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Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Guam (Micronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
196
802
1066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
196
802
1066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
191
788
1047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
125
584
758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
44
189
302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
42
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
26
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
19
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Guam
2 Families width 46 Species
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge24SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids22SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Guam
19 Genera with 46 Species
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1964Non-biting midges5SpeciesTaxom
Clinotanypus Kieffer, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Compterosmittia Sæther, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1946Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19598SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 195911SpeciesTaxom
Homohelea Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19161SpeciesTaxom
OrthocladiinaeOrthoclads1SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1933Green Midges3SpeciesTaxom
Thalassomya Schiner, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Zavrelimyia Fittkau, 19641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guam
46 Species
Atrichopogon armaticaudalis Tokunaga & M..., 1959
Atrichopogon jacobsoni De Meijere, 1907Biting midge
Chironomus (Chironomus) crassicaudus Tokunaga, 1964
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumatisetigerus Tokunaga, 1964
Chironomus (Chironomus) samoensis Edwards, 1928
Chironomus (Chironomus) sexipunctatus Tokunaga, 1964
Chironomus claggi Tokunaga, 1964
Clinotanypus guamensis Tokunaga, 1964
Compterosmittia tuberculifera Tokunaga, 1964
Culicoides (Meijerehelea) histrio Johannsen, 1946
Dasyhelea fumala Tokunaga, 1940
Dasyhelea intonsa Debenham, 1987
Dasyhelea nigroris Tokunaga & M..., 1959
Dasyhelea palauensis Tokunaga, 1940
Dasyhelea peliliouensis Tokunaga, 1940
Dasyhelea subperfida Tokunaga, 1940
Dasyhelea subscutellata Tokunaga, 1940
Dasyhelea vittula Tokunaga, 1959
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) claggi Tokunaga, 1959
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) fascicauda Tokunaga, 1940
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) guamensis Tokunaga & M..., 1959
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) swezeyana Tokunaga & M..., 1959Midge
Forcipomyia (Microhelea) esakiana Tokunaga, 1940
Forcipomyia (Microhelea) flavitibialis Tokunaga & M..., 1959
Forcipomyia (Microhelea) ornata Tokunaga, 1940
Forcipomyia (Proforcipomyia) sauteri Kieffer, 1912
Forcipomyia (Pterobosca) esakii Tokunaga, 1940
Forcipomyia (Schizoforcipomyia) borbonica Clastrier, 1959Biting midge
Forcipomyia penniornata (Tokunaga & M..., 1959)⇒ Forcipomyia borbonica Clastrier, 1959
Homohelea kraussi Tokunaga, 1959
Kiefferulus longilobus Kieffer, 1916Midge
Orthocladiinae guamensis Tokunaga, 1964
Parametriocnemus claggi Tokunaga, 1964
Phaenopsectra gressitti Tokunaga, 1964
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) esakii Tokunaga, 1964
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) medivittatum Tokunaga, 1964
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) perturbans Johannsen, 1932
Pseudosmittia insulsa Johannsen, 1946
Pseudosmittia zonata Tokunaga, 1964
Smittia guamensis (Tokunaga, 1964)⇒ Orthocladiinae guamensis Tokunaga, 1964
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) inermipes Kieffer, 1912
Tanytarsus boninensis Tokunaga, 1964
Tanytarsus insulicola Tokunaga, 1964
Tanytarsus magnihamatus Tokunaga, 1933Hyssopleaf asphead
Thalassomya maritima Wirth, 1947Florida phlox
Zavrelimyia carolinensis Tokunaga, 1964

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Guam
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
6
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
13
22
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Chironomoidea at artfakta.se
Chironomoidea at dyntaxa.se