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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
462
4268
10566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
461
4265
10563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
440
4192
10451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
278
3060
8318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
74
528
1198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
138
297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
72
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
52
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
46
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Australia
46 Genera with 56 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Alotanypus Roback, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Aphrotenia Brundin, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Apsectrotanypus Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Archaeochlus Brundin, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Botryocladius Cranston & E..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Chironomini2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1995Non-biting midges10SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Coelopynia Freeman, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 20153SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Harrisius Freeman, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Larsia Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Nilothauma Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Paralimnophyes Brundin, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Paramerina Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paratrichocladius Thienemann, 1942
0SpeciesTaxom
Parochlus Enderlein, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19615SpeciesTaxom
Pontomyia Edwards, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19322SpeciesTaxom
Riethia Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1933Green Midges7SpeciesTaxom
Telmatogeton Schiner, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Yarrhpelopia1SpeciesTaxom
Zavreliella Kieffer, 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Australia
56 Species
Alotanypus dalyupensis Freeman, 1961
Aphrotenia australiensis Hergstrom, 1992
Archaeochlus bassianus Brundin, 1966
Botryocladius grapeth Cranston & E..., 1999
Chironomini anomalus Kieffer, 1918
Chironomini australiensis Freeman, 1961
Chironomus (Chironomus) alternans Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) australis Macquart, 1847
Chironomus (Chironomus) cloacalis Atchley & Ma..., 1971
Chironomus (Chironomus) duplex Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) nepeanensis Skuse, 1889
Chironomus (Chironomus) occidentalis Skuse, 1889
Chironomus (Chironomus) oppositus Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) tepperi Skuse, 1889Rice bloodworm
Chironomus australiensis (Freeman, 1961)⇒ Chironomini australiensis Freeman, 1961
Chironomus maddeni Martin & Cra..., 1995
Cladopelma curtivalva Kieffer, 1917
Coelopynia pruinosa Freeman, 1961
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) albitarsis Drayson, Cra..., 2015
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) annuliventris Skuse, 1889
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) parbicinctus Drayson, Cra..., 2015
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Cryptochironomus griseidorsum Kieffer, 1917
Dicrotendipes conjunctus Walker, 1856
Dicrotendipes pseudoconjunctus Epler, 1988
Einfeldia australiensis Freeman Freeman, 0
Eukiefferiella insolida Skuse, 1889
Kiefferulus intertinctus Skuse, 1889
Kiefferulus martini Freeman, 1961
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Orthocladius kiefferulus (Goetghebuer ..., 1943)⇒ Orthocladiinae kiefferulus Goetghebuer ..., 1943
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) leei Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubifer Skuse, 1889
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) oresitrophum Skuse, 1889
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) prasiogaster Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) watsoni Freeman, 1961
Pontomyia cottoni Womersley, 1937Grand collomia
Procladius (Procladius) paludicola Skuse, 1889Jau jau
Procladius desis Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Rheotanytarsus juliae Glover, 1973
Rheotanytarsus trivittatus Johannsen, 1932
Riethia stictoptera Kieffer, 1917
Stenochironomus (Stenochironomus) watsoni Freeman, 1961
Stenochironomus anomalus (Freeman, 1961)⇒ Chironomini anomalus Kieffer, 1918
Tanytarsus barbitarsis Freeman, 1961
Tanytarsus bispinosus Freeman, 1961
Tanytarsus fuscithorax Skuse, 1889
Tanytarsus neosydneyensis Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus palmatus Freeman, 1961
Tanytarsus paskevillensis Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus pontophilus Tokunaga, 1933
Telmatogeton australicus Womersley, 1936Grand collomia
Xenochironomus canterburyensis Freeman, 1959
Yarrhpelopia norrisi Cranston, 2017
Zavreliella marmorata van der Wulp, 1859

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in South Australia
SubfamilyAphroteniinae
Brundin, 1966
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
22
39
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
11
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPodonominae
Thienemann & Edwards, 1937
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
8
5
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