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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Colombia (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
598
10458
32334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
595
10451
32326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
10215
31633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
339
7809
25442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
82
1126
3359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
281
1159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
154
686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
111
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
82
48
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colombia
82 Genera with 48 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Alotanypus Roback, 1971
0SpeciesTaxom
Antillocladius Sæther, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Apedilum Townes, 1945
0SpeciesTaxom
Apsectrotanypus Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Australopelopia Cranston, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Barbadocladius Cranston & K..., 2011
0SpeciesTaxom
Beardius Reiss & Subl..., 1985
0SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Caladomyia Sawedal, 1981
0SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocladius Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironominae1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1868Non-biting midges7SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Clinotanypus Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Coelotanypus Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Compterosmittia Sæther, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotendipes Lenz, 1941
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Djalmabatista Fittkau, 1968
0SpeciesTaxom
Endotribelos Grodhaus, 1987
0SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Fissimentum Cranston & N..., 1996
0SpeciesTaxom
Fittkauimyia Karunakaran, 1969
0SpeciesTaxom
Goeldichironomus Fittkau, 19794SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Hudsonimyia Roback, 1979
0SpeciesTaxom
Krenopelopia Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Labrundinia Fittkau, 19877SpeciesTaxom
Larsia Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Laurotanypus De Oliveira,..., 19821SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Lipurometriocnemus Saether, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Lopescladius Oliveira, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Macropelopia Thienemann, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Meigen
0SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Nanocladius Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Onconeura Andersen & S..., 2005
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Oukuriella Epler, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Paracladius Hirvenoja, 1973
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraheptagyia Brundin, 1966
0SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paratrichocladius Thienemann, 1942
0SpeciesTaxom
Parochlus Enderlein, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Pelomus Reiss, 1989
0SpeciesTaxom
Pentaneura Philippi, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Podonomus Philippi, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19823SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochironomus Malloch, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Psilometriocnemus Sæther, 1969
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheopelopia Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Riethia Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Saetheria Jackson, 1977
0SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1988Green Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Telmatopelopia Murray & Fit..., 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Thienemannimyia Fittkau, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Xestochironomus Sublette & W..., 1972
0SpeciesTaxom
Zavreliella Kieffer, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Zavrelimyia Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colombia
48 Species
Ablabesmyia metica Roback, 1983
Antillocladius laviejae Ospina-Torre..., 2018
Australopelopia prionoptera Cranston, 2000
Camptocladius microtomus (Kieffer, 1924)⇒ Orthocladiinae microtomus Kieffer, 1924
Chironominae lindygii Schiner, 1868
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus callichirus Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus calligraphus Goeldi, 1905
Chironomus columbiensis Wulker, Subl..., 1989Biting midge
Chironomus gigas Reiss, 1974
Chironomus latistylus Reiss, 1974
Chironomus lindygii (Schiner, 1868)⇒ Chironominae lindygii Schiner, 1868
Cladopelma forcipis Rempel, 1939
Compterosmittia nerius Curran, 1930
Conchapelopia pallens Coquillett, 1902
Cricotopus (Isocladius) perniger Zetterstedt, 1850
Cricotopus crassimanus Kieffer, 1917
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Dicrotendipes paxillus Guha, Chaudh..., 1982
Dicrotendipes sinoposus Epler, 1987
Goeldichironomus amazonicus Fittkau, 1968Midge
Goeldichironomus carus Townes, 1945
Goeldichironomus fluctuans Reiss, 1974
Goeldichironomus pseudopictus (Lichtenberg, 1979)⇒ Goeldichironomus carus Townes, 1945
Labrundinia fera Roback, 1987
Labrundinia fosteri Roback, 1987
Labrundinia hirsuta Roback, 1987
Labrundinia meta Roback, 1987
Labrundinia opela Roback, 1987
Labrundinia parabecki Roback, 1987
Labrundinia tenata Roback, 1987
Laurotanypus viridis Roback, 1982
Lipurometriocnemus bogotensis Ospina-Torre..., 2018
Macropelopia colombiana Rempel, 1937
Monopelopia boliekae Beck & Beck, 1966
Oukuriella simulatrix Epler, 1986
Parachironomus camajura Spies, Fittk..., 1994
Parachironomus cayapo Spies, Fittk..., 1994
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Procladius etatus Roback, 1982
Procladius mozambique Roback, 1982
Procladius stroudi Roback, 1982
Stenochironomus leptopus Kieffer, 1906
Stenochironomus palliaculeatus Borkent, 1984
Tanytarsus breda Roback, 1960
Tanytarsus curvicristatus Contreras-Li..., 1988
Zavreliella acuta Reiss, 1990

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Colombia
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
26
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiamesinae
Kieffer, 1922
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
28
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPodonominae
Thienemann & Edwards, 1937
2
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
21
15
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