Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 527
6198
14500 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 524
6193
14493 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 502
6089
14260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 316
4628
11471 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 84
793
2049 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 18
176
598 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 6
48
282 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
26
93 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Sri Lanka
2 Families width 93 Species
Genera for Sri Lanka
26 Genera with 93 Species #ABCDFJNOPST
| Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aedokritus | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 1913 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Atrichopogon Kieffer, 1912 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Bezzia Kieffer, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiocladius Kieffer, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomini | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomus Meigen, 1912 | Non-biting midges | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Clinotanypus Kieffer, 1926 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Culicoides Latreille, 1981 | Midge | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Dactylocladius Kieffer, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Forcipomyia Meigen, 1912 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Johannsenomyia Malloch, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nannohelea Grogan & Wirth, 1990 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neosphaeromias Das Gupta & ..., 1970 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nilodorum Mattoon and ..., 1912 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Orthocladiinae | Orthoclads | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palpomyia Meigen, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parabezzia Malloch, 1982 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polypedilum Kieffer, 1945 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Serromyia Meigen, 1982 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sinhalohelea Grogan & Bor..., 1992 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stilobezzia Kieffer, 1968 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Tanypus Meigen, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tanytarsini | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1912 | Green Midges | 5 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Sri Lanka
93 Species | Ablabesmyia annulatipes Kieffer, 1912 | | | Aedokritus platycnemis Edwards, 1931 | | | Alluaudomyia bifurcata Wirth & Delf..., 1964 | | | Alluaudomyia formosana Okada, 1942 | | | Alluaudomyia fuscipes Wirth & Delf..., 1964 | | | Alluaudomyia maculosipennis Tokunaga, 1940 | | | Alluaudomyia marginalis Wirth & Delf..., 1964 | | | Alluaudomyia spinosipes Tokunaga, 1962 | | | Alluaudomyia xanthocoma Kieffer, 1913 | | | Atrichopogon edwardsi Macfie, 1934 | | | Atrichopogon horni Kieffer, 1925 | | | Atrichopogon schizonyx Giles & Wirth, 1982 | | | Atrichopogon semipilosus Kieffer, 1912 | | | Bezzia indecora Kieffer, 1912 | | | Cardiocladius ceylanicus Kieffer, 1912 | | | Chironomini albiforceps Kieffer, 1910 | | | Chironomini ceylanicus Kieffer, 1911 | | | Chironomini striatipennis Kieffer, 1910 | | | Chironomus albiforceps (Kieffer, 1910) | ⇒ Chironomini albiforceps Kieffer, 1910 | | Chironomus allothrix Kieffer, 1912 | | | Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916 | | | Chironomus ceylanicus (Kieffer, 1911) | ⇒ Chironomini ceylanicus Kieffer, 1911 | | Chironomus chlogaster Kieffer, 1912 | | | Chironomus elatus Kieffer, 1912 | | | Chironomus gloriosus Kieffer, 