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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region South Island (New Zealand)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
297
1454
2174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
296
1453
2173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
286
1435
2139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
204
1200
1724
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
342
489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
18
95
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
27
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
22
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
19
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Island
19 Genera with 17 Species
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1892Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Ljungneria Brundin, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1933Green Midges3SpeciesTaxom
Tribelos Townes, 1945
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Island
17 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) zealandicus Hudson, 1892
Cladotanytarsus (Lenziella) amandus Hirvenoja, 1962
Corynoneura arctica Kieffer, 1923
Cricotopus (Isocladius) obnixus Walker, 1856
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Ljungneria maorii Brundin, 1964
Procladius dentus Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Procladius ruris Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Psectrocladius (Allopsectrocladius) platypus Edwards, 1929
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) fennicus Stor” , 1939Summer grape
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) limbatellus (Holmgren, 1869)⇒ Psectrocladius oxyura Langton, 1985
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) sordidellus Zetterstedt, 1838
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Stempellinella fimbriata Ekrem, 2007
Tanytarsus dispar Lindeberg, 1967Yucatan flymallow
Tanytarsus inaequalis Goetghebuer, 1921
Tanytarsus pontophilus Tokunaga, 1933

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in South Island
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
10
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
7
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