Checklist of Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
for Calgary (Alberta, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 149
644
850 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 149
644
850 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 142
635
840 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 116
554
753 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 36
115
114 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 11
45
45 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 4
22
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
18
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges | 16
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Calgary
16 Genera with 12 Species | Chironomus Meigen, 1945 | Non-biting midges | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1929 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Limnophyes Eaton, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1883 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Micropsectra Kieffer, 1919 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pagastia Oliver, 1959 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paracladopelma Harnisch, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rheocricotopus Brundin, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smittia Holmgren, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Synorthocladius Thienemann, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1967 | Green Midges | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tvetenia Tvetenia, 1969 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Calgary
12 Species | Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945 | | | Cricotopus (Cricotopus) infuscatus Malloch, 1915 | | | Cricotopus (Cricotopus) trifascia Edwards, 1929 | | | Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) eurynotus Holmgren, 1883 | | | Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905 | | | Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919 | | | Orthocladius (Orthocladius) oblidens Walker, 1856 | | | Rheocricotopus robacki Beck & Beck, 1964 | | | Synorthocladius semivirens Kieffer, 1909 | | | Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925 | | | Tanytarsus volgensis Miseiko, 1967 | | | Tvetenia paucunca Saether, 1969 | |
Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Calgary
 | | Chironomidae (Erichson 1842) |
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