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Checklist for Tribe Chironomini Newman, 1834
and region South Italy (Italy)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
515
6472
18489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
511
6460
18472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
490
6393
18333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
330
5175
15651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
81
965
2658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
18
252
806
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
86
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
70
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
65
134
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
20
43
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
11
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Italy
11 Genera with 25 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1915Non-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Nilothauma Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19319SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Italy
25 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Chironomus (Chironomus) salinarius Kieffer, 1915Redmaids
Cryptochironomus (Cryptochironomus) defectus Kieffer, 1913
Dicrotendipes lobiger Kieffer, 1921
Dicrotendipes nervosus Staeger, 1839
Endochironomus albipennis Meigen, 1830
Endochironomus tendens Fabricius, 1775
Glyptotendipes (Caulochironomus) imbecilis Walker, 1856
Glyptotendipes (Caulochironomus) viridis Macquart, 1834
Glyptotendipes imbecillis (Walker, 1856)⇒ Glyptotendipes imbecilis Walker, 1856
Kiefferulus (Kiefferulus) tendipediformis Goetghebuer, 1921
Microchironomus tener Kieffer, 1918
Nilothauma brayi Goetghebuer, 1921
Paracladopelma camptolabis Kieffer, 1913
Phaenopsectra flavipes Meigen, 1818
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) sordens Wulp, 1874
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) laetum Meigen, 1818
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubeculosum Meigen, 1804
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) pedestre Meigen, 1830
Polypedilum (Tripodura) acifer Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum (Tripodura) quadriguttatum Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum (Tripodura) scalaenum Schrank, 1803
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) convictum Walker, 1856
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) cultellatum Goetghebuer, 1931Forkvein polypody


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