Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Seychelles (Indian Ocean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 319
2025
3758 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 317
2021
3753 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 309
1997
3712 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 198
1539
2917 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 54
378
761 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 13
140
346 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 4
60
220 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
41
117 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges | 22
26 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Seychelles
22 Genera with 26 Species #BCDGKLOPRST
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomus Meigen, 1911 | Non-biting midges | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Clunio Haliday, 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corynoneura Winnertz, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1988 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidopodus Freeman, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Limnophyes Eaton, 1875 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Paramerina Fittkau, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polypedilum Kieffer, 2004 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 2004 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Rheocricotopus Brundin, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smittia Holmgren, 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tanypus Meigen, 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1911 | Green Midges | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thienemanniella Kieffer, 1957 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Seychelles
26 Species | Chironomus linearis Kieffer, 1911 | | | Chironomus scotti Kieffer, 1911 | | | Clunio gerlachi Saether, 2004 | | | Corynoneura seyechellensis Kieffer, 1911 | | | Cricotopus (Cricotopus) tremulus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Dicrotendipes binotatus Kieffer, 1911 | | | Dicrotendipes freemani Epler, 1988 | | | Gymnometriocnemus (Rhaphidocladius) brumalis Edwards, 1929 | | | Kiefferulus chloronotus Kieffer, 1911 | | | Lepidopodus nigratipes Kieffer, 1911 | | | Orthocladius megalochirus Kieffer, 1911 | | | Paramerina minima Kieffer, 1911 | | | Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856 | | | Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) melanophilum Kieffer, 1911 | | | Polypedilum glabripenne Kieffer, 1911 | | | Polypedilum silhouettarium Saether, 2004 | | | Pseudosmittia mahensis Kieffer, 1911 | | | Pseudosmittia melanostolus Kieffer, 1911 | | | Pseudosmittia remigula Saether, 2004 | | | Rheocricotopus robacki Beck & Beck, 1964 | | | Smittia stercoraria (Rossaro & Le..., 2000) | ⇒ Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776 | | Tanypus complanatus Saether, 2004 | | | Tanytarsus atomarius Kieffer, 1918 | | | Tanytarsus pallidissimus Kieffer, 1911 | | | Thienemanniella xena Roback, 1957 | |
Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Seychelles
 | | 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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