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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
635
8967
31661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
631
8956
31644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8844
31420
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
391
7022
25972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
102
1306
6349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
24
417
2395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
128
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
101
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
86
275
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
25
62
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Polynesia
25 Genera with 62 Species
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Apedilum Townes, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1960Non-biting midges13SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Corynocera Zetterstedt, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Goeldichironomus Fittkau, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Harrisius Freeman, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 196013SpeciesTaxom
Ophryophorus Freeman, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 18851SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Paucispinigera Freeman, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 190211SpeciesTaxom
Pontomyia Edwards, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Riethia Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1902Green Midges10SpeciesTaxom
Tribelos Townes, 1945
0SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Yama Sublette & M..., 19801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Polynesia
62 Species and 6 Subspecies
Apedilum elachistum Townes, 1945Midge
Chironomus (Camptochironomus) crassiforceps Kieffer, 1916Midge
Chironomus (Chironomus) analis Freeman, 1959
Chironomus (Chironomus) antipodensis Sublette & W..., 1980
Chironomus (Chironomus) entis Shobanov, 1989
Chironomus (Chironomus) forsythi Martin, 1998
Chironomus (Chironomus) hawaiiensis Grimshaw, 1901Scaly swordfern
Chironomus (Chironomus) magnivalva Kieffer, 1917
Chironomus (Chironomus) samoensis Edwards, 1928
Chironomus (Chironomus) subantarcticus Sublette & W..., 1980
Chironomus (Chironomus) zealandicus Hudson, 1892
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus bifurcatus Wuelker, Mar..., 2009
Chironomus pauciplumatus (Hardy, 1960)⇒ Tanytarsini pauciplumatus Hardy, 1960
Cladopelma curtivalva Kieffer, 1917
Cladotanytarsus (Lenziella) amandus Hirvenoja, 1962
Corynocera duffi Deevey, 1955
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Dicrotendipes candidibasis Edwards, 1924
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Goeldichironomus holoprasinus Goeldi, 1905Midge
Harrisius pallidus Freeman, 1959
Kiefferulus longilobus Kieffer, 1916Midge
Kiefferulus opalensis Forsyth, 1975
Micropsectra albifasciata Hardy, 1960
Micropsectra bryanti Hardy, 1960Hawai'i peperomia
Micropsectra hawaiiensis Hardy, 1960Hawai'i peperomia
Micropsectra hawaiiensis albifasciata Hardy, 1960
Micropsectra hawaiiensis hawaiiensis Hardy, 1960
Micropsectra kaalae Hardy, 1960Hawai'i peperomia
Micropsectra kaalae kaalae Hardy, 1960
Micropsectra kaalae monticola Hardy, 1960
Micropsectra lacteiclava Grimshaw, 1901
Micropsectra lacteiclava lacteiclava
Micropsectra lacteiclava latifasciata Hardy, 1960
Micropsectra latifasciata Hardy, 1960
Micropsectra monticola Hardy, 1960
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) nubiferum Skuse, 1889Midge
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) opimum Hutton, 1902
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) pavidum Hutton, 1902
Pontomyia natans Edwards, 1926
Riethia zeylandica Freeman, 1959
Stempellinella fimbriata Ekrem, 2007
Tanytarsus albanyensis Forsyth, 1971
Tanytarsus dispar Lindeberg, 1967Yucatan flymallow
Tanytarsus funebris Freeman, 1959
Tanytarsus halophilae Edwards, 1926
Tanytarsus hopkinsi Edwards, 1928
Tanytarsus inaequalis Goetghebuer, 1921
Tanytarsus pauciplumatus Hardy, 1960
Tanytarsus pontophilus Tokunaga, 1933
Tanytarsus upoluensis Ashe, 1985
Tanytarsus vespertinus Hutton, 1902
Xenochironomus canterburyensis Freeman, 1959
Yama tahitiensis Sublette & M..., 1980

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Polynesia
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
17
40
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePseudochironomini
Sæther, 1977
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
7
21
Genera
Species

Taxom



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