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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
447
5281
10268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
447
5281
10268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
431
5219
10149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
275
4237
8364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
74
674
1494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
18
190
641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
62
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
35
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
22
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Brazil
22 Genera with 14 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Aedokritus1SpeciesTaxom
Antillocladius Sæther, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Apedilum Townes, 1945
0SpeciesTaxom
Axarus Roback, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Burmeisteria Salter, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Djalmabatista Fittkau, 1968
0SpeciesTaxom
Gravatamberus Mendes & And..., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Nandeva Wiedenbrug, ..., 19981SpeciesTaxom
Nilothauma Kieffer, 20092SpeciesTaxom
Oleia Andersen & M..., 20181SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Podonomus Philippi, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2006Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Xestochironomus Sublette & W..., 1972
0SpeciesTaxom
Zavreliella Kieffer, 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Brazil
14 Species
Aedokritus coffeatus Trivinho-Str..., 1997
Antillocladius gephyrus Mendes & And..., 2008
Gravatamberus nidularium Mendes & And..., 2008
Monopelopia caraguata Mendes, Marc..., 2003
Nandeva gaucha Wiedenbrug, ..., 1998
Nilothauma anamariae Dantas & Hamada, 2017
Nilothauma aripuanense Mendes & And..., 2009
Oleia fieldsi Silva & Song, 2018
Parachironomus manaos Spies, Fittk..., 1994
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Podonomus amarali Pinho & Shim..., 2018
Stenochironomus munteanpurin Amora, Hamad..., 2018
Tanytarsus jacaretingensis Sanseverino, 2006
Zavreliella marmorata van der Wulp, 1859

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in South Brazil
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
13
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPodonominae
Thienemann & Edwards, 1937
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
3
1
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