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Checklist for Subfamily Chironominae Newman, 1834
and region Pakistan (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
341
2930
6223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
341
2930
6223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
331
2906
6190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
221
2259
4909
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
369
722
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
93
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
40
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
24
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
15
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
5
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pakistan
5 Genera with 17 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1911Non-biting midges10SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1911Green Midges4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pakistan
17 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) calipterus Kieffer, 1908
Chironomus (Lobochironomus) rostratus (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Chironomini rostratus Kieffer, 1921
Chironomus aplochirus (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Chironomini aplochirus Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus callisphyrus (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Chironomini callisphyrus Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus callithorax (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Chironomini callithorax Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus circumdatus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus incertipenis Chaudhuri, 1996
Chironomus lobaticeps (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Chironomini lobaticeps Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus lobaticollis (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Chironomini lobaticollis Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus prasiogaster (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Chironomini prasiogaster Kieffer, 1911
Dicrotendipes punctatipennis Kieffer, 1910
Kiefferulus calligaster Kieffer, 1911
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) annulatipes Kieffer, 1910
Tanytarsus adjacens Kieffer, 1911
Tanytarsus formosanus Kieffer, 1912
Tanytarsus hirtipes (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Tanytarsini hirtipes Kieffer, 1911
Tanytarsus lasiopterus (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Tanytarsini lasiopterus Kieffer, 1911

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Pakistan
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
4
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom



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