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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Canyon (Contra Costa County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
134
352
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
134
352
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
126
340
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
107
301
276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
28
82
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
21
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
16
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
13
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
10
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canyon (Contra Costa County)
10 Genera with 3 Species
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 1943
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Thienemannimyia Fittkau, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canyon (Contra Costa County)
3 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) monilis Linnaeus, 1758
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) aviceps Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Canyon (Contra Costa County)
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
5
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
3
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
2
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