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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
535
5529
14269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
532
5515
14254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
511
5423
14103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
327
4090
11399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
647
1589
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
20
160
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
86
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
55
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
43
81
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
20
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Australia
20 Genera with 56 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 2009Non-biting midges7SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Conochironomus Freeman, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19888SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Paraborniella Freeman, 1961
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19293SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19614SpeciesTaxom
Pontomyia Edwards, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19735SpeciesTaxom
Riethia Kieffer, 20195SpeciesTaxom
Skusella Freeman, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1973Green Midges13SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Australia
56 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) alternans Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) cloacalis Atchley & Ma..., 1971
Chironomus (Chironomus) nepeanensis Skuse, 1889
Chironomus (Chironomus) occidentalis Skuse, 1889
Chironomus (Chironomus) oppositus Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) tepperi Skuse, 1889Rice bloodworm
Chironomus bifurcatus Wuelker, Mar..., 2009
Cladopelma curtivalva Kieffer, 1917
Cladotanytarsus australomancus Glover, 1973
Conochironomus australiensis Cranston & Hare, 1995
Conochironomus cervus Cranston & Hare, 1995
Conochironomus kakadu Cranston & Hare, 1995
Cryptochironomus griseidorsum Kieffer, 1917
Dicrotendipes balciunasi Epler, 1988
Dicrotendipes conjunctus Walker, 1856
Dicrotendipes jobetus Epler, 1988
Dicrotendipes jonmartini Epler, 1988
Dicrotendipes lindae Epler, 1988
Dicrotendipes nocticola Kieffer, 1911
Dicrotendipes pseudoconjunctus Epler, 1988
Dicrotendipes sarinae Epler, 1988
Kiefferulus intertinctus Skuse, 1889
Kiefferulus martini Freeman, 1961
Paratanytarsus furvus Glover, 1973
Paratanytarsus jefferyi Glover, 1973
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) leei Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubifer Skuse, 1889
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) tonnoiri Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) watsoni Freeman, 1961
Pontomyia cottoni Womersley, 1937Grand collomia
Rheotanytarsus christinae Glover, 1973
Rheotanytarsus gloveri Cranston, 1997
Rheotanytarsus juliae Glover, 1973
Rheotanytarsus trivittatus Johannsen, 1932
Rheotanytarsus underwoodi Glover, 1973
Riethia donedwardi Cranston, 2019
Riethia kakadu Cranston, 2019
Riethia noongar Cranston, 2019
Riethia stictoptera Kieffer, 1917
Riethia wazeylandica Cranston, 2019
Skusella subvittata Skuse, 1889
Stenochironomus (Stenochironomus) watsoni Freeman, 1961
Tanytarsus barbitarsis Freeman, 1961
Tanytarsus bispinosus Freeman, 1961
Tanytarsus collessi Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus edwardi Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus fuscithorax Skuse, 1889
Tanytarsus graniticus Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus haugheyi Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus inextentus Skuse, 1889
Tanytarsus leptogastrus (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Tanytarsini leptogastrus Kieffer, 1911
Tanytarsus moruyaensis Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus reidi Cranston, 2000
Tanytarsus richardsi Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus semibarbitarsus Glover, 1973

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in West Australia
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
15
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePseudochironomini
Sæther, 1977
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
4
22
Genera
Species

Taxom



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