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Checklist for Subfamily Chironominae Newman, 1834
and region Seychelles (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
319
2025
3758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
317
2021
3753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
1997
3712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
198
1539
2917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
54
378
761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
140
346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
60
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
41
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
22
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
6
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Seychelles
6 Genera with 11 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1911Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 20043SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1911Green Midges2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Seychelles
11 Species
Chironomus linearis Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus scotti Kieffer, 1911
Dicrotendipes binotatus Kieffer, 1911
Dicrotendipes freemani Epler, 1988
Kiefferulus chloronotus Kieffer, 1911
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) melanophilum Kieffer, 1911
Polypedilum glabripenne Kieffer, 1911
Polypedilum silhouettarium Saether, 2004
Tanytarsus atomarius Kieffer, 1918
Tanytarsus pallidissimus Kieffer, 1911

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Seychelles
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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