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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Corsica (France)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
369
2705
5218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
2702
5214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
350
2660
5128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
232
2143
4313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
51
284
589
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
101
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
24
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
11
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
9
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Corsica
9 Genera with 10 Species
Boreoheptagyia Brundin, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1918Snow Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Paraboreochlus Thienemann, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19292SpeciesTaxom
Parorthocladius Thienemann, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Rheopelopia Fittkau, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Thienemannia Kieffer, 20131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Corsica
10 Species
Boreoheptagyia cinctipes Edwards, 1928
Diamesa (Diamesa) macronyx Kieffer, 1918
Limnophyes tyrrheneus Moubayed-Breil, 2013
Orthocladius vicentei Moubayed-Breil, 2013
Paraboreochlus minutissimus Strobl, 1895
Paratanytarsus corsicanus Moubayed-Bre..., 2012
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Parorthocladius nudipennis Kieffer, 1908
Rheopelopia maculipennis Zetterstedt, 1838
Thienemannia corsicana Moubayed-Breil, 2013

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Corsica
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiamesinae
Kieffer, 1922
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
4
4
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)


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