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Checklist for Tribe Chironomini Newman, 1834
and region Caroline Islands (Micronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
148
558
926
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
148
558
926
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
144
551
915
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
82
303
505
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
32
89
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
31
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
20
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
16
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
7
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
6
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
5
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caroline Islands
5 Genera with 10 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges4SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Pentapedilum Kieffer, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19323SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caroline Islands
10 Species
Chironomus (Camptochironomus) crassiforceps Kieffer, 1916Midge
Chironomus (Chironomus) bicoloris Tokunaga, 1964
Chironomus (Chironomus) carolinensis Tokunaga, 1964
Chironomus longilobus Kieffer, 1916
Cryptochironomus javae Kieffer, 1924
Endochironomus tenuicaudus Tokunaga, 1964
Pentapedilum nodosum Johannsen, 1932
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) concomitatum Johannsen, 1932
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) medivittatum Tokunaga, 1964
Polypedilum albiceps Johannsen, 1932


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