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Checklist for Subfamily Chironominae Newman, 1834
and region Aegean Islands (Greece)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
384
3170
6176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
383
3169
6175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
366
3104
6047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
259
2615
5220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
57
342
619
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
98
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
35
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
24
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
19
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
11
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Aegean Islands
11 Genera with 13 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1848Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotendipes Lenz, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Demicryptochironomus Lenz, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1987Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Aegean Islands
13 Species
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus attenuatus Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Cryptotendipes emorsus Townes, 1945
Demicryptochironomus (Irmakia) latior Reiss, 1988
Endochironomus nigricans Johannsen, 1905
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Parachironomus frequens Johannsen, 1905
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) scirpicola Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Stictochironomus puripennis Kieffer, 1921
Tanytarsus cretensis Reiss, 1987

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Aegean Islands
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
9
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Chironominae at artfakta.se
Chironominae at dyntaxa.se
Chironominae at itis.gov
Chironominae at marinespecies.org