Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region British Columbia (West Canada, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 541
5937
17138 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 538
5928
17128 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 519
5861
16956 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 363
4910
14671 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 98
1183
3493 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 26
334
1040 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 7
136
399 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
112
275 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges | 91
193 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for British Columbia
91 Genera with 193 Species #ABCDEGHKLMOPRSTXZ
| Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1898 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Acricotopus Kieffer, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Allocladius Kieffer, 1913 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Brillia Kieffer, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camptocladius van der Wulp, 1921 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiocladius Kieffer, 1969 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Chaetocladius Kieffer, 1911 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Chasmatonotus Loew, 1937 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomus Meigen, 1974 | Non-biting midges | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Cladopelma Kieffer, 1767 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1962 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Conchapelopia Fittkau, 1971 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Constempellina Brundin, 1937 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1973 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1918 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptotendipes Lenz, 1960 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Derotanypus Roback, 1919 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diamesa Meigen, 1976 | Snow Midges | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Diplocladius Kieffer, 1908 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Doithrix Saether & Su..., 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Edwardsidia Sæther, 1931 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Einfeldia Kieffer, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Endochironomus Kieffer, 1945 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 1823 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1929 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heleniella van der Wulp, 1969 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterotanytarsus Spärck, 1975 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 1911 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | Krenopelopia Fittkau, 1962 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Krenosmittia Thienemann &..., 1929 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Larsia Fittkau, 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiodiamesa Kieffer, 1925 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lauterborniella Thienemann &..., 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limnophyes Eaton, 1990 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Macropelopia Thienemann, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesocricotopus Brundin, 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1916 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Micropsectra Kieffer, 2013 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Microtendipes Kieffer, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monodiamesa Kieffer, 1973 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monopelopia Fittkau, 1918 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Odontomesa Pagast, 1925 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1934 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pagastia Oliver, 2019 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parachaetocladius Wulker, 1983 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parachironomus Lenz, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paracladopelma Harnisch, 1977 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paralauterborniella Lenz, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 1969 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1933 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 1817 