Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region California (West USA, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 677
9087
31848 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 672
9069
31825 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 644
8948
31525 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 415
7174
26279 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 109
1478
5678 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 25
354
1386 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 7
141
533 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
113
379 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges | 80
167 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for California
79 Genera with 167 Species #ABCDEGHLMNOPRSTWXZ
| Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1823 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Alotanypus Roback, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anatopynia Johannsen, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Apedilum Townes, 1945 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Boreochlus Edwards, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brillia Kieffer, 1969 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brundiniella Roback, 1908 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Calopsectra Kieffer, 1909 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Cardiocladius Kieffer, 1912 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Chasmatonotus Loew, 1900 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chernovskiia Sæther, 1945 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomus Meigen, 1915 | Non-biting midges | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Cladopelma Kieffer, 1767 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clunio Haliday, 1974 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Conchapelopia Fittkau, 1902 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1998 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1905 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptotendipes Lenz, 1960 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Diamesa Meigen, 1985 | Snow Midges | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1839 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Doithrix Saether & Su..., 1983 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Endochironomus Kieffer, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Endotribelos Grodhaus, 1960 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eretmoptera Kellog, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 1926 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Euryhapsis Oliver, 1981 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Georthocladius Strenzke, 1983 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 1823 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrobaenus Fries, 2007 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Labrundinia Fittkau, 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Larsia Fittkau, 1964 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Limnophyes Eaton, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microchironomus Kieffer, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micropsectra Kieffer, 1919 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Microtendipes Kieffer, 1929 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Natarsia Fittkau, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1977 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Parachironomus Lenz, 1874 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paracladopelma Harnisch, 1960 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paramerina Fittkau, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 1924 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratendipes Kieffer, 1915 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | Paratrichocladius Thienemann, 1942 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Parochlus Enderlein, 1925 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pentaneura Philippi, 1964 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 1945 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Polypedilum Kieffer, 1945 | | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Procladius Skuse, 1964 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Psectrocladius Kieffer, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 1902 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochironomus Malloch, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudodiamesa Goetghebuer, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 1943 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Rheocricotopus Brundin, 1956 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Saetheria Jackson, 1945 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sergentia Kieffer, 1945 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenochironomus Kieffer, 1960 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stictochironomus Kieffer, 1945 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Synendotendipes Grodhaus, 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tanypus