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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Argentina (Southern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
686
10351
27232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
684
10346
27226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
641
10177
26822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
398
8221
22592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
98
1588
4894
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
23
361
1794
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
158
779
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
111
381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
77
185
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Argentina
77 Genera with 185 Species
#ABCDEHLMNOPRST
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 20004SpeciesTaxom
Aedokritus3SpeciesTaxom
Allocladius Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Anatopynia Johannsen, 19319SpeciesTaxom
Apsectrotanypus Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Austrocladius Freeman, 19314SpeciesTaxom
Boreoheptagyia Brundin, 01SpeciesTaxom
Botryocladius Cranston & E..., 19994SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Burmeisteria Salter, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Caladomyia Sawedal, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Chironominae1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1939Non-biting midges20SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Clunio Haliday, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Coelotanypus Kieffer, 19317SpeciesTaxom
Compterosmittia Sæther, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19874SpeciesTaxom
Diplocladius Kieffer, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Djalmabatista Fittkau, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Edwardsidia Sæther, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Heptagyia Philippi, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Labrundinia Fittkau, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Larsia Fittkau, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Limaya Brundin, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19314SpeciesTaxom
Ljungneria Brundin, 1964
0SpeciesTaxom
Macropelopia Thienemann, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Megacentron Freeman, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Meigen
0SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 19314SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Nilodorum Mattoon and ..., 18281SpeciesTaxom
Nimbocera Reiss, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Onconeura Andersen & S..., 19851SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 193110SpeciesTaxom
Parachironominae1SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19795SpeciesTaxom
Paracladius Hirvenoja, 1973
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraheptagyia Brundin, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Paralauterborniella Lenz, 1941
0SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraphrotenia Brundin, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Parapsectrocladius Cranston, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19292SpeciesTaxom
Paratrichocladius Thienemann, 1942
0SpeciesTaxom
Parochlus Enderlein, 196612SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Physoneura Ferrington &..., 19312SpeciesTaxom
Pirara Boothroyd & ..., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Podochlus Brundin, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Podonomopsis Brundin, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Podonomus Philippi, 19127SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19178SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochironomus Malloch, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Reissmesa Ashe, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Rheochlus Brundin, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19722SpeciesTaxom
Rhinocladius Edwards, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Riethia Kieffer, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Saetheria Jackson, 1977
0SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Stictocladius Edwards, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Symbiocladius Kieffer, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Tanypodinae2SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 19258SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1909Green Midges6SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Trichocladius Schaus, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Argentina
185 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) infumata Edwards, 1931
Ablabesmyia bianulata Paggi, 1988
Ablabesmyia punctulata Philippi, 1865
Ablabesmyia reissi Paggi & Suarez, 2000
Aedokritus penicilligerus Edwards, 1931
Aedokritus platycnemis Edwards, 1931
Aedokritus pruinescens Edwards, 1931
Anatopynia apicina Edwards, 1931
Anatopynia belllipes Kieffer, 1925
Anatopynia confluens Edwards, 1931
Anatopynia dizona Edwards, 1931
Anatopynia fuegiana Edwards, 1931
Anatopynia pallescens Edwards, 1931
Anatopynia villosus Bigot, 1888
Anatopynia vittigera Edwards, 1931
Anatopynia xanthina Edwards, 1931
Austrocladius hamulatus Edwards, 1931
Austrocladius heterogeneus Edwards, 1931
Austrocladius hirtinervis Edwards, 1931
Austrocladius obliquus Edwards, 1931
Boreoheptagyia annulipes
Botryocladius edwardsi Cranston & E..., 1999
Botryocladius glacialis Cranston & E..., 1999
Botryocladius mapuche Cranston & E..., 1999
Botryocladius tronador Cranston & E..., 1999
Bryophaenocladius emarginatus Edwards, 1931
Bryophaenocladius fortispinata Edwards, 1931
Burmeisteria mirabilis Schickendantz, 1868
Burmeisteria photophila Weyenbergh, 1886
Caladomyia alatus Paggi, 1992
Chironominae macularis Weyenbergh, 1886
Chironomus antarcticus Walker, 1837
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus baraderensis Lynch Arribá..., 1893
Chironomus chlorophilus Weyenbergh, 1886
Chironomus confusus Lynch Arribá..., 1893
Chironomus cordovensis Weyenbergh, 1886
Chironomus fluminicola (Weyenbergh, 1886)⇒ Chironomus petiolatus Kieffer, 1917
Chironomus hircus Weyenbergh, 1886
Chironomus innocens Weyenbergh, 1886
Chironomus macularis (Weyenbergh, 1886)⇒ Chironominae macularis Weyenbergh, 1886
Chironomus nitidiventris Edwards, 1931
Chironomus nocturnus Lynch Arribá..., 1893
Chironomus petiolatus Kieffer, 1917
Chironomus platensis Lynch Arribá..., 1893
Chironomus sanus Weyenbergh, 1886
Chironomus severus Weyenbergh, 1886
Chironomus triornatus Weyenbergh, 1886
Chironomus tutulifer Weyenbergh, 1886
Chironomus vittiventris Edwards, 1931
Chironomus xanthus Rempel, 1939
Clunio brasiliensis Oliviera, 1950Streambank mock orange
Coelotanypus delpontei Edwards, 1931
Coelotanypus lobensis Paggi, 1993
Coelotanypus mendax Lynch Arribá..., 1893
Coelotanypus neotropicus Kieffer, 1917
Coelotanypus ringueleti Paggi, 1986
Coelotanypus ruficollis Edwards, 1931
Coelotanypus viridiventris Edwards, 1931
Compterosmittia nerius Curran, 1930
Compterosmittia virga Wang, 1998
Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846Coville's phlox
Cricotopus argentinensis Kieffer, 1925
Cricotopus ornaticrus Kieffer, 1925
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Dicrotendipes alsinensis Paggi, 1975
Dicrotendipes embalsensis Paggi, 1978
Dicrotendipes nestori Paggi, 1978
Dicrotendipes pellegriniensis Paggi, 1987
Diplocladius ioergenseni Kieffer, 1909
Djalmabatista lacustris Paggi, 1985
Edwardsidia candicans Edwards, 1931
Edwardsidia philhygra Edwards, 1931
Eukiefferiella claviculata Edwards, 1931
Heptagyia annulipes (Philippi, 1865)⇒ Boreoheptagyia annulipes
Labrundinia separata Edwards, 1931
Larsia pallescens Edwards, 1931
Limaya longitarsis Brundin, 1966
Limnophyes brachyarthra Edwards, 1931
Limnophyes collaris Edwards, 1931
Limnophyes griseatus Edwards, 1931
Limnophyes subnudicollis Edwards, 1931
Macropelopia (Alotanypus) vittiger Edwards, 1931
Macropelopia bellipes Kieffer, 1925
Megacentron cuneicalcar Edwards, 1931
Metriocnemus argentinensis Kieffer, 1917
Metriocnemus eryngiotelmatus Donato & Paggi, 2005
Metriocnemus fasciventris Edwards, 1931
Metriocnemus griseovittatus Edwards, 1931
Monopelopia caraguata Mendes, Marc..., 2003
Nilodorum braziliensis Wiedemann, 1828
Nimbocera patagonica Reiss, 1972Bajada lupine
