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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Chiapas (Southwest Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
421
3952
7779
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
419
3950
7777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
399
3889
7631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
258
3180
6501
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
63
359
746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
120
362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
52
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
25
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
10
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Chiapas
10 Genera with 8 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Lauterborniella Thienemann &..., 19022SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Nilothauma Kieffer, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Oligosmittia1SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chiapas
8 Species
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Lauterborniella longipalpis
Lauterborniella varipennis Coquillett, 1902
Nilothauma mergae Adam & Saether, 1999
Oligosmittia larino
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Sergentia psiloptera Edwards, 1935

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Chiapas
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
7
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
2
0
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