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Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Singapore (Southeast Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
308
2505
4613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
308
2505
4613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
292
2433
4502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
167
1776
3517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
44
194
434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
40
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
29
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
11
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Singapore
2 Families width 16 Species
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge8SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Singapore
11 Genera with 16 Species
Bezzia Kieffer, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1918Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1896Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dactylocladius Kieffer, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Fittkauimyia Karunakaran, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19594SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 20162SpeciesTaxom
Pontomyia Edwards, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Skusella Freeman, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19681SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Singapore
16 Species
Bezzia collessi Wirth & Rata..., 1981
Chironomus (Chironomus) javanus Kieffer, 1924
Chironomus ventralis Kieffer, 1918
Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896
Dactylocladius indianus Kieffer, 1918
Dasyhelea schizothrixi Lee & Wirth, 1989
Fittkauimyia disparipes Karunakaran, 1969
Forcipomyia (Lasiohelea) anabaenae Chan & Saunders, 1965
Forcipomyia (Phytohelea) oligarthra Saunders, 1957Biting midge
Forcipomyia (Proforcipomyia) sauteri Kieffer, 1912
Forcipomyia (Schizoforcipomyia) borbonica Clastrier, 1959Biting midge
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubifer Skuse, 1889
Polypedilum quasinubifer Cranston, 2016
Pontomyia pacifica Tokunaga, 1932Hyssopleaf asphead
Skusella subvittata Skuse, 1889
Stilobezzia fortipes Gupta & Wirth, 1968

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Singapore
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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