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Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region North India (India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2958
7275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
314
2957
7274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
297
2903
7189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
208
2442
6374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
52
408
1128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
132
488
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
31
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
18
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North India
2 Families width 37 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids21SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge16SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North India
18 Genera with 37 Species
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomini1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges4SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1989Midge15SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1983Snow Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1976Green Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North India
37 Species
Chironomini breviforceps Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus (Chironomus) acidophilus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus breviforceps (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Chironomini breviforceps Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus choricus Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Cladopelma kamalanagari Maheshwari &..., 1993
Culicoides (Avaritia) brevitarsis Kieffer, 1917Horse hypersensitive biting midge
Culicoides (Avaritia) imicola Kieffer, 1913
Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896
Culicoides (Meijerehelea) histrio Johannsen, 1946
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) variipennis Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides (Oecacta) clavipalpis Mukerji, 1931
Culicoides (Oecacta) notatus Delfinado, 1961
Culicoides (Oecacta) okinawensis Arnald, 1956
Culicoides (Oecacta) similis Carter, Ingr..., 1920
Culicoides agas Wirth & Hubert, 1989
Culicoides halonostictus Wirth & Hubert, 1989
Culicoides hegneri Causey, 1938
Culicoides schultzei Enderlein, 1908
Culicoides sonorensis (Wirth & Jones, 1957)⇒ Culicoides occidentalis Wirth & Jones, 1957
Culicoides uncistylus Wirth & Hubert, 1989
Diamesa dashauhari Singh & Mahe..., 1989
Diamesa tenuescens Serra-tosio, 1983
Dicrotendipes pilosimanus (Kieffer, 1914)⇒ Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Dicrotendipes punctatipennis Kieffer, 1910
Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Eukiefferiella halvorseni Caspers, 1990
Forcipomyia manasi Maheshwari, 2003
Microchironomus oblanceolata Maheshwari &..., 1993
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) dorenus Roback, 1957Cusp clover
Orthocladius corporaali Goetghebuer, 1935
Parachironomus agraensis Maheshwari &..., 1993
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Tanytarsus khandariensis Singh & Kuls..., 1976
Tanytarsus ungulituberculata Singh & Kuls..., 1976
Thienemanniella xena Roback, 1957

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in North India
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
2
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
16
21
Genera
Species

Taxom



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