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Checklist for Tribe Chironomini Newman, 1834
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
7129
27028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
96
1334
6857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
22
279
2398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
95
961
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
52
468
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
23
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
13
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
9
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
9 Genera with 18 Species
Ainuyusurika Sasa & Shira..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1917Non-biting midges6SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19613SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Pontomyia Edwards, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Skusella Freeman, 18891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
18 Species
Ainuyusurika tuberculata Tokunaga, 19..., 0
Chironomus (Chironomus) hawaiiensis Grimshaw, 1901Scaly swordfern
Chironomus (Chironomus) javanus Kieffer, 1924
Chironomus (Chironomus) magnivalva Kieffer, 1917
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumatisetigerus Tokunaga, 1964
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus humilis (Kieffer, 1917)⇒ Chironominae humilis Kieffer, 1917
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Cryptochironomus fulvus Johannsen, 1905Disphyma
Cryptochironomus griseidorsum Kieffer, 1917
Dicrotendipes candidibasis Edwards, 1924
Dicrotendipes taylori Freeman, 1961
Dicrotendipes vitellina Freeman, 1961
Einfeldia vitellina (Freeman, 1961)⇒ Chironomus javanus Kieffer, 1924
Microtendipes umbrosus Freeman, 1955
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) nodosum Johannsen, 1932
Pontomyia natans Edwards, 1926
Skusella subvittata Skuse, 1889


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