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Checklist for Subfamily Chironominae Newman, 1834
and region Victoria (East Australia, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
589
6312
15122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
586
6305
15118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
557
6185
14927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
370
5037
13090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
91
860
2149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
26
298
913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
136
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
100
169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
89
143
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
33
72
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Victoria
33 Genera with 72 Species
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Chironomus Meigen, 1906Non-biting midges14SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Conochironomus Freeman, 1961
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19883SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Harrisius Freeman, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Imparipecten Freeman, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19643SpeciesTaxom
Lauterborniella Thienemann &..., 19111SpeciesTaxom
Megacentron Freeman, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Nilothauma Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraborniella Freeman, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19733SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Parvitergum Freeman, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19618SpeciesTaxom
Pontomyia Edwards, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19323SpeciesTaxom
Riethia Kieffer, 19596SpeciesTaxom
Skusella Freeman, 1961
0SpeciesTaxom
Stempellina Thienemann &..., 19731SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1973Green Midges13SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Zavreliella Kieffer, 19062SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Victoria
72 Species and 4 Subspecies
Chironomus (Chironomus) alternans Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) anthracinus Zetterstedt, 1860Pygmy linanthus
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Chironomus (Chironomus) australis Macquart, 1847
Chironomus (Chironomus) cloacalis Atchley & Ma..., 1971
Chironomus (Chironomus) duplex Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) nepeanensis Skuse, 1889
Chironomus (Chironomus) oppositus Walker, 1856
Chironomus oppositus connori Martin & Lee, 1984
Chironomus oppositus oppositus
Chironomus oppositus tyleri Martin & Lee, 1984
Chironomus oppositus whitei Martin & Lee, 1984
Chironomus bifurcatus Wuelker, Mar..., 2009
Chironomus blandellus (Kieffer, 1906)⇒ Chironominae blandellus Kieffer, 1906
Cladopelma curtivalva Kieffer, 1917
Cladotanytarsus australomancus Glover, 1973
Cladotanytarsus bilinearis Glover, 1973
Cryptochironomus griseidorsum Kieffer, 1917
Dicrotendipes cumberlandensis Epler, 1988
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Dicrotendipes pseudoconjunctus Epler, 1988
Einfeldia australiensis Freeman Freeman, 0
Harrisius montanus Skuse, 1889
Imparipecten pictipes Freeman, 1961
Kiefferulus intertinctus Skuse, 1889
Kiefferulus martini Freeman, 1961
Kiefferulus paratinctus Martin, 1964
Lauterborniella agrayloides Kieffer, 1911
Megacentron erebeum Skuse, 1889
Microchironomus tener Kieffer, 1918
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Paraborniella tonnoiri Freeman, 1961
Parachironomus delinificus Skuse, 1889
Paratanytarsus furvus Glover, 1973
Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885
Paratanytarsus jefferyi Glover, 1973
Parvitergum fuscipenne Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) leei Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) griseoguttatum Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubifer Skuse, 1889
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) oresitrophum Skuse, 1889
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) prasiogaster Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) seorsum Skuse, 1889
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) tonnoiri Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) watsoni Freeman, 1961
Pontomyia cottoni Womersley, 1937Grand collomia
Rheotanytarsus flabellatus Glover, 1973
Rheotanytarsus juliae Glover, 1973
Rheotanytarsus trivittatus Johannsen, 1932
Riethia azeylandica Cranston, 2019
Riethia cinctipes Freeman, 1961
Riethia hamodivisa Cranston, 2019
Riethia plumosa Freeman, 1961
Riethia stictoptera Kieffer, 1917
Riethia zeylandica Freeman, 1959
Stempellina johni Glover, 1973
Stenochironomus (Stenochironomus) watsoni Freeman, 1961
Stenochironomus anomalus (Freeman, 1961)⇒ Chironomini anomalus Kieffer, 1918
Stictochironomus illawarra Freeman, 1961
Tanytarsus barbitarsis Freeman, 1961
Tanytarsus bispinosus Freeman, 1961
Tanytarsus dissimilis (Johannsen, 1905)⇒ Paratanytarsus dissimilis Johannsen, 1905
Tanytarsus edwardi Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus fuscithorax Skuse, 1889
Tanytarsus inextentus Skuse, 1889
Tanytarsus leptogastrus (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Tanytarsini leptogastrus Kieffer, 1911
Tanytarsus manleyensis Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus palmatus Freeman, 1961
Tanytarsus pontophilus Tokunaga, 1933
Tanytarsus semibarbitarsus Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus spinosus Freeman, 1961
Tanytarsus subinextentus Glover, 1973
Xenochironomus canterburyensis Freeman, 1959
Zavreliella anomalus Freeman, 1961
Zavreliella blandellus Kieffer, 1906

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Victoria
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
24
39
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePseudochironomini
Sæther, 1977
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
7
26
Genera
Species

Taxom



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