Checklist of Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
for Micronesia (Oceania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 340
2489
5238 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 340
2489
5238 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 323
2429
5131 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 199
1824
4001 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 53
359
1053 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 12
118
508 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 4
61
322 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
49
252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Micronesia
2 Families width 252 Species and 2 Subspecies
Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Micronesia | Family | Ceratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies | 14
137 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges | 35
115 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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