Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 527
6198
14500 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 524
6193
14493 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 502
6089
14260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 316
4628
11471 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 84
793
2049 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 18
176
598 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 6
48
282 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
26
93 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges | 13
39 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Sri Lanka
13 Genera with 39 Species
Species list for Sri Lanka
39 Species | Ablabesmyia annulatipes Kieffer, 1912 | | | Aedokritus platycnemis Edwards, 1931 | | | Cardiocladius ceylanicus Kieffer, 1912 | | | Chironomini albiforceps Kieffer, 1910 | | | Chironomini ceylanicus Kieffer, 1911 | | | Chironomini striatipennis Kieffer, 1910 | | | Chironomus albiforceps (Kieffer, 1910) | ⇒ Chironomini albiforceps Kieffer, 1910 | | Chironomus allothrix Kieffer, 1912 | | | Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916 | | | Chironomus ceylanicus (Kieffer, 1911) | ⇒ Chironomini ceylanicus Kieffer, 1911 | | Chironomus chlogaster Kieffer, 1912 | | | Chironomus elatus Kieffer, 1912 | | | Chironomus gloriosus Kieffer, 1912 | | | Chironomus heptatomus Kieffer, 1912 | | | Chironomus hexatomus Kieffer, 1912 | | | Chironomus laminatus Kieffer, 1918 | | | Chironomus perichlorus Kieffer, 1912 | | | Chironomus pretiosus Kieffer, 1912 | | | Chironomus striatipennis (Kieffer, 1910) | ⇒ Chironomini striatipennis Kieffer, 1910 | | Chironomus sumptuosus Kieffer, 1912 | | | Chironomus superbus Kieffer, 1912 | | | Chironomus variicornis Kieffer, 1912 | | | Clinotanypus ceylanicus Kieffer, 1926 | | | Clinotanypus ornatissimus Kieffer, 1910 | | | Clinotanypus variegatus Kieffer, 1926 | | | Dactylocladius ceylanicus (Kieffer, 1912) | ⇒ Orthocladiinae ceylanicus Kieffer, 1912 | | Nilodorum biroi Kieffer, 1918 | | | Nilodorum tainanus Kieffer, 1912 | | | Orthocladiinae ceylanicus Kieffer, 1912 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubifer Skuse, 1889 | | | Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945 | Coastal plain milkwort | | Tanypus pallidipes Kieffer, 1912 | | | Tanytarsini prasiogaster Kieffer, 1912 | | | Tanytarsini transversalis Kieffer, 1912 | | | Tanytarsus ceylanicus Kieffer, 1912 | | | Tanytarsus lobatus Kieffer, 1912 | | | Tanytarsus poecilus Kieffer, 1912 | | | Tanytarsus prasiogaster (Kieffer, 1912) | ⇒ Tanytarsini prasiogaster Kieffer, 1912 | | Tanytarsus transversalis (Kieffer, 1912) | ⇒ Tanytarsini transversalis Kieffer, 1912 |
Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Sri Lanka
 | | 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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