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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
69
193
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
69
193
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
66
189
334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
52
147
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
21
42
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
14
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
8
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
5
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kiribati
2 Families width 13 Species
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge8SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kiribati
5 Genera with 13 Species
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19406SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19362SpeciesTaxom
OrthocladiinaeOrthoclads1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 20113SpeciesTaxom
Spaniotoma Philippi, 19361SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kiribati
13 Species
Dasyhelea dupliforceps Tokunaga, 1959
Dasyhelea esakii Tokunaga, 1940
Dasyhelea flavescens Tokunaga & M..., 1959
Dasyhelea insularis Tokunaga, 1940
Dasyhelea palauensis Tokunaga, 1940
Dasyhelea peliliouensis Tokunaga, 1940
Forcipomyia (Microhelea) flavitibialis Tokunaga & M..., 1959
Forcipomyia (Pterobosca) fidens Macfie, 1936
Orthocladiinae bifurcata Tokunaga, 1936
Pseudosmittia bifurcata Tokunaga, 1936
Pseudosmittia christmasensis Ferrington &..., 2011
Pseudosmittia licina Ferrington &..., 2011
Spaniotoma bifurcata (Tokunaga, 1936)⇒ Orthocladiinae bifurcata Tokunaga, 1936

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Kiribati
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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