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Checklist for Tribe Chironomini Newman, 1834
and region Japan (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
696
12064
41018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
693
12055
41003
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
664
11905
40649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
434
9807
35125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
108
1686
7019
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
30
558
3115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
224
1399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
191
1173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
171
943
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
40
426
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
29
283
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Japan
29 Genera with 283 Species
#ABCDEGHKLMNPS
Ainuyusurika Sasa & Shira..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Benthalia Lipina, 01SpeciesTaxom
Camptochironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1972Non-biting midges49SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19956SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotendipes Lenz, 19834SpeciesTaxom
Demicryptochironomus Lenz, 19835SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 198710SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 20185SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 17754SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 19793SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 19989SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19793SpeciesTaxom
Lipiniella Shilova, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 19914SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 194020SpeciesTaxom
Nilodorum Mattoon and ..., 19122SpeciesTaxom
Nilothauma Kieffer, 19996SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19156SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 199513SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 19834SpeciesTaxom
Pentapedilum Kieffer, 200010SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 200092SpeciesTaxom
Pontomyia Edwards, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Saetheria Jackson, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 199912SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 19837SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Japan
283 Species
Ainuyusurika tuberculata Tokunaga, 19..., 0
Benthalia dissidens
Chironomus (Chironomus) acerbiphilus Tokunaga, 1939
Chironomus (Chironomus) dorsalis Meigen, 1818
Chironomus (Chironomus) javanus Kieffer, 1924
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Chironomus (Chironomus) salinarius Kieffer, 1915Redmaids
Chironomus (Chironomus) samoensis Edwards, 1928
Chironomus (Chironomus) strenzkei (Fittkau, 1968)⇒ Chironomus nippodorsalis Sasa, 1979
Chironomus (Lobochironomus) dorsalis (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Einfeldia dorsalis Meigen, 1818
Chironomus aquaeducti (Matsumura, 1917)⇒ Chironomini aquaeducti Matsumura, 1917
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus biwaprimus Sasa & Kawai, 1987
Chironomus callichirus Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus circumdatus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus claggi Tokunaga, 1964
Chironomus daitoabeus Sasa & Suzuki, 2001
Chironomus daitobeceus Sasa & Suzuki, 2001
Chironomus daitocedeus Sasa & Suzuki, 2001
Chironomus daitodeeus Sasa & Suzuki, 2001
Chironomus daitoefeus Sasa & Suzuki, 2001
Chironomus enteromorphae Tokunaga, 1936
Chironomus flaviplumus (Tokunaga, 1940)⇒ Chironomus samoensis Edwards, 1928
Chironomus fujiquartus Sasa, 1985
Chironomus fujisecundus Sasa, 1985
Chironomus fujitertius Sasa, 1985
Chironomus fusciceps Yamamoto, 1990
