Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Allegheny County (Pennsylvania, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 353
2166
3202 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 352
2165
3201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 332
2095
3070 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 243
1842
2742 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 58
304
383 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 12
69
98 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 5
38
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
27
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges | 23
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Allegheny County
23 Genera with 20 Species #BCDEMOPRSTX
Brillia Kieffer, 1913 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomus Meigen, 1916 | Non-biting midges | 2 | Species | Taxom | Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1935 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1923 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 1926 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Micropsectra Kieffer, 1909 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1977 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Rheocricotopus Brundin, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Stempellinella Brundin, 1947 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1957 | Green Midges | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thienemanniella Kieffer, 1957 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Thienemannimyia Fittkau, 1957 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Tribelos Townes, 1945 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Tvetenia Tvetenia, 1969 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Xenochironomus Kieffer, 1921 | | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Allegheny County
20 Species | Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758 | Buzzer midge | | Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916 | | | Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818 | Midge | | Cricotopus (Cricotopus) infuscatus Malloch, 1915 | | | Cricotopus (Cricotopus) tremulus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Cricotopus (Cricotopus) vierriensis Goetghebuer, 1935 | | | Cryptochironomus (Cryptochironomus) psittacinus Meigen, 1830 | Stalkless yellowcress | | Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923) | ⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923 | | Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823 | | | Orthocladius (Euorthocladius) rivulorum Kieffer, 1909 | Okanogan fameflower | | Orthocladius (Orthocladius) carlatus Roback, 1957 | | | Orthocladius (Orthocladius) dorenus Roback, 1957 | Cusp clover | | Orthocladius (Orthocladius) mallochi Kieffer, 1919 | | | Orthocladius (Orthocladius) oliveri Soponis, 1977 | Bittersweet | | Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929 | | | Rheocricotopus robacki Beck & Beck, 1964 | | | Tanytarsus glabrescens Edwards, 1929 | | | Tanytarsus guerlus Roback, 1957 | | | Thienemanniella xena Roback, 1957 | | | Tvetenia paucunca Saether, 1969 | |
Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Allegheny County
 | | 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
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