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Checklist for Subfamily Chironominae Newman, 1834
and region New Zealand (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
5392
17066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
5387
17059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
5315
16945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
331
4274
14282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
91
892
3533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
24
319
1777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
103
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
83
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
73
182
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
20
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Zealand
20 Genera with 37 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges6SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Corynocera Zetterstedt, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Harrisius Freeman, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Ophryophorus Freeman, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 18851SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Paucispinigera Freeman, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 190210SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Riethia Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1902Green Midges6SpeciesTaxom
Tribelos Townes, 1945
0SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Zealand
37 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) analis Freeman, 1959
Chironomus (Chironomus) antipodensis Sublette & W..., 1980
Chironomus (Chironomus) forsythi Martin, 1998
Chironomus (Chironomus) subantarcticus Sublette & W..., 1980
Chironomus (Chironomus) zealandicus Hudson, 1892
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Cladopelma curtivalva Kieffer, 1917
Cladotanytarsus (Lenziella) amandus Hirvenoja, 1962
Corynocera duffi Deevey, 1955
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Harrisius pallidus Freeman, 1959
Kiefferulus opalensis Forsyth, 1975
Ophryophorus ramiferus Freeman, 1959
Parachironomus cylindricus Freeman, 1959
Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885
Paucispinigera approximata Freeman, 1959
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) alternans Forsyth, 1971
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) canum Freeman, 1959
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) cumberi Freeman, 1959
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) digitulum Freeman, 1959
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) harrisi Freeman, 1959
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) lentum Hutton, 1902
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) longicrus Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) luteum Forsyth, 1971
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) opimum Hutton, 1902
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) pavidum Hutton, 1902
Riethia zeylandica Freeman, 1959
Stempellinella fimbriata Ekrem, 2007
Tanytarsus albanyensis Forsyth, 1971
Tanytarsus dispar Lindeberg, 1967Yucatan flymallow
Tanytarsus funebris Freeman, 1959
Tanytarsus inaequalis Goetghebuer, 1921
Tanytarsus pontophilus Tokunaga, 1933
Tanytarsus vespertinus Hutton, 1902
Xenochironomus canterburyensis Freeman, 1959

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in New Zealand
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
13
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePseudochironomini
Sæther, 1977
1
1
Genus
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