Meigen, 1905 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2003 | Green Midges | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Telmatogeton Schiner, 1911 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tethymyia Wirth, 1949 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Thienemanniella Kieffer, 1911 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Thienemannimyia Fittkau, 1925 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tribelos Townes, 1987 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trichocladius Schaus, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Trichotanypus Kieffer, 1906 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Wirthiella Sublette, 1960 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xenopelopia Fittkau, 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zavrelimyia Fittkau, 1964 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for California
167 Species | Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) aspera Roback, 1959 | | | Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) mallochi Walley, 1925 | | | Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) monilis Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Ablabesmyia (Karelia) peleensis Walley, 1926 | | | Ablabesmyia annulata Say, 1823 | | | Alotanypus venusta Coquillett, 1902 | | | Anatopynia aclines | | | Boreochlus persimilis Johannsen, 1926 | | | Brillia retifinis Saether, 1969 | Alpine sweetvetch | | Brundiniella eumorpha Sublette, 1964 | | | Brundiniella florens Johannsen, 1908 | | | Chasmatonotus hyalinus Coquillett, 1905 | | | Chasmatonotus maculipennis Rempel, 1937 | Green slender lupine | | Chasmatonotus univittatus Coquillett, 1900 | | | Chernovskiia orbicus Townes, 1945 | | | Chironomus (Chironomus) anthracinus Zetterstedt, 1860 | Pygmy linanthus | | Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945 | | | Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758 | Buzzer midge | | Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804 | Bog marshcress | | Chironomus (Chironomus) staegeri Lundbeck, 1898 | | | Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916 | | | Chironomus cucini Webb, 1969 | Silverleaf nightshade | | Chironomus frommeri Atchley & Ma..., 1971 | | | Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908 | Cypselea | | Chironomus stigmaterus Say, 1823 | | | Chironomus utahensis Malloch, 1915 | Maui bur cucumber | | Cladopelma amachaerus Townes, 1945 | | | Cladopelma edwardsi Kruseman, 1933 | | | Cladopelma viridula (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Cladopelma viridulum Linnaeus, 1767 | | Cladotanytarsus viridiventris Malloch, 1915 | | | Clunio californiensis Hashimoto, 1974 | Foothill larkspur | | Conchapelopia flavifrons Johannsen, 1905 | | | Conchapelopia pallens Coquillett, 1902 | | | Cricotopus (Cricotopus) absurdus Johannsen, 1905 | | | Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818 | Midge | | Cricotopus (Cricotopus) edurus Sublette & S..., 1971 | Bottlebrush buckeye | | Cricotopus (Cricotopus) furtivus Sublette & S..., 1971 | Bottlebrush buckeye | | Cricotopus (Cricotopus) infuscatus Malloch, 1915 | | | Cricotopus (Cricotopus) irwini (Sublette and..., 1971) | ⇒ Cricotopus annulator Goetghebuer, 1927 | | Cricotopus (Cricotopus) obscurifuscus Sublette & S..., 1971 | Bottlebrush buckeye | | Cricotopus (Cricotopus) parafuscatus Sublette & S..., 1971 | Bottlebrush buckeye | | Cricotopus (Cricotopus) subfuscus Sublette & S..., 1971 | Bottlebrush buckeye | | Cricotopus (Cricotopus) trifascia Edwards, 1929 | | | Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794 | Phantom midge | | Cricotopus (Nostococladius) fuscatus Wirth, 1957 | Downy phlox | | Cricotopus (Nostococladius) nostocicola Wirth, 1957 | Downy phlox | | Cricotopus subletteorum Spies, 1998 | | | Cryptochironomus chaetoala Sublette, 1960 | | | Cryptochironomus fulvus Johannsen, 1905 | Disphyma | | Cryptotendipes ariel Sublette, 1960 | | | Cryptotendipes darbyi Sublette, 1960 | | | Diamesa (Diamesa) davisi Edwards, 1933 | | | Diamesa (Diamesa) spinacies Saether, 1969 | | | Diamesa chorea Lundbeck, 1898 | | | Diamesa leoniella (Hansen, 1976) | ⇒ Diamesa japonica Tokunaga, 1936 | | Diamesa sonorae Willassen, 1985 | | | Dicrotendipes californicus Johannsen, 1905 | | | Dicrotendipes cryptius Epler, 1987 | | | Dicrotendipes neomodestus Malloch, 1915 | | | Dicrotendipes nervosus Staeger, 1839 | | | Doithrix barberi Saether & Su..., 1983 | Sweetvetch | | Doithrix ensifer Saether & Su..., 1983 | Sweetvetch | | Endochironomus nigricans Johannsen, 1905 | | | Endotribelos hesperium Sublette, 1960 | | | Eretmoptera browni Kellogg, 1900 | | | Euryhapsis annuliventris Malloch, 1915 | | | Euryhapsis illoba Oliver, 1981 | Littleleaf mock orange | | Georthocladius (Georthocladius) platystylus Saether & Su..., 1983 | Sweetvetch | | Georthocladius wirthi Saether & Su..., 1983 | Sweetvetch | | Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) barbipes Staeger, 1839 | | | Glyptotendipes lobiferus Say, 1823 | | | Heterotrissocladius subpilosus Kieffer, 1911 | | | Hydrobaenus pilipes Malloch, 1915 | | | Hydrobaenus saetheri Cranston, 2007 | | | Labrundinia maculata