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polypedilum Kieffer, 1945 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Procladius Skuse, 1925 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Prodiamesa Kieffer, 1925 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Prosmittia Brundin, 1956 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Protanypus Kieffer, 1975 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psectrocladius Kieffer, 1949 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudodiamesa Goetghebuer, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 1969 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 1969 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Psilometriocnemus Sæther, 1969 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Rheocricotopus Brundin, 1964 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rheosmittia Brundin, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Sergentia Kieffer, 1945 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Skutzia Reiss, 1985 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smittia Holmgren, 1932 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stempellinella Brundin, 2007 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenochironomus Kieffer, 1984 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stictochironomus Kieffer, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Sublettea Roback, 1975 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Synorthocladius Thienemann, 1935 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Tanypus Meigen, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2003 | Green Midges | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Telmatogeton Schiner, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thalassosmittia Strenzke & R..., 1928 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thienemanniella Kieffer, 1957 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Thienemannimyia Fittkau, 1957 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Tribelos Townes, 1945 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tvetenia Tvetenia, 1969 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xenochironomus Kieffer, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zalutschia Lipina, 1976 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Zavrelimyia Fittkau, 1962 | | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for British Columbia
193 Species | Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) aspera Roback, 1959 | | | Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) monilis Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Ablabesmyia illinoensis Malloch, 1915 | Maui bur cucumber | | Ablabesmyia philosphagnos Beck & Beck, 1966 | | | Ablabesmyia pulchripennis Lundbeck, 1898 | | | Acricotopus nitidellus Malloch, 1915 | | | Brillia flavifrons Johannsen, 1905 | | | Bryophaenocladius ictericus Meigen, 1830 | | | Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776 | | | Camptocladius tritoma (Kieffer, 1921) | ⇒ Orthocladiinae tritoma Kieffer, 1921 | | Cardiocladius albiplumus Saether, 1969 | Alpine sweetvetch | | Chasmatonotus fascipennis Coquillett, 1905 | | | Chasmatonotus maculipennis Rempel, 1937 | Green slender lupine | | Chironomus (Camptochironomus) dilutus Shobanov, Ki..., 1999 | | | Chironomus (Chaetolabis) atroviridis Townes, 1945 | | | Chironomus (Chironomus) acidophilus Keyl, 1960 | | | Chironomus (Chironomus) anthracinus Zetterstedt, 1860 | Pygmy linanthus | | Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945 | | | Chironomus (Chironomus) melanescens Keyl, 1961 | | | Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758 | Buzzer midge | | Chironomus (Chironomus) tentans Fabricius, 1805 | | | Chironomus athalassicus Cannings, 1975 | | | Chironomus bifurcatus Wuelker, Mar..., 2009 | | | Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908 | Cypselea | | Chironomus vancouveri (Michailova &..., 1986) | ⇒ Chironomus plumosus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Chironomus whitseli Sublette & S..., 1974 | Red buckeye | | Cladopelma edwardsi Kruseman, 1933 | | | Cladopelma viridula (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Cladopelma viridulum Linnaeus, 1767 | | Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) atridorsum Kieffer, 1924 | | | Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) mancus Walker, 1856 | | | Cladotanytarsus (Lenziella) amandus Hirvenoja, 1962 | | | Conchapelopia americana Fittkau, 1957 | | | Conchapelopia pallens Coquillett, 1902 | | | Conchapelopia