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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Amersfoort (Utrecht, Netherlands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
228
1107
1646
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
227
1105
1644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
217
1080
1605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
165
944
1447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
44
172
259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
49
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
23
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
21
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
20
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Amersfoort
20 Genera with 30 Species
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Acricotopus Kieffer, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1914Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Clinotanypus Kieffer, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Guttipelopia Fittkau, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Paralauterborniella Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19092SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19215SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1859Green Midges3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Amersfoort
30 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) longistyla Fittkau, 1962
Acricotopus lucens Zetterstedt, 1850
Chironomus (Chironomus) obtusidens Goetghebuer, 1921
Chironomus caffrarius Kieffer, 1914
Clinotanypus claripennis Kieffer, 1918
Clinotanypus nervosus Meigen, 1818
Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794Phantom midge
Cryptochironomus lindneri Freeman, 1954
Dicrotendipes nervosus Staeger, 1839
Dicrotendipes pilosimanus (Kieffer, 1914)⇒ Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Endochironomus albipennis Meigen, 1830
Endochironomus tendens Fabricius, 1775
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) pallens Meigen, 1804
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) paripes Edwards, 1929
Guttipelopia guttipennis Wulp, 1874
Paralauterborniella nigrohalteralis Malloch, 1915
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratanytarsus lauterborni Kieffer, 1909
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) sordens Wulp, 1874
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) dewulfi Goetghebuer, 1936
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) natalense Kieffer, 1918
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubeculosum Meigen, 1804
Polypedilum (Tripodura) bicrenatum Kieffer, 1921
Psectrotanypus varius Fabricius, 1787
Stictochironomus caffrarius Kieffer, 1921
Stictochironomus puripennis Kieffer, 1921
Tanypus guttatipennis Goetghebuer, 1935
Tanytarsus lestagei Goetghebuer, 1922
Tanytarsus pallidicornis Walker, 1856
Tanytarsus sylvaticus van der Wulp, 1859

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Amersfoort
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
12
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
6
6
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