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Checklist for Subfamily Chironominae Newman, 1834
and region Peru (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
582
9673
29819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
579
9667
29813
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
553
9522
29375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
356
7450
23932
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
96
1475
4619
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
19
211
1340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
60
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
33
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
20
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
9
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Peru
9 Genera with 13 Species
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Goeldichironomus Fittkau, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Nilothauma Kieffer, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19833SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19601SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1933Green Midges2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Peru
13 Species
Cryptochironomus astax Roback, 1960
Dicrotendipes paxillus Guha, Chaudh..., 1982
Goeldichironomus amazonicus Fittkau, 1968Midge
Nilothauma aleta Roback, 1960
Nilothauma duena Roback, 1960
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum titicacae Roback & Cof..., 1983
Polypedilum umayo Roback & Cof..., 1983
Polypedilum villcanota Roback & Cof..., 1983
Rheotanytarsus pela Roback, 1960
Stenochironomus gracilivalva Kieffer, 1917
Tanytarsus breda Roback, 1960
Tanytarsus pontophilus Tokunaga, 1933

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Peru
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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