa & Suzuki, 2001
Chironomus daitoefeus Sasa & Suzuki, 2001
Chironomus okinawanus Hasegawa & Sasa, 1987
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) vanderwulpi Edwards, 1929
Conchapelopia okisimilis Sasa, 1991
Conchapelopia togapallida Sasa & Okazawa, 1992
Corynoneura isigaheius Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794Phantom midge
Cryptochironomus (Cryptochironomus) albofasciatus Staeger, 1839
Cryptochironomus hentonensis Hasegawa & Sasa, 1987
Cryptotendipes daitogeheus Sasa & Suzuki, 2001
Daitoyusurika daitofegea Sasa & Suzuki, 2001
Dicrotendipes inouei Hashimoto, 1984
Dicrotendipes pelochloris Kieffer, 1912
Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Dicrotendipes yaeyamanus Hasegawa & Sasa, 1987
Einfeldia sasai Yamamoto & Y..., 2018
Eukiefferiella daitoquerea Sasa & Suzuki, 2001
Eukiefferiella isigaefeus Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
Eukiefferiella yaraensis Sasa & Hasegawa, 1988
Harnischia daitoheia Sasa & Suzuki, 2001
Limnophyes iriopequesus Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
Limnophyes isigafegeus Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
Metriocnemus isigageheus Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
Metriocnemus ryutanus Sasa & Hasegawa, 1988
Microchironomus teruyai Sasa, 1991
Microtendipes iriocedeus Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
Monopelopia okigenga Sasa, 1991
Okinawayusurika otsurui Sasa & Hasegawa, 1988
Paraboreochlus okinawanus Kobayashi & ..., 1999
Paracladopelma daitoijea Sasa & Suzuki, 2001
Paramerina divisa Walker, 1856
Paramerina okimaculata Sasa, 1991
Pentapedilum daitojekeum Sasa & Suzuki, 2001
Pentapedilum daitokeleum Sasa & Suzuki, 2001
Pentapedilum iriodeeum Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) medivittatum Tokunaga, 1964
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubifer Skuse, 1889
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) pedatum Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum asoprimum Bidawid & Fi..., 1995
Polypedilum benokiense Sasa & Hasegawa, 1988
Polypedilum crassistyla Kawai, Inoue..., 1998
Polypedilum daitoneoum Sasa & Suzuki, 2001
Polypedilum iriofegeum Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
Polypedilum iriogeheum Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
Polypedilum isigabeceum Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
Polypedilum kunigamiense Sasa & Hasegawa, 1988
Polypedilum miyakoense Hasegawa & Sasa, 1987
Polypedilum okiharaki Sasa, 1991
Polypedilum okipallidum Sasa, 1991
Polypedilum tananense Sasa & Hasegawa, 1988
Polypedilum unifascium Tokunaga, 1938
Prochironomus irioheius Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
Pseudosmittia nishiharaensis Sasa & Hasegawa, 1988
Pseudosmittia togadistalis (Sasa, Watana..., 1992)⇒ Pseudosmittia gracilis Goetghebuer, 1913
Pseudosmittia topei Lehmann, 1979
Rheocricotopus (Psilocricotopus) chalybeatus Edwards, 1929
Rheocricotopus isigadeeus Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
Rheocricotopus okifoveatus Sasa, 1991
Rheotanytarsus fluminis Kawai & Sasa, 1985
Smittia gusukuensis Sasa & Hasegawa, 1988
Stenochironomus irioijeus Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
Stenochironomus okialbus Sasa, 1990
Tanytarsus daitoopeus Sasa & Suzuki, 2001
Tanytarsus daitopequeus Sasa & Suzuki, 2001
Tanytarsus formosanus Kieffer, 1912
Tanytarsus iriolemeus Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
Tanytarsus iriomeneus Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
Tanytarsus irioneous Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
Tanytarsus irioopeus Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
Tanytarsus isigacedeus Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
Tanytarsus kitaokinawanus Sasa & Hasegawa, 1988
Tanytarsus miyakobrevis Sasa & Hasegawa, 1988
Tanytarsus okuboi Sasa & Kikuchi, 1986
Tanytarsus ovatus Johannsen, 1932
Tanytarsus pontophilus Tokunaga, 1933
Tanytarsus tamagotoi Sasa, 1983
Thienemanniella okigrata Sasa, 1991
Yaeprimus isigaabeus Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
Yaequartus iriokeleus Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
Yaequintus irioquereus Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
Yaesecundus iriobeceus Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
Yaetanytarsus iriomotensis Sasa, 1991
Yaetertius iriojekeus Sasa & Suzuki, 2000

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Ryukyu Islands
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
15
58
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
9
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPodonominae
Thienemann & Edwards, 1937
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
3
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Chironomidae (Erichson 1842)
Chironomidae (Erichson 1842)


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