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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
535
5529
14269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
532
5515
14254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
511
5423
14103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
327
4090
11399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
647
1589
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
20
160
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
86
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
55
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Australia
2 Families width 112 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids81SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge31SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Australia
55 Genera with 112 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Allotrissocladius Freeman, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Alotanypus Roback, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Aphroteniella Brundin, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Austrobrillia Freeman, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Austrochlus Cranston, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Austroconops Wirth & Lee, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Austrohelea Wirth & Grogan, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Botryocladius Cranston & E..., 19992SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 2009Non-biting midges7SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Coelopynia Freeman, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Conochironomus Freeman, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 20153SpeciesTaxom
Crispomyia Debenham, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1955Midge10SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19888SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18966SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Hebetula Wirth & Debe..., 19743SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Larsia Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19735SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Macropelopia Thienemann, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraborniella Freeman, 1961
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Paralimnophyes Brundin, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Paramerina Fittkau, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19293SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19614SpeciesTaxom
Pontomyia Edwards, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19735SpeciesTaxom
Riethia Kieffer, 20195SpeciesTaxom
Skusella Freeman, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Stictocladius Edwards, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1973Green Midges13SpeciesTaxom
Trondia Ferrington &..., 20061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Australia
112 Species
Ablabesmyia hilli Freeman, 1961
Allotrissocladius amphibius Freeman, 1964
Alotanypus dalyupensis Freeman, 1961
Aphroteniella filicornis Brundin, 1966
Austrobrillia longipes Freeman, 1961
Austrochlus brundini Cranston, Ed..., 1987
Austrochlus parabrundini Cranston, Ed..., 2002
Austroconops annettae Borkent, 2004
Austroconops mcmillani Wirth & Lee, 1959Mcmillan's Biting Midge
Austrohelea brevipes Lee, 1948
Botryocladius bibulmun Cranston & E..., 1999
Botryocladius freemani Cranston & E..., 1999
Chironomus (Chironomus) alternans Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) cloacalis Atchley & Ma..., 1971
Chironomus (Chironomus) nepeanensis Skuse, 1889
Chironomus (Chironomus) occidentalis Skuse, 1889
Chironomus (Chironomus) oppositus Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) tepperi Skuse, 1889Rice bloodworm
Chironomus bifurcatus Wuelker, Mar..., 2009
Cladopelma curtivalva Kieffer, 1917
Cladotanytarsus australomancus Glover, 1973
Coelopynia pruinosa Freeman, 1961
Conochironomus australiensis Cranston & Hare, 1995
Conochironomus cervus Cranston & Hare, 1995
Conochironomus kakadu Cranston & Hare, 1995
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) albitarsis Drayson, Cra..., 2015
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) brevicornis Drayson & Cr..., 2015
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) parbicinctus Drayson, Cra..., 2015
Crispomyia monacha Debenham, 1974
Crispomyia receptaculum Debenham, 1974
Cryptochironomus griseidorsum Kieffer, 1917
Culicoides (Avaritia) actoni Smith, 1929
Culicoides (Avaritia) brevipalpis Delfinado, 1961
Culicoides (Avaritia) brevitarsis Kieffer, 1917Horse hypersensitive biting midge
Culicoides (Avaritia) fulvus Sen & Gupta, 1959
Culicoides (Avaritia) nudipalpis Delfinado, 1961
Culicoides (Avaritia) wadai Kitaoka, 1980
Culicoides (Oecacta) clavipalpis Mukerji, 1931
Culicoides (Trithecoides) bundyensis Lee & Reye, 1955
Culicoides (Trithecoides) pallidothorax Lee & Reye, 1963
Culicoides (Trithecoides) waringi Lee & Reye, 1955
Dicrotendipes balciunasi Epler, 1988
Dicrotendipes conjunctus Walker, 1856
Dicrotendipes jobetus Epler, 1988
Dicrotendipes jonmartini Epler, 1988
Dicrotendipes lindae Epler, 1988
Dicrotendipes nocticola Kieffer, 1911
Dicrotendipes pseudoconjunctus Epler, 1988
Dicrotendipes sarinae Epler, 1988
Eukiefferiella insolida Skuse, 1889
Forcipomyia (Caloforcipomyia) quokkae Debenham, 1987
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) charon Debenham, 1987
Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea) paenulata Debenham, 1987
Forcipomyia (Metaforcipomyia) crepidinis Debenham, 1987
Forcipomyia brachyrhynchus Wirth & Dow, 1972
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Hebetula bisulca Debenham, 1974
Hebetula lemur Debenham, 1974
Hebetula versicolor Debenham, 1974
Kiefferulus intertinctus Skuse, 1889
Kiefferulus martini Freeman, 1961
Leptoconops (Leptoconops) bullsbrookensis Smee, 1966
Leptoconops (Leptoconops) grandis Carter, 1921
Leptoconops (Leptoconops) halophilus Smee, 1966
Leptoconops (Leptoconops) longicornis Carter, 1921
Leptoconops (Leptoconops) smeei Wirth & Atchley, 1973
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Limnophyes vestitus Skuse, 1889
Paralimnophyes pullulus Skuse, 1889
Paramerina levidensis Skuse, 1889
Parametriocnemus ornaticornis Kieffer, 1917
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Paratanytarsus furvus Glover, 1973
Paratanytarsus jefferyi Glover, 1973
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) leei Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubifer Skuse, 1889
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) tonnoiri Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) watsoni Freeman, 1961
Pontomyia cottoni Womersley, 1937Grand collomia
Procladius (Procladius) paludicola Skuse, 1889Jau jau
Procladius desis Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Rheotanytarsus christinae Glover, 1973
Rheotanytarsus gloveri Cranston, 1997
Rheotanytarsus juliae Glover, 1973
Rheotanytarsus trivittatus Johannsen, 1932
Rheotanytarsus underwoodi Glover, 1973
Riethia donedwardi Cranston, 2019
Riethia kakadu Cranston, 2019
Riethia noongar Cranston, 2019
Riethia stictoptera Kieffer, 1917
Riethia wazeylandica Cranston, 2019
Skusella subvittata Skuse, 1889
Smittia stercoraria (Rossaro & Le..., 2000)⇒ Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Stenochironomus (Stenochironomus) watsoni Freeman, 1961
Stictocladius uniserialis Freeman, 1961
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia (Debenhamia) dycei Wirth & Grogan, 1988
Tanytarsus barbitarsis Freeman, 1961
Tanytarsus bispinosus Freeman, 1961
Tanytarsus collessi Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus edwardi Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus fuscithorax Skuse, 1889
Tanytarsus graniticus Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus haugheyi Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus inextentus Skuse, 1889
Tanytarsus leptogastrus (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Tanytarsini leptogastrus Kieffer, 1911
Tanytarsus moruyaensis Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus reidi Cranston, 2000
Tanytarsus richardsi Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus semibarbitarsus Glover, 1973
Trondia anderseni Ferrington &..., 2006

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in West Australia
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
12
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
43
81
Genera
Species

Taxom



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