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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
517
4089
8321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
513
4082
8315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
493
4035
8248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
338
3289
7100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
88
656
1761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
22
203
616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
80
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
57
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
47
96
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
13
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
7
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tasmania
7 Genera with 18 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1961Non-biting midges10SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Imparipecten Freeman, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19615SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tasmania
18 Species and 4 Subspecies
Chironomus (Chironomus) antipodensis Sublette & W..., 1980
Chironomus (Chironomus) australis Macquart, 1847
Chironomus (Chironomus) duplex Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) oppositus Walker, 1856
Chironomus oppositus connori Martin & Lee, 1984
Chironomus oppositus oppositus
Chironomus oppositus tyleri Martin & Lee, 1984
Chironomus oppositus whitei Martin & Lee, 1984
Chironomus (Chironomus) tepperi Skuse, 1889Rice bloodworm
Chironomus australiensis (Freeman, 1961)⇒ Chironomini australiensis Freeman, 1961
Cladopelma curtivalva Kieffer, 1917
Dicrotendipes conjunctus Walker, 1856
Dicrotendipes pseudoconjunctus Epler, 1988
Imparipecten pictipes Freeman, 1961
Kiefferulus intertinctus Skuse, 1889
Kiefferulus martini Freeman, 1961
Parachironomus delinificus Skuse, 1889
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubifer Skuse, 1889
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) oresitrophum Skuse, 1889
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) prasiogaster Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) tonnoiri Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) wirthi Freeman, 1961


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