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Checklist of Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
for Cayenne (French Guiana)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
203
1545
2590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
203
1545
2590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
191
1516
2552
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
134
1326
2350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
33
117
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
39
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
24
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
6
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
6
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cayenne
6 Genera with 6 Species
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1961Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Parochlus Enderlein, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2003Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cayenne
6 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) monilis Linnaeus, 1758
Chironomus (Chironomus) melanescens Keyl, 1961
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Parochlus kiefferi Garrett, 1925
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Tanytarsus wirthi Ekrem, Suble..., 2003

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Cayenne
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPodonominae
Thienemann & Edwards, 1937
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Chironomidae (Erichson 1842)
Chironomidae (Erichson 1842)


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