Checklist of Tribe Chironomini Newman, 1834
for Venezuela (Northern South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 514
6360
16212 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 512
6356
16208 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 486
6227
15868 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 306
4996
13412 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 79
738
2119 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 19
153
858 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 6
59
421 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
29
87 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges | 22
26 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Chironominae
Newman, 1834
| 16
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Chironomini
Newman, 1834
| 12
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Venezuela
12 Genera with 15 Species | Beardius Reiss & Subl..., 1985 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomus Meigen, 1916 | Non-biting midges | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goeldichironomus Fittkau, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harnischia Kieffer, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyporhygma Reiss, 1982 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parachironomus Lenz, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paracladopelma Harnisch, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polypedilum Kieffer, 1945 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Skutzia Reiss, 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenochironomus Kieffer, 1984 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Xestochironomus Sublette & W..., 1984 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Venezuela
15 Species | Beardius parcus Reiss & Subl..., 1985 | | | Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916 | | | Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923) | ⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923 | | Goeldichironomus amazonicus Fittkau, 1968 | Midge | | Parachironomus aberrans Spies, Fittk..., 1994 | | | Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945 | Coastal plain milkwort | | Skutzia gaianii Andersen, 2000 | | | Stenochironomus discus Borkent, 1984 | | | Stenochironomus leptopus Kieffer, 1906 | | | Stenochironomus nudipupa Borkent, 1984 | | | Stenochironomus townesi Borkent, 1984 | | | Stenochironomus varius Borkent, 1984 | | | Xestochironomus bulbosus Borkent, 1984 | | | Xestochironomus gilvus Borkent, 1984 | | | Xestochironomus latilobus Borkent, 1984 | |
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