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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Aegean Islands (Greece)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
384
3170
6176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
383
3169
6175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
366
3104
6047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
259
2615
5220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
57
342
619
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
98
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
35
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
24
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
19
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Aegean Islands
19 Genera with 19 Species
Cardiocladius Kieffer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Chasmatonotus Loew, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1848Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotendipes Lenz, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Demicryptochironomus Lenz, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1987Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Trichocladius Schaus, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Aegean Islands
19 Species
Cardiocladius obscurus Johannsen, 1903
Chasmatonotus atripes Rempel, 1937Green slender lupine
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus attenuatus Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Conchapelopia cornuticaudata Walley, 1925
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Cryptotendipes emorsus Townes, 1945
Demicryptochironomus (Irmakia) latior Reiss, 1988
Endochironomus nigricans Johannsen, 1905
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Parachironomus frequens Johannsen, 1905
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) scirpicola Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Procladius (Holotanypus) culiciformis Linnaeus, 1767
Stictochironomus puripennis Kieffer, 1921
Tanypus stellatus Coquillett, 1902
Tanytarsus cretensis Reiss, 1987
Trichocladius eusandalum (Kieffer & Ki..., 1916)⇒ Halocladius varians Staeger, 1839

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Aegean Islands
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
11
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
4
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Chironomidae (Erichson 1842)
Chironomidae (Erichson 1842)


Links, sources and further information
Chironomidae at artfakta.se
Chironomidae at dyntaxa.se
Chironomidae at gbif.org
Chironomidae at irmng.org
Chironomidae at itis.gov
Chironomidae at marinespecies.org