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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Sardinia (Italy)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
416
3857
9192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
414
3853
9185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
401
3815
9115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
271
3048
7628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
63
368
710
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
98
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
34
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
17
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
16
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sardinia
16 Genera with 23 Species
Baeotendipes Kieffer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocladius Kieffer, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1915Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Paramerina Fittkau, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19292SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19092SpeciesTaxom
Symposiocladius Cranston, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1856Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Tvetenia Tvetenia, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Virgatanytarsus Pinder, 19282SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sardinia
23 Species
Baeotendipes noctivaga Kieffer, 1911
Cardiocladius capucinus Zetterstedt, 1850
Chironomus (Chironomus) salinarius Kieffer, 1915Redmaids
Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794Phantom midge
Eukiefferiella brevicalcar Kieffer, 1911
Microchironomus deribae Freeman, 1957
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) obumbratus Johannsen, 1905Disphyma
Orthocladius (Symposiocladius) lignicola Kieffer, 1915Redmaids
Paramerina divisa Walker, 1856
Paratanytarsus bituberculatus Edwards, 1929
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubeculosum Meigen, 1804
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubifer Skuse, 1889
Rheotanytarsus curtistylus Goetghebuer, 1921
Rheotanytarsus pentapoda Kieffer, 1909
Symposiocladius lignicola (Ménétriés], 1850)⇒ Orthocladius lignicola Kieffer, 1915
Tanypus (Tanypus) kraatzi Kieffer, 1912
Tanytarsus eminulus Walker, 1856
Tvetenia bavarica Goetghebuer, 1934
Tvetenia calvescens Edwards, 1929
Tvetenia verralli Edwards, 1929
Virgatanytarsus albisutus Santos Abreu, 1918
Virgatanytarsus triangularis Goetghebuer, 1928

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Sardinia
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
8
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
2
2
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