Chironomus ginzanabeus Sasa & Suzuki, 2001
Chironomus ginzanbeceus Sasa & Suzuki, 2001
Chironomus kiiensis Tokunaga, 1936
Chironomus longipes (Staeger, 1839)⇒ Chironomus dorsalis Meigen, 1818
Chironomus nippodorsalis Sasa, 1979
Chironomus nipponensis Tokunaga, 1940
Chironomus okinawanus Hasegawa & Sasa, 1987
Chironomus plumosulus Golubeva, 1987
Chironomus samoënsis Edwards, 1928
Chironomus setonis Tokunaga, 1936
Chironomus simantobeceus Sasa, Suzuki..., 1998
Chironomus solicitus Hirvenoja, 1962
Chironomus striatipennis (Kieffer, 1910)⇒ Chironomini striatipennis Kieffer, 1910
Chironomus sulfurosus Yamamoto, 1990
Chironomus suwai Golybina, Ma..., 2003
Chironomus suzukii (Matsurmura, 1916)⇒ Chironomini suzukii Matsurmura, 1916
Chironomus tamapullus Sas..., 1981
Chironomus tokarabeceus Sasa & Suzuki, 1995
Chironomus tokyoensis (Sasaki, 1928)⇒ Chironomini tokyoensis Sasaki, 1928
Chironomus trinigrivittatus Tokunaga, 1940
Chironomus tusimaabeus Sasa & Suzuki, 1999
Chironomus yoshimatsui Martin e Sub..., 1972
Chironomus yoshimatsusi Martin & Sub..., 1972
Cladopelma edwardsi Kruseman, 1933
Cladopelma sibaabeus Sasa, Sumita..., 1999
Cryptochironomus (Cryptochironomus) albofasciatus Staeger, 1839
Cryptochironomus hentonensis Hasegawa & Sasa, 1987
Cryptochironomus jokaprimus Sasa & Ogata, 1999
Cryptochironomus tamaichimori Sasa, 1987
Cryptochironomus tamayoroi Sasa, 1983
Cryptochironomus tokaracedeus Sasa & Suzuki, 1995
Cryptotendipes daitogeheus Sasa & Suzuki, 2001
Cryptotendipes irioabeus Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
Cryptotendipes tamactus Sasa, 1983
Cryptotendipes tamacutus Sasa, 1983
Demicryptochironomus (Demicryptochironomus) vulneratus Zetterstedt, 1838
Demicryptochironomus asamaprimus Sasa, 1991
Demicryptochironomus chuzequartus Sasa, 1984
Demicryptochironomus ginzancedeus Sasa & Suzuki, 2001
Demicryptochironomus tamacutus Sasa, 1983
Dicrotendipes formosanus Kieffer, 1916
Dicrotendipes inouei Hashimoto, 1984
Dicrotendipes nervosus Staeger, 1839
Dicrotendipes nigrocephalicus Niitsuma, 1995
Dicrotendipes nipporivus Niitsuma, 1995
Dicrotendipes niveicauda Kieffer, 1921
Dicrotendipes pelochloris Kieffer, 1912
Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Dicrotendipes tamaviridis Sasa, 1981
Dicrotendipes yaeyamanus Hasegawa & Sasa, 1987
Einfeldia dissidens Walker, 1856
Einfeldia dorsalis Meigen, 1818
Einfeldia kanazawai Yamamoto, 1996
Einfeldia ocellata Hashimoto, 1985
Einfeldia sasai Yamamoto & Y..., 2018
Endochironomus hibaradecimus Sasa & Suzuki, 1998
Endochironomus impar Walker, 1856
Endochironomus pekanus Kieffer, 1916
Endochironomus tendens Fabricius, 1775
Glyptotendipes biwasecundus Sasa & Kawai, 1987
Glyptotendipes nishidai Yamamoto, 1995
Glyptotendipes tokunagai Sasa, 1979
Harnischia angularis Albu & Botna..., 1966
Harnischia biwacurtus Kawai, Okamo..., 2002
Harnischia daitoheia Sasa & Suzuki, 2001
Harnischia ginzandeeus Sasa & Suzuki, 2001
Harnischia japonica Hashimoto, 1984
Harnischia ohmuraensis Kobayashi & ..., 1999
Harnischia sibabecea Sasa, Sumita..., 1999
Harnischia sibacedea Sasa, Sumita..., 1999
Harnischia simantocedea Sasa, Suzuki..., 1998
Kiefferulus longilobus Kieffer, 1916Midge
Kiefferulus tainanus Kieffer, 1912
Kiefferulus umbraticola Yamamoto, 1979
Lipiniella moderata Kalugina, 1970
Microchironomus ishii Sasa, 1987
Microchironomus tabarui Sasa, 1987
Microchironomus tener Kieffer, 1918
Microchironomus teruyai Sasa, 1991
Microtendipes amamihosoides Sasa, 1991
Microtendipes britteni Edwards, 1929
Microtendipes chloris Meigen, 1818
Microtendipes famiefeus Sasa, 1996
Microtendipes ginzanefeus Sasa & Suzuki, 2001
Microtendipes iriocedeus Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
Microtendipes kamoprimus Sasa, 1989
Microtendipes parachloris Niitsuma, 2017
Microtendipes shoukomaki Sasa, 1989
Microtendipes simantofegeus Sasa, Suzuki..., 1998