Onconeura desertica Paggi, 1985
Orthocladius albitarsis Edwards, 1931
Orthocladius barilochensis Edwards, 1931
Orthocladius brachypus Edwards, 1931
Orthocladius calomera Edwards, 1931
Orthocladius eurycnemoides Edwards, 1931
Orthocladius kiefferulus (Goetghebuer ..., 1943)⇒ Orthocladiinae kiefferulus Goetghebuer ..., 1943
Orthocladius lateralis Walker, 1837
Orthocladius luteibasis Edwards, 1931
Orthocladius nigripectus Bigot, 1888
Orthocladius patagonicus Edwards, 1931
Parachironominae robustus Paggi, 1979
Parachironomus puberulus Edwards, 1931
Parachironomus robustus (Paggi, 1979)⇒ Parachironominae robustus Paggi, 1979
Parachironomus supparillis Edwards, 1931
Parachironomus valdiviensis Spies, 2008
Parachironomus vistosus Paggi, 1979
Paraheptagyia cinerascens Edwards, 1931
Paraheptagyia nitescens Edwards, 1931
Paraheptagyia semiplumata Edwards, 1931
Paraphrotenia excellens Brundin, 1966
Parapsectrocladius escondido Cranston, 2000
Paratanytarsus argentiniensis Kieffer, 1925
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Parochlus araucanus Brundin, 1966
Parochlus ayseni Brundin, 1966
Parochlus crassicornis Brundin, 1966
Parochlus cristatus Brundin, 1966
Parochlus duseni Brundin, 1966
Parochlus fascipennis Brundin, 1966
Parochlus fuegianus Enderlein, 1912
Parochlus nigrinus Edwards, 1931
Parochlus patagonicus Brundin, 1966
Parochlus squamipalpis Edwards, 1931
Parochlus steinenii Gercke, 1889
Parochlus tubulicornis Brundin, 1966
Phaenopsectra flavipes Meigen, 1818
Physoneura costalis Edwards, 1931
Physoneura nigroflava Edwards, 1931
Pirara edwardi Cranston, 2000
Podochlus conjunctus Brundin, 1966
Podochlus tenuicornis Brundin, 1966
Podonomopsis muticus Edwards, 1931
Podonomus albinervis Edwards, 1931
Podonomus besti Brundin, 1966
Podonomus decarthrus Edwards, 1931
Podonomus inermis Brundin, 1966
Podonomus nudipennis Edwards, 1931
Podonomus rivulorum Brundin, 1966
Podonomus uschuaiensis Enderlein, 1912
Polypedilum argentiniense Kieffer, 1925
Polypedilum clavigerum Kieffer, 1925
Polypedilum dimidiatum Kieffer, 1925
Polypedilum griseistriatum Edwards, 1931
Polypedilum hamigerum Kieffer, 1925
Polypedilum parthenogeneticum Donato & Paggi, 2008
Polypedilum quinquesetosum Edwards, 1931
Polypedilum simulator Kieffer, 1917
Pseudochironomus fuscus Kieffer, 1925
Pseudochironomus viridis Kieffer, 1925
Pseudosmittia bilobulata Edwards, 1931
Pseudosmittia neobilobulata Paggi, 1993
Reissmesa antiqua Brundin, 1966
Rheochlus prolongatus Brundin, 1966
Rheotanytarsus abbreviatus Kieffer, 1925
Rheotanytarsus globosus Reiss, 1972
Rhinocladius culicinus Edwards, 1931
Riethia melanoides Edwards, 1931
Sergentia psiloptera Edwards, 1935
Smittia smittiana Busk, 1884
Stenochironomus semifumosus Edwards, 1931
Stictocladius calonotus Edwards, 1931
Stictocladius flavozonata Edwards, 1931
Stictocladius pulchripennis Edwards, 1931
Symbiocladius wygodzinskyi Roback, 1965
Tanypodinae blanchardi Iches, 1906
Tanypodinae fraterculus Lynch Arribá..., 1893
Tanypus bruchi Kieffer, 1925
Tanypus cirratus Kieffer, 1925
Tanypus crassistylus Kieffer, 1925
Tanypus elongatus Kieffer, 1925
Tanypus excavatus Kieffer, 1925
Tanypus fraterculus (Lynch Arribá..., 1893)⇒ Tanypodinae fraterculus Lynch Arribá..., 1893
Tanypus tenuistylus Kieffer, 1925
Tanypus transversalis Kieffer, 1925
Tanytarsus breda Roback, 1960
Tanytarsus clivosus Reiss, 1972
Tanytarsus fastigatus Reiss, 1972
Tanytarsus hamatus Reiss, 1972
Tanytarsus reissi Paggi, 1992
Tanytarsus tupungatensis Brèthes, 1909
Thienemanniella liae Paggi, 2007
Trichocladius eusandalum (Kieffer & Ki..., 1916)⇒ Halocladius varians Staeger, 1839

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Argentina
SubfamilyAphroteniinae
Brundin, 1966
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
21
61
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiamesinae
Kieffer, 1922
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
28
50
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPodonominae
Thienemann & Edwards, 1937
5
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
10
34
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
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Chironomidae at itis.gov
Chironomidae at marinespecies.org