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Checklist for Subfamily Chironominae Newman, 1834
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
458
5336
18787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
455
5331
18781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
433
5239
18576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
4213
16123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
80
888
4611
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
194
1583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
73
626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
37
337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
14
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
9
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua New Guinea
9 Genera with 23 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1917Non-biting midges4SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Riethia Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Zavreliella Kieffer, 191710SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
23 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) javanus Kieffer, 1924
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumatisetigerus Tokunaga, 1964
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus humilis (Kieffer, 1917)⇒ Chironominae humilis Kieffer, 1917
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Cryptochironomus griseidorsum Kieffer, 1917
Dicrotendipes taylori Freeman, 1961
Dicrotendipes vitellina Freeman, 1961
Einfeldia vitellina (Freeman, 1961)⇒ Chironomus javanus Kieffer, 1924
Microtendipes umbrosus Freeman, 1955
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) nodosum Johannsen, 1932
Riethia stictoptera Kieffer, 1917
Zavreliella apicale Kieffer, 1917
Zavreliella dissimilis Kieffer, 1917
Zavreliella dolichopelma Kieffer, 1917
Zavreliella erimanus Kieffer, 1917
Zavreliella humilis Kieffer, 1917
Zavreliella huonensis Kieffer, 1917
Zavreliella instabilis Walker, 1865
Zavreliella neglectus Kieffer, 1917
Zavreliella pallidiceps Kieffer, 1917
Zavreliella pallidiforceps Kieffer, 1917

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Papua New Guinea
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePseudochironomini
Sæther, 1977
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini ♰
Zavrel, 1917
2
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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