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Checklist for Subfamily Chironominae Newman, 1834
and region Marshall Islands (Micronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
92
264
397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
92
264
397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
87
257
389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
60
190
292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
24
71
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
24
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
12
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
10
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
7
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
4
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Marshall Islands
4 Genera with 8 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1928Non-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Pontomyia Edwards, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1933Green Midges3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Marshall Islands
8 Species
Chironomus (Camptochironomus) crassiforceps Kieffer, 1916Midge
Chironomus (Chironomus) javanus Kieffer, 1924
Chironomus (Chironomus) samoensis Edwards, 1928
Phaenopsectra gressitti Tokunaga, 1964
Pontomyia natans Edwards, 1926
Tanytarsus esakii Tokunaga, 1940
Tanytarsus halophilae Edwards, 1926
Tanytarsus magnihamatus Tokunaga, 1933Hyssopleaf asphead

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Marshall Islands
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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