1912 | | | Chironomus heptatomus Kieffer, 1912 | | | Chironomus hexatomus Kieffer, 1912 | | | Chironomus laminatus Kieffer, 1918 | | | Chironomus perichlorus Kieffer, 1912 | | | Chironomus pretiosus Kieffer, 1912 | | | Chironomus striatipennis (Kieffer, 1910) | ⇒ Chironomini striatipennis Kieffer, 1910 | | Chironomus sumptuosus Kieffer, 1912 | | | Chironomus superbus Kieffer, 1912 | | | Chironomus variicornis Kieffer, 1912 | | | Clinotanypus ceylanicus Kieffer, 1926 | | | Clinotanypus ornatissimus Kieffer, 1910 | | | Clinotanypus variegatus Kieffer, 1926 | | | Culicoides (Avaritia) actoni Smith, 1929 | | | Culicoides (Avaritia) boophagus Macfie, 1937 | | | Culicoides (Avaritia) brevipalpis Delfinado, 1961 | | | Culicoides (Haemophoructus) gentilis Macfie, 1934 | | | Culicoides (Meijerehelea) histrio Johannsen, 1946 | | | Culicoides (Oecacta) huffi Causey, 1938 | | | Culicoides (Oecacta) parviscriptus Tokunaga, 1959 | | | Culicoides (Oecacta) peliliouensis Tokunaga, 1936 | | | Culicoides (Trithecoides) anophelis Edwards, 1922 | | | Culicoides (Trithecoides) flaviscutatus Wirth & Hubert, 1959 | | | Culicoides (Trithecoides) paraflavescens Wirth & Hubert, 1959 | | | Culicoides bilobatus Kieffer, 1912 | | | Culicoides ceylanicus Kieffer, 1912 | | | Culicoides innoxius Sen & Gupta, 1959 | | | Culicoides krombeini Giles, Wirth..., 1981 | | | Culicoides mathisi Giles & Wirth, 1983 | | | Culicoides recurvus Delfinado, 1961 | | | Culicoides roswelli Giles & Wirth, 1983 | | | Culicoides schramae Giles, Wirth..., 1981 | | | Dactylocladius ceylanicus (Kieffer, 1912) | ⇒ Orthocladiinae ceylanicus Kieffer, 1912 | | Forcipomyia (Microhelea) fuliginosa Meigen, 1818 | | | Forcipomyia cacaoi Dessart, 1963 | | | Forcipomyia calcarhelea Wirth, 1973 | | | Forcipomyia longicalcar Kieffer, 1912 | | | Forcipomyia noctivaga Kieffer, 1912 | | | Forcipomyia ornaticrus (Kieffer, 1912) | ⇒ Forcipomyia fuliginosa Meigen, 1818 | | Forcipomyia ornatipes Kieffer, 1918 | | | Forcipomyia tetraclada Kieffer, 1912 | | | Forcipomyia theobromae (Kieffer, 1912) | ⇒ Forcipomyia cacaoi Dessart, 1963 | | Johannsenomyia ceylanica Kieffer, 1912 | | | Nannohelea tamil Grogan & Wirth, 1990 | | | Neosphaeromias niger Gupta & Wirth, 1970 | | | Nilodorum biroi Kieffer, 1918 | | | Nilodorum tainanus Kieffer, 1912 | | | Orthocladiinae ceylanicus Kieffer, 1912 | | | Palpomyia crassifemur Kieffer, 1918 | | | Parabezzia orientalis Giles & Wirth, 1982 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubifer Skuse, 1889 | | | Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945 | Coastal plain milkwort | | Serromyia heveli Giles & Wirth, 1982 | | | Serromyia maculipennis Giles & Wirth, 1982 | | | Serromyia punctata Giles & Wirth, 1982 | | | Sinhalohelea gansi Grogan & Bor..., 1992 | | | Stilobezzia (Eukraiohelea) punctifemorata Gupta & Wirth, 1968 | | | Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) festiva Kieffer, 1911 | | | Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) inermipes Kieffer, 1912 | | | Stilobezzia chasteli Clastrier, 1967 | | | Stilobezzia nudisthmostheca Gupta & Wirth, 1968 | | | Tanypus pallidipes Kieffer, 1912 | | | Tanytarsini prasiogaster Kieffer, 1912 | | | Tanytarsini transversalis Kieffer, 1912 | | | Tanytarsus ceylanicus Kieffer, 1912 | | | Tanytarsus lobatus Kieffer, 1912 | | | Tanytarsus poecilus Kieffer, 1912 | | | Tanytarsus prasiogaster (Kieffer, 1912) | ⇒ Tanytarsini prasiogaster Kieffer, 1912 | | Tanytarsus transversalis (Kieffer, 1912) | ⇒ Tanytarsini transversalis Kieffer, 1912 |
Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Sri Lanka | Family | Ceratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies | 13
54 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges | 13
39 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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