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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
546
8352
22776
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
544
8349
22773
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
522
8231
22503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
324
6473
18670
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
907
3047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
203
1017
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
75
600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
43
251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
20
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
14
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
11
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Panama
11 Genera with 18 Species
Axarus Roback, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Beardius Reiss & Subl..., 19851SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1905Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Goeldichironomus Fittkau, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19844SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Xestochironomus Sublette & W..., 19842SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Panama
18 Species
Axarus dorneri Malloch, 1915Pricklyfruit bur cucumber
Beardius breviculus Reiss & Subl..., 1985
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus calligraphus Goeldi, 1905
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Dicrotendipes hulberti Epler, 2016
Goeldichironomus amazonicus Fittkau, 1968Midge
Goeldichironomus fluctuans Reiss, 1974
Parachironomus directus Dendy & Subl..., 1959
Polypedilum pterospilus Townes, 1945
Stenochironomus fittkaui Borkent, 1984
Stenochironomus gladius Borkent, 1984
Stenochironomus leptopus Kieffer, 1906
Stenochironomus quadrinotatus Borkent, 1984
Xenochironomus dorneri (Malloch, 1915)⇒ Axarus dorneri Malloch, 1915
Xenochironomus xenolabis Kieffer, 1916
Xestochironomus comptus Sublette & W..., 1972
Xestochironomus subletti Borkent, 1984


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