telema Roback, 1971 | Clammy clover | | Constempellina brevicosta Edwards, 1937 | | | Corynoneura arctica Kieffer, 1923 | | | Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846 | Coville's phlox | | Cricotopus (Cricotopus) abanus Curran, 1929 | | | Cricotopus (Isocladius) flavibasis Malloch, 1915 | Maui bur cucumber | | Cricotopus (Isocladius) myriophylli Oliver, 1984 | Littleleaf mock orange | | Cricotopus (Isocladius) obnixus Walker, 1856 | | | Cricotopus (Isocladius) perniger Zetterstedt, 1850 | | | Cricotopus (Isocladius) tricinctus Meigen, 1818 | | | Cricotopus (Isocladius) trifasciatus Meigen, 1813 | Non-biting midge | | Cricotopus bifurcatus Cranston & O..., 1988 | | | Cricotopus tokunagaia Hirvenoja, 1973 | | | Cryptotendipes darbyi Sublette, 1960 | | | Derotanypus alaskensis Malloch, 1919 | | | Diamesa (Diamesa) hyperborea Holmgren, 1869 | | | Diamesa amplexivirilia Hansen, 1976 | Lizard tails | | Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823 | | | Doithrix hamiltoni Saether & Su..., 1983 | Sweetvetch | | Edwardsidia philhygra Edwards, 1931 | | | Einfeldia pagana Meigen, 1838 | | | Endochironomus nigricans Johannsen, 1905 | | | Endochironomus subtendens Townes, 1945 | | | Eukiefferiella claripennis Lundbeck, 1898 | | | Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) barbipes Staeger, 1839 | | | Glyptotendipes lobiferus Say, 1823 | | | Gymnometriocnemus (Gymnometriocnemus) subnudus Edwards, 1929 | | | Gymnometriocnemus (Rhaphidocladius) brumalis Edwards, 1929 | | | Heleniella curtistila Saether, 1969 | Alpine sweetvetch | | Heterotanytarsus perennis Saether, 1975 | Alpine French-honeysuckle | | Heterotrissocladius changi Saether, 1975 | Alpine French-honeysuckle | | Heterotrissocladius latilaminus Saether, 1975 | Alpine French-honeysuckle | | Heterotrissocladius marcidus Walker, 1856 | | | Heterotrissocladius subpilosus Kieffer, 1911 | | | Krenosmittia boreoalpina Goetghebuer, 1944 | | | Krenosmittia camptophleps Edwards, 1929 | | | Larsia berneri Beck & Beck, 1966 | | | Lasiodiamesa sphagnicola Kieffer, 1925 | | | Lauterborniella agrayloides Kieffer, 1911 | | | Limnophyes fumosus Johannsen, 1905 | | | Limnophyes hastulatus Saether, 1975 | Alpine French-honeysuckle | | Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818) | ⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975 | | Limnophyes natalensis Kieffer, 1914 | | | Limnophyes pumilio Holmgren, 1869 | | | Limnophyes schnelli Saether, 1990 | | | Macropelopia decedens Walker, 1848 | | | Mesocricotopus thienemanni Goetghebuer, 1940 | | | Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) brusti Saether, 1898 | | | Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) eurynotus Holmgren, 1883 | | | Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) intergerivus Saether, 1995 | | | Metriocnemus edwardsi Jones, 1916 | Hooker's silene | | Micropsectra logani Johannsen, 1928 | | | Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905 | | | Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919 | | | Micropsectra recurvata Goetghebuer, 1928 | Rock polypody | | Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013 | | | Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776 | | | Monodiamesa prolilobata Saether, 1973 | | | Monopelopia boliekae Beck & Beck, 1966 | | | Monopelopia tenuicalcar Kieffer, 1918 | | | Odontomesa lutosopra Garrett, 1925 | | | Orthocladius (Orthocladius) curtiseta (Saether, 1973) | ⇒ Orthocladius rubicundus Meigen, 1818 | | Orthocladius (Orthocladius) rubicundus Meigen, 1818 | | | Orthocladius (Symposiocladius) smolandicus (Brundin, 1947) | ⇒ Orthocladius holsatus Goetghebuer, 1937 | | Orthocladius melanosoma (Goetghebuer, 1934) | ⇒ Orthocladiinae melanosoma Goetghebuer, 1934 | | Pagastia sequax Garrett, 1925 | | | Pagastia subletteorum Makarchenko, 2019 | | | Parachaetocladius hirtipectus Saether, 1969 | Alpine sweetvetch | | Parachaetocladius imberbus Saether & Su..., 1983 | Sweetvetch | | Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915 | | | Paracladopelma galaptera Townes, 1945 | | | Paracladopelma undine Townes, 1945 | | | Paracladopelma winnelli Jackson, 1977 | Mohave fishhook cactus | | Parakiefferiella scandica Brundin, 1956 | | | Paralauterborniella nigrohalteralis Malloch, 1915 | | | Parametriocnemus boreoalpina Gouin & Thie..., 1942 | | | Paraphaenocladius exagitans Johannsen, 1905 | | | Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856 | | | Paraphaenocladius irritus Walker, 1856 | | | Paraphaenocladius nasthecus Saether, 1969 | | | Paratanytarsus abiskoensis Reiss & Saew..., 1981 | | | Paratanytarsus austriacus Kieffer, 1924 | | | Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885 | | | Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929 | | | Paratanytarsus natvigi Goetghebuer, 1933 | | | Paratanytarsus setosimanus Goetghebuer, 1933 | | | Phaenopsectra punctipes Wiedemann, 1817 | | | Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) tritum Walker, 1856 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) fuscipenne (Meigen, 1818) | ⇒ Polypedilum pedestre Meigen, 1830 | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) pedestre Meigen, 1830 | | | Polypedilum (Tripodura) pullum Zetterstedt, 1838 | | | Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) convictum Walker, 1856 | | | Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) pedatum Townes, 1945 | Coastal plain milkwort | | Polypedilum halteralis Coquillett, 1901 | | | Polypedilum nigritum (Townes, 1945) | ⇒ Polypedilum albicornis Meigen, 1838 | | Polypedilum simulans (Townes, 1945) | ⇒ Polypedilum halteralis Coquillett, 1901 | | Procladius (Holotanypus) fuscus Brundin, 1949 | | | Procladius (Holotanypus) nigriventris (Kieffer, 1924) | ⇒ Procladius imicola Kieffer, 1922 | | Procladius (Holotanypus) signatus Zetterstedt, 1850 | | | Procladius (Psilotanypus) rufovittatus van der Wulp, 1875 | | | Procladius abrupta Garrett, 1925 | | | Procladius arcuata Garrett, 1925 | | | Procladius bifida Garrett, 1925 | | | Procladius denticulatus Sublette, 1964 | | | Procladius dentus Roback, 1971 | Clammy clover | | Procladius trifolia Garrett, 1925 | | | Prodiamesa cubita Garrett, 1925 | | | Protanypus hamiltoni Saether, 1975 | Alpine French-honeysuckle | | Psectrocladius (Allopsectrocladius) obvius Walker, 1856 | | | Psectrocladius (Allopsectrocladius) platypus Edwards, 1929 | | | Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) barbimanus Edwards, 1929 | | | Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) limbatellus (Holmgren, 1869) | ⇒ Psectrocladius oxyura Langton, 1985 | | Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) zetterstedti Brundin, 1949 | | | Psectrotanypus dyari Coquillett, 1902 | | | Pseudodiamesa (Pseudodiamesa) branickii Nowicki, 1873 | | | Pseudorthocladius (Pseudorthocladius) curtistylus Goetghebuer, 1921 | Maiden fern | | Pseudorthocladius dumicaudus Saether, 1969 | Alpine sweetvetch | | Pseudosmittia setavena Saether, 1969 | Alpine sweetvetch | | Rheocricotopus pauciseta Saether, 1969 | Alpine sweetvetch | | Rheocricotopus robacki Beck & Beck, 1964 | | | Rheosmittia spinicornis Brundin, 1956 | | | Sergentia albescens Townes, 1945 | Broom milkwort | | Skutzia inopinata Reiss, 1985 | | | Smittia aterrima Meigen, 1818 | Seedling bean midge | | Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932 | Clambering polypody | | Stempellinella fimbriata Ekrem, 2007 | | | Stenochironomus colei Malloch, 1919 | | | Stenochironomus fuscipatellus Borkent, 1984 | | | Stictochironomus sticticus Fabricius, 1781 | | | Tanypus (Tanypus) punctipennis Meigen, 1818 | | | Tanytarsus aigos Ekrem, Suble..., 2003 | | | Tanytarsus allicis Sublette, 1964 | | | Tanytarsus bathophilus Kieffer, 1911 | | | Tanytarsus bayi Ekrem, Suble..., 2003 | | | Tanytarsus dendyi Sublette, 1964 | | | Tanytarsus dispar Lindeberg, 1967 | Yucatan flymallow | | Tanytarsus dissimilis (Johannsen, 1905) | ⇒ Paratanytarsus dissimilis Johannsen, 1905 | | Tanytarsus glabrescens Edwards, 1929 | | | Tanytarsus heliomesonyctios Langton, 1999 | | | Tanytarsus herrmanni Ekrem, Suble..., 2003 | | | Tanytarsus inaequalis Goetghebuer, 1921 | | | Tanytarsus lestagei Goetghebuer, 1922 | | | Tanytarsus lobiger Ekrem, Suble..., 2003 | | | Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925 | | | Tanytarsus occultus Brundin, 1949 | | | Tanytarsus recurvatus Brundin, 1947 | | | Tanytarsus striatulus Lindeberg, 1976 | | | Tanytarsus usmaensis Pagast, 1931 | Rough avens | | Tanytarsus volgensis Miseiko, 1967 | | | Tanytarsus wirthi Ekrem, Suble..., 2003 | | | Telmatogeton alaskensis Coquillett, 1900 | | | Thalassosmittia clavicornis Saunders, 1928 | | | Thalassosmittia marina Saunder, 1928 | | | Thalassosmittia pacifica Saunders, 1928 | | | Thienemanniella cubita Garrett, 1925 | | | Thienemanniella xena Roback, 1957 | | | Tribelos protextus Townes, 1945 | | | Tvetenia paucunca Saether, 1969 | | | Xenochironomus xenolabis Kieffer, 1916 | | | Zalutschia lingulata Saether, 1976 | |
Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in British Columbia
 | | Chironomidae (Erichson 1842) |
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