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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Arkansas (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
412
3140
6305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
409
3133
6297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
386
3048
6142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
266
2514
5093
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
61
299
523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
71
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
30
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
19
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
14
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Arkansas
14 Genera with 17 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1991Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Coelotanypus Kieffer, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Demeijerea Kruseman, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Hydrobaenus Fries, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochironomus Malloch, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2003Green Midges2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Arkansas
17 Species
Chironomus harpi Sublette, 1991
Cladotanytarsus saetheri Puchalski, P..., 2018
Coelotanypus tricolor Loew, 1861
Cryptochironomus blarina Townes, 1945
Demeijerea brachialis Coquillett, 1901
Dicrotendipes fumidus Johannsen, 1905
Dicrotendipes neomodestus Malloch, 1915
Hydrobaenus johannseni Sublette, 1967
Hydrobaenus pilipodex Saether, 1976
Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) carlatus Roback, 1957
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Pseudochironomus chen Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Pseudochironomus julia Curran, 1930
Tanypus concavus Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Tanytarsus epleri Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus pathudsoni Ekrem, Suble..., 2003

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Arkansas
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
9
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
2
2
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