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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region West China (China)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
540
5659
24814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
540
5659
24814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
504
5565
24690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
313
4026
19922
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
80
672
3102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
21
182
1080
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
49
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
37
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
30
77
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West China
30 Genera with 77 Species
#ABCDEHLMNOPRSTZ
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Acricotopus Kieffer, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Allocladius Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Amnihayesomyia Niitsuma, 2007
0SpeciesTaxom
Boreoheptagyia Brundin, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Brillia Kieffer, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Demicryptochironomus Lenz, 20056SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 2005Snow Midges3SpeciesTaxom
Epoicocladius Sulc & ZavÍ..., 20192SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Hayesomyia Murray & Fit..., 20065SpeciesTaxom
Huabeitendipes Hong, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19933SpeciesTaxom
Manlayamyia Kalugina, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 19553SpeciesTaxom
Natarsia Fittkau, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Nilotanypus Kieffer, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Olecryptotendipes Zorina, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 016SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Robackia Sæther, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1984Green Midges9SpeciesTaxom
Taotieichnus Xing & al., 20131SpeciesTaxom
Thalassosmittia Strenzke & R..., 19931SpeciesTaxom
Tokunagaia Sæther, 20066SpeciesTaxom
Zavrelia Kieffer , Th..., 20071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West China
77 Species
Ablabesmyia jogancornua Sasa & Okazawa, 1991
Ablabesmyia prorasha Kobayashi & ..., 2002
Acricotopus simplex Zhang & Wang, 2004
Boreoheptagyia tibetica Makarchenko ..., 1996
Brillia brevicornis Wang, Zheng ..., 1994
Conchapelopia telema Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Demicryptochironomus antennarius Yan, Tang & ..., 2005
Demicryptochironomus concavus Yan, Tang & ..., 2005
Demicryptochironomus constrictus Yan, Tang & ..., 2005
Demicryptochironomus minus Yan, Tang & ..., 2005
Demicryptochironomus pannus Yan, Tang & ..., 2005
Demicryptochironomus yui Yan, Tang & ..., 2005
Diamesa aculeata Willassen, 2005
Diamesa qiangi Wang & Makar..., 2019
Diamesa solhoyi Willassen, 2005
Epoicocladius flavens (Malloch, 1915)⇒ Epoicocladius ephemerae Kieffer, 1924
Epoicocladius wangi Yan, Liu, Ca..., 2019
Harnischia hamata Wang, Zheng ..., 1993
Hayesomyia aquila Cheng & Wang, 2006
Hayesomyia cinctuma Cheng & Wang, 2006
Hayesomyia rotunda Cheng & Wang, 2006
Hayesomyia trina Cheng & Wang, 2006
Hayesomyia zayunica Cheng & Wang, 2006
Huabeitendipes wuqiensis Y. C. Hong, 1995
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Limnophyes palleocestus Wang & Saether, 1993
Limnophyes verpus Wang & Saether, 1993
Manlayamyia dabeigouensis J. F. Zhang, 1991
Metriocnemus calvescens Saether, 1995
Metriocnemus dentipalpus Saether, 1995
Metriocnemus wangi Saether, 1995
Microtendipes famiefeus Sasa, 1996
Microtendipes shoukomaki Sasa, 1989
Microtendipes umbrosus Freeman, 1955
Natarsia qinlingica Cheng & Wang, 2006
Nilotanypus polycanthus Cheng & Wang, 2006
Nilotanypus quadratus Cheng & Wang, 2006
Olecryptotendipes lenzi Zorina, 2001
Paraphaenocladius triangulus Saether & Wang, 1995
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) aequabe Zhang & Wang, 2007
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubifer Skuse, 1889
Polypedilum (Tripodura) scalaenum Schrank, 1803
Polypedilum asakawaense Sasa, 1980
Polypedilum bingoparadoxum Kawai, Inoue..., 1998
Polypedilum cochlearum Zhang & Wang, 2005
Polypedilum cyclus Zhang & Wang, 2005
Polypedilum decematoguttatum Tokunaga, 1938
Polypedilum exilicaudatum Saether & Su..., 1999
Polypedilum heberti
Polypedilum japonicum Tokunaga, 1938
Polypedilum paucisetum Zhang & Wang, 2009
Polypedilum spathum Zhang & Wang, 2007
Polypedilum tsukubaense Sasa, 1979
Polypedilum unifascium Tokunaga, 1938
Polypedilum yongsanensis
Psectrotanypus lateralis Cheng & Wang, 2006
Robackia parallela Yan & Wang, 2006
Stempellinella apicula Guo & Wang, 2005
Stempellinella brevilamellae Guo & Wang, 2005
Tanytarsus motosuensis Kawai, 1991
Tanytarsus okuboi Sasa & Kikuchi, 1986
Tanytarsus ovatus Johannsen, 1932
Tanytarsus pollexus Datta, 1991
Tanytarsus simantoseteus Sasa, Suzuki..., 1998
Tanytarsus sinuatus Goetghebuer, 1936
Tanytarsus tamaduodecimus Sasa, 1983
Tanytarsus thaicus Moubayed, 1991
Tanytarsus yunosecundus Sasa, 1984
Taotieichnus orientalis Xing & al., 2013
Thalassosmittia montana Wang & Saether, 1993
Tokunagaia fasciata Liu & Wang, 2006
Tokunagaia kurodeea Sasa, 1996
Tokunagaia quadrulata Liu & Wang, 2006
Tokunagaia spinosa Liu & Wang, 2006
Tokunagaia subulata Liu & Wang, 2006
Tokunagaia unicentrata Liu & Wang, 2006
Zavrelia bragremia Guo & Wang, 2007

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in West China
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
9
40
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiamesinae
Kieffer, 1922
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
9
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
6
12
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