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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Clare County (Michigan, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
184
778
1107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
184
778
1107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
170
731
998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
142
654
905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
45
182
257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
35
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
21
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
17
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
15
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Clare County
15 Genera with 17 Species
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1945Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Guttipelopia Fittkau, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1947Green Midges3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Clare County
17 Species
Camptocladius tritoma (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Orthocladiinae tritoma Kieffer, 1921
Chironomus (Chironomus) anthracinus Zetterstedt, 1860Pygmy linanthus
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Dicrotendipes lobiger Kieffer, 1921
Guttipelopia guttipennis Wulp, 1874
Heterotrissocladius subpilosus Kieffer, 1911
Parachironomus elodeae Townes, 1945
Paracladopelma undine Townes, 1945
Paracladopelma winnelli Jackson, 1977Mohave fishhook cactus
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Phaenopsectra punctipes Wiedemann, 1817
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Procladius denticulatus Sublette, 1964
Tanypus (Tanypus) punctipennis Meigen, 1818
Tanytarsus aigos Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925
Tanytarsus recurvatus Brundin, 1947

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Clare County
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
9
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
3
3
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