Roback, 1971 | Clammy clover | | Larsia lyra Sublette, 1964 | | | Larsia planensis Johannsen, 1946 | Midge | | Larsia sequoiaensis Sublette, 1964 | | | Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916 | | | Metriocnemus edwardsi Jones, 1916 | Hooker's silene | | Microchironomus nigrovittatus Malloch, 1915 | | | Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905 | | | Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919 | | | Microtendipes caducus (Townes, 1945) | ⇒ Microchironomus caducus Townes, 1945 | | Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776 | | | Microtendipes rydalensis Edwards, 1929 | | | Natarsia miripes Coquillett, 1905 | | | Orthocladius (Orthocladius) appersoni Soponis, 1977 | Bittersweet | | Orthocladius (Orthocladius) carlatus Roback, 1957 | | | Orthocladius (Orthocladius) hellenthali Soponis, 1977 | Bittersweet | | Orthocladius (Orthocladius) mallochi Kieffer, 1919 | | | Orthocladius (Orthocladius) subletti Soponis, 1977 | Bittersweet | | Parachironomus hazelriggi Spies, 2000 | | | Parachironomus monochromus (Wulp, 1874) | ⇒ Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915 | | Paracladopelma alphaeus Sublette, 1960 | | | Paramerina smithae Sublette, 1964 | | | Parametriocnemus stylatus Kieffer, 1924 | | | Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929 | | | Paratendipes albimanus Meigen, 1818 | | | Paratendipes fuscitibia Sublette, 1960 | Painted buckeye | | Paratendipes subaequalis Malloch, 1915 | | | Parochlus kiefferi Garrett, 1925 | | | Pentaneura inconspicua Malloch, 1915 | | | Pentaneura inyoensis Sublette, 1964 | | | Phaenopsectra dyari Townes, 1945 | | | Phaenopsectra flavipes Meigen, 1818 | | | Phaenopsectra mortensoni Grodhaus, 1987 | | | Phaenopsectra pilicellata Grodhaus, 1976 | | | Phaenopsectra profusa Townes, 1945 | | | Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) tritum Walker, 1856 | | | Polypedilum (Polypedilum) laetum Meigen, 1818 | | | Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) aviceps Townes, 1945 | Coastal plain milkwort | | Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) pedatum Townes, 1945 | Coastal plain milkwort | | Polypedilum albinodus Townes, 1945 | Coastal plain milkwort | | Polypedilum artifer Curran, 1930 | | | Polypedilum californicum Sublette, 1960 | Painted buckeye | | Polypedilum cinctum Townes, 1945 | Coastal plain milkwort | | Polypedilum digitifer (Townes, 1945) | ⇒ Polypedilum halteralis Coquillett, 1901 | | Polypedilum halterale Coquillett, 1901 | | | Polypedilum illinoense Malloch, 1915 | | | Polypedilum isocerus Townes, 1945 | Coastal plain milkwort | | Polypedilum nigritum (Townes, 1945) | ⇒ Polypedilum albicornis Meigen, 1838 | | Polypedilum ophioides Townes, 1945 | Coastal plain milkwort | | Polypedilum simulans (Townes, 1945) | ⇒ Polypedilum halteralis Coquillett, 1901 | | Polypedilum subscultellatum Sublette, 1960 | Painted buckeye | | Polypedilum sulaceps Townes, 1945 | Coastal plain milkwort | | Procladius barbatulus Sublette, 1964 | | | Procladius bellus Loew, 1866 | | | Procladius denticulatus Sublette, 1964 | | | Procladius freemani Sublette, 1964 | | | Psectrocladius spinifer Johannsen, 1928 | | | Psectrotanypus aclines Sublette, 1964 | | | Psectrotanypus dyari Coquillett, 1902 | | | Pseudochironomus richardsoni Malloch, 1915 | Maui bur cucumber | | Pseudodiamesa diastenus | | | Pseudosmittia nanseni (Kieffer, 1926) | ⇒ Allocladius nanseni Kieffer, 1926 | | Saetheria tylus Townes, 1945 | | | Sergentia albescens Townes, 1945 | Broom milkwort | | Stenochironomus colei Malloch, 1919 | | | Stenochironomus totifuscus Sublette, 1960 | Painted buckeye | | Stictochironomus quagga Townes, 1945 | | | Synendotendipes luski Grodhaus, 1987 | | | Tanypus (Tanypus) punctipennis Meigen, 1818 | | | Tanypus nubifer Coquillett, 1905 | | | Tanytarsus aigos Ekrem, Suble..., 2003 | | | Tanytarsus bayi Ekrem, Suble..., 2003 | | | Tanytarsus challeti Spies, 1998 | | | Tanytarsus martini Ekrem, Suble..., 2003 | | | Tanytarsus pelsuei Spies, 1998 | | | Tanytarsus pontophilus Tokunaga, 1933 | | | Tanytarsus sepp Ekrem, Suble..., 2003 | | | Telmatogeton alaskensis Coquillett, 1900 | | | Telmatogeton macswaini Wirth, 1949 | Trailing phlox | | Telmatogeton spinosus Hashimoto, 1973 | | | Telmatogeton trilobatus Kieffer, 1911 | | | Tethymyia aptena Wirth, 1949 | Trailing phlox | | Thienemannimyia barberi Coquillett, 1902 | | | Thienemannimyia fusciceps Edwards, 1929 | | | Thienemannimyia senata Walley, 1925 | | | Tribelos subatrum Grodhaus, 1987 | | | Tribelos subletteorum Grodhaus, 1987 | | | Trichocladius eusandalum (Kieffer & Ki..., 1916) | ⇒ Halocladius varians Staeger, 1839 | | Wirthiella modocensis Sublette, 1960 | | | Xenopelopia tincta Roback, 1971 | Clammy clover | | Zavrelimyia sinuosa Coquillett, 1905 | | | Zavrelimyia thryptica Sublette, 1964 | |
Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in California
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Links, sources and further information Chironomidae at artfakta.se
Chironomidae at dyntaxa.se
Chironomidae at gbif.org
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Chironomidae at marinespecies.org
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