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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
316
4628
11471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
793
2049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
18
176
598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
48
282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
26
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
13
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
5
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
5 Genera with 26 Species
Aedokritus1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1912Non-biting midges16SpeciesTaxom
Nilodorum Mattoon and ..., 19122SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1912Green Midges5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
26 Species
Aedokritus platycnemis Edwards, 1931
Chironomus albiforceps (Kieffer, 1910)⇒ Chironomini albiforceps Kieffer, 1910
Chironomus allothrix Kieffer, 1912
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus ceylanicus (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Chironomini ceylanicus Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus chlogaster Kieffer, 1912
Chironomus elatus Kieffer, 1912
Chironomus gloriosus Kieffer, 1912
Chironomus heptatomus Kieffer, 1912
Chironomus hexatomus Kieffer, 1912
Chironomus laminatus Kieffer, 1918
Chironomus perichlorus Kieffer, 1912
Chironomus pretiosus Kieffer, 1912
Chironomus striatipennis (Kieffer, 1910)⇒ Chironomini striatipennis Kieffer, 1910
Chironomus sumptuosus Kieffer, 1912
Chironomus superbus Kieffer, 1912
Chironomus variicornis Kieffer, 1912
Nilodorum biroi Kieffer, 1918
Nilodorum tainanus Kieffer, 1912
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubifer Skuse, 1889
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Tanytarsus ceylanicus Kieffer, 1912
Tanytarsus lobatus Kieffer, 1912
Tanytarsus poecilus Kieffer, 1912
Tanytarsus prasiogaster (Kieffer, 1912)⇒ Tanytarsini prasiogaster Kieffer, 1912
Tanytarsus transversalis (Kieffer, 1912)⇒ Tanytarsini transversalis Kieffer, 1912

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Sri Lanka
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
3
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePseudochironomini
Sæther, 1977
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom



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