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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh (Huron County, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
231
890
1105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
231
890
1105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
217
849
1029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
147
694
851
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
32
126
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
36
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
20
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
16
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
15
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh
15 Genera with 12 Species
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1804Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19292SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Prodiamesa Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1905Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh
12 Species
Bryophaenocladius ictericus Meigen, 1830
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) infuscatus Malloch, 1915
Eukiefferiella claripennis Lundbeck, 1898
Limnophyes natalensis Kieffer, 1914
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Prodiamesa olivacea Meigen, 1818
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Tanytarsus dissimilis (Johannsen, 1905)⇒ Paratanytarsus dissimilis Johannsen, 1905

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
7
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProdiamesinae
Sæther, 1976
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
1
0
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