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Checklist for Tribe Chironomini Newman, 1834
and region Paraguay (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
403
4047
8334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
402
4046
8333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
385
3986
8213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
250
3207
6803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
60
467
992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
102
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
43
178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
25
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
13
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
8
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
6
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Paraguay
6 Genera with 13 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1917Non-biting midges8SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Paraguay
13 Species
Chironomus (Lobochironomus) pectoralis Kieffer, 1917
Chironomus abjectus Kieffer, 1917
Chironomus antennalis Kieffer, 1917
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus curtipalpis Kieffer, 1917
Chironomus despectus Kieffer, 1917
Chironomus loricatus Kieffer, 1917
Chironomus petiolatus Kieffer, 1917
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Dicrotendipes paxillus Guha, Chaudh..., 1982
Parachironomus guarani Spies, Fittk..., 1994
Polypedilum clavatum Kieffer, 1917
Sergentia psiloptera Edwards, 1935


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