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Checklist for Tribe Chironomini Newman, 1834
and region Queensland (East Australia, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
713
10688
33073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
709
10675
33062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
674
10520
32717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
419
8235
27490
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
105
1344
4951
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
25
321
1311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
144
614
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
97
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
66
129
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
27
92
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
20
58
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Queensland
20 Genera with 58 Species
Anuncotendipes Cranston, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1917Non-biting midges12SpeciesTaxom
Conochironomus Freeman, 19955SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 196110SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Harrisius Freeman, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19126SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Nandeva Wiedenbrug, ..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Nilodorum Mattoon and ..., 19121SpeciesTaxom
Paraborniella Freeman, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 20168SpeciesTaxom
Pontomyia Edwards, 19324SpeciesTaxom
Skusella Freeman, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 18891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Queensland
58 Species
Anuncotendipes australotropicus Cranston, 1999
Anuncotendipes kakadu Cranston, 1999
Chironomus (Chironomus) alternans Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) bicoloris Tokunaga, 1964
Chironomus (Chironomus) calipterus Kieffer, 1908
Chironomus (Chironomus) cloacalis Atchley & Ma..., 1971
Chironomus (Chironomus) javanus Kieffer, 1924
Chironomus (Chironomus) magnivalva Kieffer, 1917
Chironomus (Chironomus) melanescens Keyl, 1961
Chironomus (Chironomus) nepeanensis Skuse, 1889
Chironomus (Chironomus) oppositus Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) tepperi Skuse, 1889Rice bloodworm
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus quadrifasciatus (Kieffer, 1917)⇒ Chironominae quadrifasciatus Kieffer, 1917
Conochironomus acutistilus Freeman, 1955
Conochironomus auctisilus Freeman, 1955
Conochironomus australiensis Cranston & Hare, 1995
Conochironomus cygnus Cranston & Hare, 1995
Conochironomus kakadu Cranston & Hare, 1995
Dicrotendipes balciunasi Epler, 1988
Dicrotendipes conjunctus Walker, 1856
Dicrotendipes cumberlandensis Epler, 1988
Dicrotendipes lindae Epler, 1988
Dicrotendipes pelochloris Kieffer, 1912
Dicrotendipes sarinae Epler, 1988
Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Dicrotendipes taylori Freeman, 1961
Dicrotendipes tenuiforceps Kieffer, 1913
Dicrotendipes vitellina Freeman, 1961
Einfeldia australiensis Freeman Freeman, 0
Einfeldia vitellina (Freeman, 1961)⇒ Chironomus javanus Kieffer, 1924
Kiefferulus intertinctus Skuse, 1889
Kiefferulus longilobus Kieffer, 1916Midge
Kiefferulus martini Freeman, 1961
Kiefferulus opalensis Forsyth, 1975
Kiefferulus paratinctus Martin, 1964
Kiefferulus tainanus Kieffer, 1912
Microchironomus tener Kieffer, 1918
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Microtendipes umbrosus Freeman, 1955
Nandeva fittkaui Cranston, 1999
Nilodorum tainanum Kieffer, 1912
Paraborniella tonnoiri Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) leei Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) griseoguttatum Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubifer Skuse, 1889
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) prasiogaster Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) watsoni Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) aviceps Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum australotropicus Cranston, 2000
Polypedilum quasinubifer Cranston, 2016
Pontomyia cottoni Womersley, 1937Grand collomia
Pontomyia natans Edwards, 1926
Pontomyia oceana Tokunaga, 1964Hyssopleaf asphead
Pontomyia pacifica Tokunaga, 1932Hyssopleaf asphead
Skusella subvittata Skuse, 1889
Stenochironomus (Stenochironomus) watsoni Freeman, 1961
Stictochironomus fluviaticus Skuse, 1889


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