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Checklist for Tribe Chironomini Newman, 1834
and region Guatemala (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
478
5928
14671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
477
5927
14671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
455
5813
14403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
288
4685
12244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
548
1192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
120
379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
64
256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
34
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
26
49
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
11
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
7
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guatemala
7 Genera with 18 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1994Non-biting midges7SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Goeldichironomus Fittkau, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19946SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Xestochironomus Sublette & W..., 19941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guatemala
18 Species
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus columbiensis Wulker, Subl..., 1989Biting midge
Chironomus gualtemaltecus Cockerell, 1915
Chironomus guatemaltecus
Chironomus joni Spies & Reiss, 1996
Chironomus rincon Sublette & Sasa, 1994
Chironomus wuelkeri Sublette & Sasa, 1994
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Einfeldia atitlanensis Sublette & Sasa, 1994
Goeldichironomus amazonicus Fittkau, 1968Midge
Polypedilum clavistylus Sublette & Sasa, 1994
Polypedilum corniger Sublette & Sasa, 1994
Polypedilum epomis Sublette & Sasa, 1994
Polypedilum luteopedis Sublette & Sasa, 1994
Polypedilum microzoster Sublette & Sasa, 1994
Polypedilum obelos Sublette & Sasa, 1994
Stenochironomus leptopus Kieffer, 1906
Xestochironomus ankylis Sublette & Sasa, 1994


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