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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
414
4554
9126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
413
4553
9125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
396
4477
8941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
246
3247
6423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
67
469
1079
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
137
514
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
61
328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
29
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
23
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
12
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
8
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Central Brazil
8 Genera with 4 Species
Beardius Reiss & Subl..., 1985
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1758Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Central Brazil
4 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Dicrotendipes paxillus Guha, Chaudh..., 1982
Parachironomus mirim Spies, Fittk..., 1994
Sergentia psiloptera Edwards, 1935


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