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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Comox Valley (Central Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
198
662
803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
198
662
803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
186
636
767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
147
553
676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
35
75
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
22
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
8
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
6
2
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
4
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Comox Valley
4 Genera with 2 Species
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Brillia Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Comox Valley
2 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) aspera Roback, 1959
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) eurynotus Holmgren, 1883

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Comox Valley
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
1
1
Genus
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