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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Broward County (Florida, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
160
600
639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
160
600
639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
154
583
618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
122
518
549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
31
81
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
24
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
18
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
13
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
11
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Broward County
11 Genera with 6 Species
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1933Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Broward County
6 Species
Conchapelopia pallens Coquillett, 1902
Cricotopus (Isocladius) trifasciatus Meigen, 1813Non-biting midge
Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Rheocricotopus robacki Beck & Beck, 1964
Tanytarsus pontophilus Tokunaga, 1933

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Broward County
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
4
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
3
1
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