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Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Sydney (Sydney Basin, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
356
2286
3787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
355
2285
3786
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
338
2233
3712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
238
1923
3334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
59
278
455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
56
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
31
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
11
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sydney
2 Families width 9 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids6SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sydney
11 Genera with 9 Species
Archaeochlus Brundin, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1961Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sydney
9 Species
Archaeochlus bassianus Brundin, 1966
Dicrotendipes pelochloris Kieffer, 1912
Einfeldia australiensis Freeman Freeman, 0
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Pseudosmittia latifurca Freeman, 1961
Smittia retracta Freeman, 1961
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Tanytarsus bispinosus Freeman, 1961

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Sydney
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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