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Checklist for Subfamily Chironominae Newman, 1834
and region East India (India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
319
2874
5955
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
318
2873
5954
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
301
2802
5844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
197
2231
4847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
43
381
899
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
125
373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
54
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
46
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
37
80
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
18
48
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East India
18 Genera with 48 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1912Non-biting midges8SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19923SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Lauterborniella Thienemann &..., 19131SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Nilodorum Mattoon and ..., 19181SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19921SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 19963SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19942SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1998Green Midges16SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East India
48 Species
Chironomus albiforceps (Kieffer, 1910)⇒ Chironomini albiforceps Kieffer, 1910
Chironomus barbatitarsis (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Chironomini barbatitarsis Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus calligaster (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Chironomini calligaster Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus fortistylus Chaudhuri, D..., 1992
Chironomus incertipenis Chaudhuri, 1996
Chironomus niger (Hansen, 1881)⇒ Chironomini niger Hansen, 1881
Chironomus ramosus Chaudhuri, D..., 1992
Chironomus validus Kieffer, 1912
Cladotanytarsus acinatus Datta, Mazum..., 1992
Cladotanytarsus flexus Datta, Mazum..., 1992
Cladotanytarsus fustistylus Datta, Mazum..., 1992
Cryptochironomus acuminatus Dutta & Chau..., 1996
Cryptochironomus gracilis Dutta & Chau..., 1996
Dicrotendipes punctatipennis Kieffer, 1910
Endochironomus ampliceps Dutta, 1994
Endochironomus effusus Dutta, 1994
Glyptotendipes pilosus Dutta & Chau..., 1995
Harnischia minuta Dutta & Chau..., 1996
Kiefferulus inciderus Chattopadhya..., 1991
Lauterborniella cristata Kieffer, 1913
Micropsectra candida Chaudhuri & ..., 1991
Nilodorum biroi Kieffer, 1918
Paracladopelma diutinistyla Dutta & Chau..., 1996
Paratanytarsus papillatus Datta & Chau..., 1992
Paratendipes dolens Kieffer, 1910
Paratendipes maculipennis Dutta & Chau..., 1996
Paratendipes penicilliceps Dutta & Chau..., 1996
Polypedilum angustifoceps Kieffer, 1913
Polypedilum brumale Kieffer, 1913
Rheotanytarsus pellucidus Walker, 1848
Rheotanytarsus tumidus Chaudhuri & ..., 1994
Tanytarsus atroxitarsus (Datta, 1991)⇒ Tanytarsus mcmillani Freeman, 1958
Tanytarsus cristatus Datta, 1991
Tanytarsus cultellus (Datta, 1991)⇒ Tanytarsus oscillans Johannsen, 1932
Tanytarsus fasciculus Chaudhuri & ..., 1998
Tanytarsus formosanus Kieffer, 1912
Tanytarsus gracilistylus Datta, 1991
Tanytarsus infundibulus Datta, 1991
Tanytarsus mcmillani Freeman, 1958
Tanytarsus monstrosus Chaudhuri, A..., 1992
Tanytarsus oscillans Johannsen, 1932
Tanytarsus parvistylus (Datta, 1991)⇒ Tanytarsus formosanus Kieffer, 1912
Tanytarsus piratus Chaudhuri & ..., 1998
Tanytarsus pollexus Datta, 1991
Tanytarsus quinspinosus Datta, 1991
Tanytarsus rectistylus Datta, 1991
Tanytarsus uvus Chaudhuri & ..., 1998
Xenochironomus lacertus Dutta & Chau..., 1995

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in East India
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
13
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
5
23
Genera
Species

Taxom



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