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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Argyll and Bute (Scotland, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
941
1653
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
210
940
1652
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
196
908
1608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
156
840
1519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
44
200
405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
71
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
7
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
5
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Argyll and Bute
5 Genera with 5 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1804Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Argyll and Bute
5 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) pallidipes Edwards, 1929
Eukiefferiella claripennis Lundbeck, 1898
Tanypus (Tanypus) punctipennis Meigen, 1818

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Argyll and Bute
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
1
1
Genus
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