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Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Hong Kong (South-central China, China)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
325
2686
4513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
325
2686
4513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
2609
4405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
188
1986
3313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
38
109
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
25
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
13
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
5
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Hong Kong
2 Families width 10 Species
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge7SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Hong Kong
5 Genera with 10 Species
Culicoides Latreille, 1938Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 20063SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 20073SpeciesTaxom
Thalassomya Schiner, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Thalassomyia Schiner, 19471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hong Kong
10 Species
Culicoides (Oecacta) huffi Causey, 1938
Dasyhelea apiculata Yu, Chen & Yan, 2006
Dasyhelea heyuxiani Yu, Yuan & Zeng, 2006
Dasyhelea subehinatus Yu, Zeng & Yuan, 2006
Forcipomyia fengjiensis Yu, Liang, C..., 2007
Forcipomyia nanshengwei Yu, Liang, C..., 2007
Forcipomyia yuani Yu, Liang, C..., 2007
Thalassomya maritima Wirth, 1947Florida phlox
Thalassomya pilipes Edwards, 1928
Thalassomyia maritima (Wirth, 1947)⇒ Thalassomya maritima Wirth, 1947

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Hong Kong
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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