Microtendipes simantogeheus Sasa, Suzuki..., 1998
Microtendipes tamaogouti Sasa, 1983
Microtendipes tokarafegeus Sasa & Suzuki, 1995
Microtendipes truncatus (Kieffer, 1922)⇒ Chironomini truncatus Kieffer, 1922
Microtendipes tsukubaensis Sasa, 1979
Microtendipes tusimabeceus Sasa & Suzuki, 1999
Microtendipes tusimacedeus Sasa & Suzuki, 1999
Microtendipes tusimadeeus Sasa & Suzuki, 1999
Microtendipes umbrosus Freeman, 1955
Microtendipes yamasinensis Tokunaga, 1940
Nilodorum tainanum Kieffer, 1912
Nilodorum tainanus Kieffer, 1912
Nilothauma hibaraquartum
Nilothauma hibaratertium Sasa, 1993
Nilothauma japonicum Niitsuma, 1985
Nilothauma niidaense Niitsuma, 2016
Nilothauma nojirimaculatum Sasa, 1991
Nilothauma sasai Adam & Saether, 1999
Parachironomus arcuatus Goetghebuer, 1919
Parachironomus frequens Johannsen, 1905
Parachironomus kisobilobalis Sasa & Kondo, 0
Parachironomus monochromus (Wulp, 1874)⇒ Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Parachironomus swammerdami Kruseman, 1933
Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Paracladopelma camptolabis Kieffer, 1913
Paracladopelma daitoijea Sasa & Suzuki, 2001
Paracladopelma furudoprimum
Paracladopelma hibarasecundum Sasa, 1993
Paracladopelma kuramaclarum Sasa, 1989
Paracladopelma misumaiprima Sasa & Suzuki, 1998
Paracladopelma nudiappendiculata Kawai, 1991
Paracladopelma pugna Kawai, 1991
Paracladopelma simantodeea Sasa, Suzuki..., 1998
Paracladopelma tamahikawai Sasa, 1983
Paracladopelma tamanipparai Sasa, 1983
Paracladopelma tokaradiea Sasa & Suzuki, 1995
Paracladopelma tokaraefea Sasa & Suzuki, 1995
Paratendipes albimanus Meigen, 1818
Paratendipes sinelobus Albu, 1980
Paratendipes tamafuscus Kobayashi, 1991
Paratendipes tamayubal Sasa, 1983
Pentapedilum daitojekeum Sasa & Suzuki, 2001
Pentapedilum daitokeleum Sasa & Suzuki, 2001
Pentapedilum ginzanfegeum Sasa & Suzuki, 2001
Pentapedilum iriodeeum Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
Pentapedilum jokasecundum Sasa & Ogata, 1999
Pentapedilum tokarageheum Sasa & Suzuki, 1995
Pentapedilum tusimaefeus Sasa & Suzuki, 1999
Pentapedilum tusimafegeum Sasa & Suzuki, 1999
Pentapedilum utonaiprimum Sasa, 1988
Pentapedilum yakuabeum Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
Phaenopsectra kizakiensis Tokunaga, 1940
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) convexum Johannsen, 1932
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) sordens Wulp, 1874
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) medivittatum Tokunaga, 1964
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubeculosum Meigen, 1804
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubifer Skuse, 1889
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) pedestre Meigen, 1830
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) aviceps Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) cultellatum Goetghebuer, 1931Forkvein polypody
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) pedatum Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum aberufobrunneum Niitsuma, 1996
Polypedilum akipulcher Kawai, Okamo..., 2002
Polypedilum akisplendens Kawai, Inoue..., 1998
Polypedilum albiventris Kawai, Inoue..., 1998
Polypedilum asakawaense Sasa, 1980
Polypedilum asoprimum Bidawid & Fi..., 1995
Polypedilum benokiense Sasa & Hasegawa, 1988
Polypedilum bingoparadoxum Kawai, Inoue..., 1998
Polypedilum caudocula Kawai, 1991
Polypedilum chubetuabeum Sasa & Suzuki, 2001
Polypedilum chubetubeceum Sasa & Suzuki, 2001
Polypedilum chubetucedeum Sasa & Suzuki, 2001
Polypedilum chubetudeeum Sasa & Suzuki, 2001
Polypedilum crassistyla Kawai, Inoue..., 1998
Polypedilum daitoneoum Sasa & Suzuki, 2001
Polypedilum decematoguttatum Tokunaga, 1938
Polypedilum fuscovittatum Kawai, Inoue..., 1998
Polypedilum genpeiense Niitsuma, 1996
Polypedilum ginzangeheum Sasa & Suzuki, 2001
