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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
379
3720
8175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
3718
8173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
355
3609
7939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
2781
6374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
53
369
1088
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
95
382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
31
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
11
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
8
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South India
8 Genera with 13 Species
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1985Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19853SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Tanypodinae1SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1924Green Midges3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South India
13 Species
Ablabesmyia ornatipes Kieffer, 1910
Chironomus brevistylus Guha, Das & ..., 1985
Cladotanytarsus multispinulus Guha, Das & ..., 1985
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Cryptochironomus bulbosus Guha, Das & ..., 1985
Cryptochironomus calyxus Guha, Das & ..., 1985
Dicrotendipes arcistylus Guha, Das & ..., 1985
Dicrotendipes canitibialis Guha, Das & ..., 1985
Tanypodinae photophilus Kieffer, 1910
Tanypus photophilus (Kieffer, 1910)⇒ Tanypodinae photophilus Kieffer, 1910
Tanytarsus flaviradialis Guha, Das & ..., 1985
Tanytarsus magnituberculus Guha, Das & ..., 1985
Tanytarsus minimus Kieffer, 1924

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in South India
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
5
10
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