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Checklist for Subfamily Chironominae Newman, 1834
and region Taiwan (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
650
12552
43810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
648
12549
43801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
622
12414
43343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
402
9699
34661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
106
1670
6839
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
24
316
1641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
104
678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
72
395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
51
182
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
19
86
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Taiwan
19 Genera with 86 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1912Non-biting midges28SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19228SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19393SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Nilodorum Mattoon and ..., 19121SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 19226SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 192218SpeciesTaxom
Pontomyia Edwards, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochironomus Malloch, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19211SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1938Green Midges3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taiwan
86 Species
Chironomus (Camptochironomus) crassiforceps Kieffer, 1916Midge
Chironomus (Chironomus) inermifrons Pinder, 1978
Chironomus anomalus (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Chironomini anomalus Kieffer, 1918
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus aurantiacus Kieffer, 1921
Chironomus basitibialis (Tokunaga, 1936)⇒ Chironomus circumdatus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus bihamatus (Kieffer, 1922)⇒ Chironomini bihamatus Kieffer, 1922
Chironomus chlorophorus Kieffer, 1912
Chironomus chlorostolus Kieffer, 1912
Chironomus circumdatus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus crucifer (Kieffer, 1922)⇒ Chironomini crucifer Kieffer, 1922
Chironomus dystenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus esakii (Tokunaga, 1940)⇒ Chironomus crassiforceps Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus formosae Kieffer, 1912
Chironomus formosicola Kieffer, 1912
Chironomus fulviventris (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Pseudochironomus fulviventris Johannsen, 1905
Chironomus glauciventris Kieffer, 1912
Chironomus gracilipes Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus grandilobus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus insolens (Johannsen, 1946)⇒ Chironomus crassiforceps Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus longilobus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus nigerarticulus Tokunaga, 1940
Chironomus prasinellus Kieffer, 1912
Chironomus sauterianus Kieffer, 1921
Chironomus sordidus Kieffer, 1912
Chironomus striatipennis (Kieffer, 1910)⇒ Chironomini striatipennis Kieffer, 1910
Chironomus takahashii (Tokunaga, 1938)⇒ Stenochironomus takahashii Tokunaga, 1938
Chironomus validus Kieffer, 1912
Cladopelma apicale Kieffer, 1922
Cryptochironomus lacteipennis (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Parachironomus lacteipennis Kieffer, 1921
Cryptochironomus leucopterus Kieffer, 1922
Cryptochironomus nudiforceps (Kieffer, 1922)⇒ Harnischia curtilamellata Malloch, 1915
Cryptochironomus olivaceus Kieffer, 1921
Cryptochironomus petiolatus Kieffer, 1921
Cryptochironomus sauteri (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Parachironomus sauteri Kieffer, 1921
Cryptochironomus subroseus Kieffer, 1921
Cryptochironomus viridiclava Kieffer, 1922
Dicrotendipes formosanus Kieffer, 1916
Dicrotendipes frontalis Kieffer, 1916
Dicrotendipes pelochloris Kieffer, 1912
Endochironomus pekanus Kieffer, 1916
Glyptotendipes brevilobus Kieffer, 1916
Glyptotendipes formosae Kieffer, 1922
Harnischia curtilamellata Malloch, 1915
Kiefferulus longilobus Kieffer, 1916Midge
Kiefferulus tainanus Kieffer, 1912
Micropsectra chlorophila Kieffer, 1922
Micropsectra taiwana Tokunaga, 1939
Micropsectra taiwanus Tokunaga, 1939
Microtendipes dimidiatus Kieffer, 1921
Nilodorum tainanus Kieffer, 1912
Parachironomus formosanus Kieffer, 1922
Parachironomus lacteipennis Kieffer, 1921
Parachironomus sauteri Kieffer, 1921
Paratendipes astictus Kieffer, 1916
Paratendipes bifascipennis Tokunaga, 1940
Paratendipes concoloripes (Kieffer, 1916)⇒ Chironomini concoloripes Kieffer, 1916
Paratendipes nigrofasciatus (Kieffer, 1916)⇒ Chironomini nigrofasciatus Kieffer, 1916
Paratendipes stictoptera Kieffer, 1922
Paratendipes tristictus (Kieffer, 1922)⇒ Chironomini tristictus Kieffer, 1922
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubifer Skuse, 1889
Polypedilum albicollum (Kieffer, 1922)⇒ Chironomini albicollum Kieffer, 1922
Polypedilum atrinerve Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum bellipes Kieffer, 1922
Polypedilum ciliatum Kieffer, 1922
Polypedilum consobrinum Kieffer, 1916
Polypedilum flaviscapus Kieffer, 1922
Polypedilum iricolor Kieffer, 1916
Polypedilum leucopterum Kieffer, 1922
Polypedilum macrotrichum Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum monostictum Kieffer, 1916
Polypedilum nanulus Kieffer, 1916
Polypedilum nudifer Skuse, 1889
Polypedilum octosema Kieffer, 1922
Polypedilum pygmaeum Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum sauteri Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum tetrasema Kieffer, 1922
Polypedilum unifasciatum Kieffer, 1922
Pontomyia natans Edwards, 1926
Pontomyia oceana Tokunaga, 1964Hyssopleaf asphead
Pseudochironomus fulviventris Johannsen, 1905
Rheotanytarsus formosae Kieffer, 1921
Stenochironomus takahashii Tokunaga, 1938
Tanytarsus formosanus Kieffer, 1912
Tanytarsus taiwanus (Tokunaga, 1939)⇒ Micropsectra taiwanus Tokunaga, 1939
Tanytarsus uraiensis Tokunaga, 1938

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Taiwan
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
15
78
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePseudochironomini
Sæther, 1977
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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