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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
381
2981
6495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
2975
6484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
367
2934
6427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
240
2370
5408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
457
1009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
132
334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
55
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
39
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
32
86
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canary Islands
32 Genera with 86 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19184SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocladius Kieffer, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Chironomini1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1918Non-biting midges5SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Halocladius Hirvenoja, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Krenopelopia Fittkau, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 19186SpeciesTaxom
OrthocladiinaeOrthoclads20SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19187SpeciesTaxom
Paratrichocladius Thienemann, 18305SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19951SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Tanypodinae4SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsini2SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1918Green Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Thalassomya Schiner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Thalassosmittia Strenzke & R..., 19361SpeciesTaxom
Tvetenia Tvetenia, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Virgatanytarsus Pinder, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Zavrelimyia Fittkau, 18301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canary Islands
86 Species
Ablabesmyia pseudornata (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Tanypodinae pseudornata Santos Abreu, 1918
Ablabesmyia rubicundulus (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Tanypodinae rubicundulus Santos Abreu, 1918
Ablabesmyia suturalis (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Tanypodinae suturalis Santos Abreu, 1918
Ablabesmyia virduliventris (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Tanypodinae virduliventris Santos Abreu, 1918
Bryophaenocladius cuneiformis Armitage, 1987
Camptocladius fulviscutellatus (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae fulviscutellatus Santos Abreu, 1918
Camptocladius palmensis (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Limnophyes natalensis Kieffer, 1914
Camptocladius punctaticollis (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae punctaticollis Santos Abreu, 1918
Cardiocladius freyi Stora, 1936
Chironomini leopardinus Santos Abreu, 1918
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 astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus leopardinus (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Chironomini leopardinus Santos Abreu, 1918
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) similis Goetghebuer, 1921
Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794Phantom midge
Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Eukiefferiella atlantica (Stora, 1936)⇒ Orthocladiinae atlantica Stora, 1936
Eukiefferiella grancanariensis Stora, 1936
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) barbipes Staeger, 1839
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) pallens Meigen, 1804
Halocladius (Halocladius) millenarius Santos Abreu, 1918
Halocladius (Halocladius) varians Staeger, 1839
Krenopelopia nigropunctata Staeger, 1839
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Limnophyes natalensis Kieffer, 1914
Metriocnemus canariensis (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae canariensis Santos Abreu, 1918
Metriocnemus decor (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae decor Santos Abreu, 1918
Metriocnemus hirsutulus (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae hirsutulus Santos Abreu, 1918
Metriocnemus lurulentus (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae lurulentus Santos Abreu, 1918
Metriocnemus palmensis (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae palmensis Santos Abreu, 1918
Metriocnemus sociatus (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae sociatus Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladiinae articulatus Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladiinae atlantica Stora, 1936
Orthocladiinae canariensis Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladiinae decor Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladiinae filipes Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladiinae fulviscutellatus Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladiinae griseicollis Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladiinae hirsutulus Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladiinae lineolatus Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladiinae lurulentus Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladiinae multicolor Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladiinae nigrovittatus Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladiinae ornaticollis Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladiinae palmensis Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladiinae pseudictericus Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladiinae pulchralis Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladiinae punctaticollis Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladiinae sociatus Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladiinae umbraticus Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladiinae vicinus Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladius articulatus (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae articulatus Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladius filipes (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae filipes Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladius griseicollis (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae griseicollis Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladius lineolatus (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae lineolatus Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladius pulchralis (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae pulchralis Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladius umbraticus (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae umbraticus Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladius vicinus (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae vicinus Santos Abreu, 1918
Paratrichocladius multicolor (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae multicolor Santos Abreu, 1918
Paratrichocladius nigrovittatus (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae nigrovittatus Santos Abreu, 1918
Paratrichocladius ornaticollis (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Rheocricotopus glabricollis Meigen, 1830
Paratrichocladius pseudictericus (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae pseudictericus Santos Abreu, 1918
Paratrichocladius rufiventris Meigen, 1830
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) lene Becker, 1908
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubifer Skuse, 1889
Procladius (Holotanypus) choreus Meigen, 1804
Pseudorthocladius (Pseudorthocladius) curtistylus Goetghebuer, 1921Maiden fern
Pseudosmittia brevifurcata Edwards, 1926
Rheocricotopus (Psilocricotopus) glabricollis Meigen, 1830
Rheotanytarsus rioensis Langton & Ar..., 1995
Smittia leucopogon Meigen, 1804
Tanypodinae pseudornata Santos Abreu, 1918
Tanypodinae rubicundulus Santos Abreu, 1918
Tanypodinae suturalis Santos Abreu, 1918
Tanypodinae virduliventris Santos Abreu, 1918
Tanytarsini hiemalis Santos Abreu, 1918
Tanytarsini trilineatus Santos Abreu, 1918
Tanytarsus hiemalis (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Tanytarsini hiemalis Santos Abreu, 1918
Tanytarsus trilineatus (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Tanytarsini trilineatus Santos Abreu, 1918
Thalassomya frauenfeldi Schiner, 1856Cut-leaf water-milfoil
Thalassosmittia atlantica Stora, 1936
Tvetenia commutata Stora, 1936
Virgatanytarsus albisutus Santos Abreu, 1918
Zavrelimyia nubila Meigen, 1830

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Canary Islands
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
7
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
17
57
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTelmatogetoninae
Wirth, 1949
1
1
Genus
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