Yamamoto (2002) has suggested that this species should be in a separate subgenus Austrochironomus.

From Tokunaga (1964)
A greenish species with dark bands on the tarsi, and darkening of the cross veins of the wings.
Found: New South
Wales - Manning River, Kundibakh.
Northern
Territory - Darwin.
Queensland - Mareeba; Sarina; 3 km w. Sarina
Beach.
Broadly distributed through India, Indonesia, Japan and Pacific Islands such as Fiji, Caroline Islands and Marshall Islands.
Originally described in Australia and Papua New Guinea by Freeman (1961) as C. vitellinus.