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Checklist for Subfamily Chironominae Newman, 1834
and region Northern Territory (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
418
4068
8951
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
416
4061
8947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
401
3990
8816
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
266
3053
7147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
453
1117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
109
332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
73
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
44
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
31
77
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
20
63
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northern Territory
20 Genera with 63 Species
Anuncotendipes Cranston, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1964Non-biting midges5SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Conochironomus Freeman, 19954SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19086SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Neozavrelia Goetghebuer, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Nilodorum Mattoon and ..., 19121SpeciesTaxom
Nilothauma Kieffer, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19292SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 20165SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19326SpeciesTaxom
Riethia Kieffer, 19594SpeciesTaxom
Skusella Freeman, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2000Green Midges15SpeciesTaxom
Xylochironomus Cranston, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Zavreliella Kieffer, 18592SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Territory
63 Species
Anuncotendipes kakadu Cranston, 1999
Chironomus (Chironomus) javanus Kieffer, 1924
Chironomus (Chironomus) magnivalva Kieffer, 1917
Chironomus (Chironomus) nepeanensis Skuse, 1889
Chironomus (Chironomus) occidentalis Skuse, 1889
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumatisetigerus Tokunaga, 1964
Cladopelma curtivalva Kieffer, 1917
Cladotanytarsus unilinearis Glover, 1973
Conochironomus australiensis Cranston & Hare, 1995
Conochironomus cervus Cranston & Hare, 1995
Conochironomus cygnus Cranston & Hare, 1995
Conochironomus kakadu Cranston & Hare, 1995
Dicrotendipes balciunasi Epler, 1988
Dicrotendipes flexus Johannsen, 1932
Dicrotendipes jobetus Epler, 1988
Dicrotendipes lindae Epler, 1988
Dicrotendipes pelochloris Kieffer, 1912
Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Einfeldia australiensis Freeman Freeman, 0
Einfeldia vitellina (Freeman, 1961)⇒ Chironomus javanus Kieffer, 1924
Kiefferulus intertinctus Skuse, 1889
Kiefferulus martini Freeman, 1961
Kiefferulus tainanus Kieffer, 1912
Microchironomus tener Kieffer, 1918
Neozavrelia bowmani Cranston, 1998
Nilodorum tainanum Kieffer, 1912
Nilothauma infissum Adam & Saether, 1999
Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) leei Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) griseoguttatum Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubifer Skuse, 1889
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) watsoni Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum paranubifer Cranston, 2016
Rheotanytarsus christinae Glover, 1973
Rheotanytarsus gloveri Cranston, 1997
Rheotanytarsus johnstoni (Glover, 1973)⇒ Rheotanytarsus trivittatus Johannsen, 1932
Rheotanytarsus oss Cranston, 1997
Rheotanytarsus petropholeter Cranston, 1997
Rheotanytarsus trivittatus Johannsen, 1932
Riethia cinctipes Freeman, 1961
Riethia kakadu Cranston, 2019
Riethia stictoptera Kieffer, 1917
Riethia zeylandica Freeman, 1959
Skusella subvittata Skuse, 1889
Tanytarsus bispinosus Freeman, 1961
Tanytarsus dostinei Cranston, 2000
Tanytarsus gulungul Cranston, 2000
Tanytarsus hardwicki Cranston, 2000
Tanytarsus humphreyi Cranston, 2000
Tanytarsus mendumae Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus micksmithi Cranston, 2000
Tanytarsus nichollsi Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus pontophilus Tokunaga, 1933
Tanytarsus reidi Cranston, 2000
Tanytarsus richardsi Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus riedi Cranston, 2000
Tanytarsus rosario Cranston, 2000
Tanytarsus semibarbitarsus Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus wendylee Cranston, 2000
Xylochironomus kakadu Cranston, 2006
Zavreliella fuscoguttata (Kieffer, 1922)⇒ Zavreliella marmorata van der Wulp, 1859
Zavreliella marmorata van der Wulp, 1859

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Northern Territory
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
13
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePseudochironomini
Sæther, 1977
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
6
27
Genera
Species

Taxom



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