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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
535
5529
14269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
532
5515
14254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
511
5423
14103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
327
4090
11399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
647
1589
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
20
160
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
86
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
55
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
43
81
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
20
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
15
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Australia
15 Genera with 29 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 2009Non-biting midges7SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Conochironomus Freeman, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19888SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Paraborniella Freeman, 1961
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19614SpeciesTaxom
Pontomyia Edwards, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Skusella Freeman, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Australia
29 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) alternans Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) cloacalis Atchley & Ma..., 1971
Chironomus (Chironomus) nepeanensis Skuse, 1889
Chironomus (Chironomus) occidentalis Skuse, 1889
Chironomus (Chironomus) oppositus Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) tepperi Skuse, 1889Rice bloodworm
Chironomus bifurcatus Wuelker, Mar..., 2009
Cladopelma curtivalva Kieffer, 1917
Conochironomus australiensis Cranston & Hare, 1995
Conochironomus cervus Cranston & Hare, 1995
Conochironomus kakadu Cranston & Hare, 1995
Cryptochironomus griseidorsum Kieffer, 1917
Dicrotendipes balciunasi Epler, 1988
Dicrotendipes conjunctus Walker, 1856
Dicrotendipes jobetus Epler, 1988
Dicrotendipes jonmartini Epler, 1988
Dicrotendipes lindae Epler, 1988
Dicrotendipes nocticola Kieffer, 1911
Dicrotendipes pseudoconjunctus Epler, 1988
Dicrotendipes sarinae Epler, 1988
Kiefferulus intertinctus Skuse, 1889
Kiefferulus martini Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) leei Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubifer Skuse, 1889
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) tonnoiri Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) watsoni Freeman, 1961
Pontomyia cottoni Womersley, 1937Grand collomia
Skusella subvittata Skuse, 1889
Stenochironomus (Stenochironomus) watsoni Freeman, 1961


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