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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Azores (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
291
1643
2746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
287
1635
2736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
282
1624
2719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
189
1260
2137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
300
551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
93
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
53
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
45
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
39
60
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Azores
39 Genera with 60 Species
#CDEGHLMOPRSTZ
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocladius Kieffer, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocladius Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1910Non-biting midges7SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1945Snow Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Halocladius Hirvenoja, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Macropelopia Thienemann, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19313SpeciesTaxom
OrthocladiinaeOrthoclads2SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Parachaetocladius Wulker, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Paramerina Fittkau, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 18851SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 19453SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Synorthocladius Thienemann, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1921Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Telmatopelopia Murray & Fit..., 19211SpeciesTaxom
Thalassomya Schiner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Thalassomyia Schiner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Thalassosmittia Strenzke & R..., 19361SpeciesTaxom
Thienemannia Kieffer, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Zavrelimyia Fittkau, 18302SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Azores
60 Species
Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Cardiocladius freyi Stora, 1936
Chaetocladius (Chaetocladius) melaleucus Meigen, 1818
Chironomus (Chironomus) alpestris Goetghebuer, 1934
Chironomus (Chironomus) cingulatus (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Paramerina cingulata Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Chironomus (Chironomus) venustus (Pinder, 1978)⇒ Chironomini venustus Pinder, 1978
Chironomus (Lobochironomus) dorsalis (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Einfeldia dorsalis Meigen, 1818
Chironomus annularis (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Chironomus plumosus Linnaeus, 1758
Chironomus atripes (Kieffer, 1910)⇒ Chironomini atripes Kieffer, 1910
Corynoneura clavicornis (Kieffer, 1925)⇒ Thienemanniella clavicornis Kieffer, 1911
Cricotopus (Isocladius) ornatus Meigen, 1818
Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794Phantom midge
Diamesa (Nesodiamesa) alata Stora, 1945
Eukiefferiella atlantica (Stora, 1936)⇒ Orthocladiinae atlantica Stora, 1936
Eukiefferiella gracei Edwards, 1929
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) barbipes Staeger, 1839
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) pallens Meigen, 1804
Halocladius (Halocladius) varians Staeger, 1839
Halocladius vitripennis Meigen, 1818
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Macropelopia nebulosa Meigen, 1804
Metriocnemus (Inermipupa) carmencitabertarum Langton & Cobo, 1997
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) fuscipes Meigen, 1818
Micropsectra freyi Stora, 1945
Micropsectra junci Meigen, 1818
Micropsectra lindrothi Goetghebuer, 1931Forkvein polypody
Orthocladiinae azoricus Stora, 1945
Orthocladiinae rivalris Strol, 1945
Orthocladius (Eudactylocladius) fuscimanus Kieffer, 1908
Orthocladius rivalris (Strol, 1945)⇒ Orthocladiinae rivalris Strol, 1945
Parachaetocladius abnobaeus Wülker, 1959
Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Paramerina cingulata Walker, 1856
Parametriocnemus stylatus Kieffer, 1924
Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885
Paratendipes albimanus Meigen, 1818
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubeculosum Meigen, 1804
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubifer Skuse, 1889
Procladius (Holotanypus) choreus Meigen, 1804
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) limbatellus (Holmgren, 1869)⇒ Psectrocladius oxyura Langton, 1985
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) sordidellus Zetterstedt, 1838
Psectrocladius insularis Stora, 1945
Pseudorthocladius (Pseudorthocladius) curtistylus Goetghebuer, 1921Maiden fern
Pseudosmittia azoricus (Stora, 1945)⇒ Orthocladiinae azoricus Stora, 1945
Pseudosmittia brevifurcata Edwards, 1926
Rheocricotopus (Psilocricotopus) atripes Kieffer, 1913
Smittia aterrima Meigen, 1818Seedling bean midge
Smittia brevifurcata Edwards, 1926
Smittia contingens Walker, 1856
Synorthocladius semivirens Kieffer, 1909
Tanytarsus inaequalis Goetghebuer, 1921
Telmatopelopia nemorum Goetghebuer, 1921
Thalassomya frauenfeldi Schiner, 1856Cut-leaf water-milfoil
Thalassomyia frauenfeldi (Schiner, 1856)⇒ Thalassomya frauenfeldi Schiner, 1856
Thalassosmittia atlantica Stora, 1936
Thienemannia gracei Edwards, 1929
Thienemanniella clavicornis Kieffer, 1911
Zavrelimyia nubila Meigen, 1830
Zavrelimyia nubilus Meigen, 1830

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Azores
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
9
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiamesinae
Kieffer, 1922
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
22
33
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTelmatogetoninae
Wirth, 1949
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