Polypedilum ginzanheium Sasa & Suzuki, 2001
Polypedilum ginzanijeum Sasa & Suzuki, 2001
Polypedilum ginzanprimum Sasa & Suzuki, 1998
Polypedilum ginzansecundum Sasa & Suzuki, 1998
Polypedilum ginzantertium Sasa & Suzuki, 1998
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum hiroshimaense Kawai & Sasa, 1985
Polypedilum inawageheum Andersen & M..., 2010
Polypedilum iriofegeum Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
Polypedilum iriogeheum Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
Polypedilum isigabeceum Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
Polypedilum japonicum Tokunaga, 1938
Polypedilum kamotertium Sasa, 1989
Polypedilum kobotokense Sasa, 1981
Polypedilum kunigamiense Sasa & Hasegawa, 1988
Polypedilum kyotoense Tokunaga, 1938
Polypedilum masudai Tokunaga, 1938
Polypedilum miagense Niitsuma, 1991
Polypedilum misumaiquartum Sasa & Suzuki, 1998
Polypedilum misumaitertium Sasa & Suzuki, 1998
Polypedilum miyakoense Hasegawa & Sasa, 1987
Polypedilum multiannulatum Tokunaga, 1938
Polypedilum okiflavum Sasa, 1991
Polypedilum okiharaki Sasa, 1991
Polypedilum okipallidum Sasa, 1991
Polypedilum paranigrum Kawai, Inoue..., 1998
Polypedilum parapicatum Niitsuma, 1991
Polypedilum paraviceps Niitsuma, 1992
Polypedilum parviacumen Kawai & Sasa, 1985
Polypedilum pseudomasudai Kawai, Inoue..., 1998
Polypedilum sagittiferum Tokunaga, 1938
Polypedilum shirokanense Sasa, 1979
Polypedilum sibadeeum Sasa, Sumita..., 1999
Polypedilum simantoheium Sasa, Suzuki..., 1998
Polypedilum simantoijeum Sasa, Suzuki..., 1998
Polypedilum simantokeleum Sasa, Suzuki..., 1998
Polypedilum simantomaculatum Sasa, Suzuki..., 1998
Polypedilum surugense Niitsuma, 1992
Polypedilum takaoense Sasa, 1980
Polypedilum tamagohanum Sasa, 1983
Polypedilum tamagoryoense Sasa, 1980
Polypedilum tamahamurai Sasa, 1983
Polypedilum tamaharaki Sasa, 1983
Polypedilum tamahinoense Sasa, 1983
Polypedilum tamahosohige Sasa, 1983
Polypedilum tamanigrum Sasa, 1983
Polypedilum tamasemusi Sasa, 1983
Polypedilum tananense Sasa & Hasegawa, 1988
Polypedilum tigrinum Hashimoto, 1983
Polypedilum tochibicolor Niitsuma, 1991
Polypedilum toganudum Sasa & Okazawa, 1991
Polypedilum togapallidum Kikuchi & Sasa, 1990
Polypedilum tokaraheium Sasa & Suzuki, 1995
Polypedilum tokaraijeum Sasa & Suzuki, 1995
Polypedilum tsukubaense Sasa, 1979
Polypedilum tusimageheum Sasa & Suzuki, 1999
Polypedilum tusimaheium Sasa & Suzuki, 1999
Polypedilum tusimaijeum Sasa & Suzuki, 1999
Polypedilum udominutum Niitsuma, 1992
Polypedilum unagiquartum Sasa, 1985
Polypedilum unifascium Tokunaga, 1938
Polypedilum yakubeceum Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
Polypedilum yakucedeum Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
Polypedilum yakudeeum Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
Pontomyia natans Edwards, 1926
Pontomyia pacifica Tokunaga, 1932Hyssopleaf asphead
Saetheria tylus Townes, 1945
Stenochironomus balteatus Borkent, 1984
Stenochironomus gotoabeus Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
Stenochironomus ikiabeus Sasa & Suzuki, 1999
Stenochironomus irioijeus Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
Stenochironomus membranifer Yamamoto, 1981
Stenochironomus nelumbus Tokunaga, 1935
Stenochironomus nubilipennis Yamamoto, 1981
Stenochironomus okialbus Sasa, 1990
Stenochironomus oklalbus Sasa, 1991
Stenochironomus pannus Borkent, 1984
Stenochironomus satorui Tokunaga, 1936
Stenochironomus sibaefeus Sasa, Sumita..., 1999
Stictochironomus abasirisecundus Sasa & Shira..., 1988
Stictochironomus akizukii Tokunaga, 1940
Stictochironomus kamiprimus Sasa & Hirab..., 1991
Stictochironomus kamiprinus Sasa, 1991
Stictochironomus pictulus Meigen, 1830
Stictochironomus sticticus Fabricius, 1781
Stictochironomus tamamontuki Sasa, 1983


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