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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
517
4089
8321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
513
4082
8315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
493
4035
8248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
338
3289
7100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
88
656
1761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
22
203
616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
80
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
57
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
47
96
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tasmania
47 Genera with 96 Species
#ABCDEGIKMNPRSTYZ
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Apsectrotanypus Fittkau, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Archaeochlus Brundin, 19664SpeciesTaxom
Austrobrillia Freeman, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Austrocladius Freeman, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Botryocladius Cranston & E..., 19993SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocladius Kieffer, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Chironomini1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1961Non-biting midges10SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Coelopynia Freeman, 1961
0SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 20154SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Echinocladius Cranston, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Gressittius Sublette & W..., 18921SpeciesTaxom
Imparipecten Freeman, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferophyes Freeman, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Nasuticladius Freeman, 19613SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Paraheptagyia Brundin, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Paralimnophyes Brundin, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Paramerina Fittkau, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19292SpeciesTaxom
Parochlus Enderlein, 19666SpeciesTaxom
Pentaneura Philippi, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Pentaneurini1SpeciesTaxom
Podochlus Brundin, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Podonomopsis Brundin, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Podonomus Philippi, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19615SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19613SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19732SpeciesTaxom
Rhinocladius Edwards, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Riethia Kieffer, 19597SpeciesTaxom
Semiocladius Sublette & W..., 19801SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Stictocladius Edwards, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1973Green Midges7SpeciesTaxom
Telmatogeton Schiner, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Yarrhpelopia1SpeciesTaxom
Zavreliella Kieffer, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Zavrelimyia Fittkau, 19611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tasmania
96 Species and 4 Subspecies
Ablabesmyia hilli Freeman, 1961
Ablabesmyia notabilis Skuse, 1889
Apsectrotanypus maculosus Freeman, 1961
Archaeochlus bassianus Brundin, 1966
Archaeochlus ricki Brundin, 1966
Archaeochlus tasmaniae Freeman, 1961
Archaeochlus tonnoiri Brundin, 1966
Austrobrillia longipes Freeman, 1961
Austrocladius numerosus Skuse, 1889
Botryocladius australoalpinus Cranston & E..., 1999
Botryocladius grapeth Cranston & E..., 1999
Botryocladius tasmania Cranston & E..., 1999
Cardiocladius australiensis Freeman, 1961
Chironomini australiensis Freeman, 1961
Chironomus (Chironomus) antipodensis Sublette & W..., 1980
Chironomus (Chironomus) australis Macquart, 1847
Chironomus (Chironomus) duplex Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) oppositus Walker, 1856
Chironomus oppositus connori Martin & Lee, 1984
Chironomus oppositus oppositus
Chironomus oppositus tyleri Martin & Lee, 1984
Chironomus oppositus whitei Martin & Lee, 1984
Chironomus (Chironomus) tepperi Skuse, 1889Rice bloodworm
Chironomus australiensis (Freeman, 1961)⇒ Chironomini australiensis Freeman, 1961
Cladopelma curtivalva Kieffer, 1917
Cladotanytarsus tasmanicus Glover, 1973
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) annuliventris Skuse, 1889
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) hillmani Drayson & Cr..., 2015
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) parbicinctus Drayson, Cra..., 2015
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) tasmania Drayson & Cr..., 2015
Dicrotendipes conjunctus Walker, 1856
Dicrotendipes pseudoconjunctus Epler, 1988
Echinocladius martini Cranston, 2000
Eukiefferiella insolida Skuse, 1889
Gressittius antarcticus Hudson, 1892
Imparipecten pictipes Freeman, 1961
Kiefferophyes invenustulus Skuse, 1889
Kiefferophyes lobifer Freeman, 1961
Kiefferulus intertinctus Skuse, 1889
Kiefferulus martini Freeman, 1961
Monopelopia pallipes Freeman, 1961
Nasuticladius ater Freeman, 1961
Nasuticladius niger Freeman, 1961
Nasuticladius tonnoiri Freeman, 1961
Parachironomus delinificus Skuse, 1889
Paraheptagyia tasmaniae Freeman, 1961
Paralimnophyes albibasis Freeman, 1961
Paramerina levidensis Skuse, 1889
Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Parochlus bassianus Brundin, 1966
Parochlus brassianus Brundin, 1966
Parochlus rennelli Sublette & W..., 1980
Parochlus rieki Brundin, 1966
Parochlus tasmaniae Freeman, 1961
Parochlus tonnoiri Brundin, 1966
Pentaneura punctipennis (Freeman, 1961)⇒ Pentaneurini punctipennis Freeman, 1961
Pentaneurini punctipennis Freeman, 1961
Podochlus australiensis Brundin, 1966
Podochlus tasmaiensis Brundin, 1966
Podochlus tasmaniensis Brundin, 1966
Podonomopsis discoceros Brundin, 1966
Podonomopsis evansi Brundin, 1966
Podonomus collessi Brundin, 1966
Podonomus derwentensis Brundin, 1966
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubifer Skuse, 1889
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) oresitrophum Skuse, 1889
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) prasiogaster Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) tonnoiri Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) wirthi Freeman, 1961
Procladius (Procladius) villosimanus Kieffer, 1917
Procladius desis Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Procladius squamifer Freeman, 1961
Rheotanytarsus flabellatus Glover, 1973
Rheotanytarsus juliae Glover, 1973
Rhinocladius tonnoiri Freeman, 1961
Riethia azeylandica Cranston, 2019
Riethia cinctipes Freeman, 1961
Riethia hamodivisa Cranston, 2019
Riethia phangari Cranston, 2019
Riethia plumosa Freeman, 1961
Riethia stictoptera Kieffer, 1917
Riethia zeylandica Freeman, 1959
Semiocladius kuscheli Sublette & W..., 1980
Smittia aterrima Meigen, 1818Seedling bean midge
Stictocladius multiserialis Freeman, 1961
Stictocladius uniserialis Freeman, 1961
Tanytarsus bispinosus Freeman, 1961
Tanytarsus edwardi Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus inextentus Skuse, 1889
Tanytarsus pontophilus Tokunaga, 1933
Tanytarsus ricki Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus rieki Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus subinextentus Glover, 1973
Telmatogeton antipodensis Sublette & W..., 1980
Telmatogeton macquariensis Brundin, 1962
Yarrhpelopia norrisi Cranston, 2017
Zavreliella anomalus Freeman, 1961
Zavreliella australiensis Freeman, 1961
Zavrelimyia punctipennis Freeman, 1961

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Tasmania
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
13
39
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiamesinae
Kieffer, 1922
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
15
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPodonominae
Thienemann & Edwards, 1937
5
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
10
13
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