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Checklist for Subfamily Chironominae Newman, 1834
and region Chile (Southern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
533
4848
12741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
533
4848
12741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
516
4794
12661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
348
3996
11136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
102
1139
4089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
26
272
1467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
99
302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
84
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
69
172
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
19
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Chile
19 Genera with 37 Species
Apedilum Townes, 1945
0SpeciesTaxom
Caladomyia Sawedal, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1852Non-biting midges11SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Megacentron Freeman, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Nandeva Wiedenbrug, ..., 20112SpeciesTaxom
Nimbocera Reiss, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 20083SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19722SpeciesTaxom
Riethia Kieffer, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1972Green Midges5SpeciesTaxom
Xestochironomus Sublette & W..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Zavreliella Kieffer, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chile
37 Species
Caladomyia tuberculatus Reiss, 1972
Chironomus antarcticus Walker, 1837
Chironomus articuliferus Blanchard, 1852
Chironomus callichirus Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus carbo Philippi, 1865
Chironomus delicatulus Philippi, 1865
Chironomus eburneocinctus Philippi, 1865
Chironomus holochlorus Philippi, 1865
Chironomus lepidellus Kieffer, 1906
Chironomus obscurellus Blanchard, 1852
Chironomus pica Philippi, 1865
Chironomus tessellatus Blanchard, 1852
Cryptochironomus petiolatus Kieffer, 1921
Dicrotendipes embalsensis Paggi, 1978
Dicrotendipes villarricensis Contreras-Li..., 1994
Megacentron cuneicalcar Edwards, 1931
Nandeva chilena Wiedenbrug, ..., 1998
Nandeva digitifer Andersen, Sa..., 2011
Nimbocera patagonica Reiss, 1972Bajada lupine
Parachironomus puberulus Edwards, 1931
Parachironomus supparillis Edwards, 1931
Parachironomus valdiviensis Spies, 2008
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Phaenopsectra flavipes Meigen, 1818
Phaenopsectra magellanica Edwards, 1931
Polypedilum quinquesetosum Edwards, 1931
Rheotanytarsus globosus Reiss, 1972
Rheotanytarsus lamellatus Reiss, 1972
Riethia truncatocaudata Edwards, 1931
Sergentia psiloptera Edwards, 1935
Stenochironomus ancudensis Edwards, 1931
Tanytarsus clivosus Reiss, 1972
Tanytarsus fastigatus Reiss, 1972
Tanytarsus hamatus Reiss, 1972
Tanytarsus paraligulatus Reiss, 1972
Tanytarsus rinihuensis Reiss, 1972
Xestochironomus aisenensis Andersen & K..., 1999

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Chile
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
11
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePseudochironomini
Sæther, 1977
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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