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Checklist for Tribe Chironomini Newman, 1834
and region Okayama (Chugoku, Japan)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
119
594
756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
119
594
756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
107
564
721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
95
535
685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
10
29
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
23
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
1
17
23
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
17
23
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
17
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
7
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
7
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Okayama
7 Genera with 14 Species
Benthalia Lipina, 01SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1940Non-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19384SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Okayama
14 Species
Benthalia dissidens
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Chironomus nippodorsalis Sasa, 1979
Chironomus nipponensis Tokunaga, 1940
Dicrotendipes nigrocephalicus Niitsuma, 1995
Dicrotendipes pelochloris Kieffer, 1912
Glyptotendipes tokunagai Sasa, 1979
Microchironomus ishii Sasa, 1987
Microchironomus tabarui Sasa, 1987
Microtendipes truncatus (Kieffer, 1922)⇒ Chironomini truncatus Kieffer, 1922
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubifer Skuse, 1889
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) pedestre Meigen, 1830
Polypedilum japonicum Tokunaga, 1938
Polypedilum kyotoense Tokunaga, 1938


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