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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Cretaceous (Mesozoic)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
716
2912
4886
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
714
2906
4881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
641
2692
4605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
347
1695
3023
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
79
438
771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
40
289
521
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
86
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
63
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
40
49
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cretaceous
40 Genera with 49 Species
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Asiatermes Ren, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Chironomopsis Handlirsch, 19284SpeciesTaxom
Coelochironoma Zhang & al., 19861SpeciesTaxom
Cretadiamesa Veltz & al., 20071SpeciesTaxom
Cretaenne Azar, Veltz ..., 20082SpeciesTaxom
Cretapelopia Veltz & al, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Cretodiamesa Kalugina, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Dungeyella Jarzembowski..., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Electrotenia Kalugina, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Eugenodiamesa Lukashevich ..., 20151SpeciesTaxom
Gurvanomyia Kalugina, 19923SpeciesTaxom
Haematotanypus Azar & al., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Huabeitendipes Hong, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Jurochlus Kalugina, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Lebanorthocladius Veltz & al., 20071SpeciesTaxom
Lebanotermes Engel & al., 20111SpeciesTaxom
Liauningius Hong, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Libanochlites Brundin, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Libanodiamesa Veltz & al., 20071SpeciesTaxom
Libanopelopia Veltz & al, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Longipedia Hong, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Manlayamyia Kalugina, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Orusa Lin, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Oryctochlus Kalugina, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Paicheleria Azar & Nel, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Protobibio Rohdendorf, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Shinlustia Kalugina, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Sinoryctochlus Zhang, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Spaniotoma Philippi, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Tanytermes Engel & al., 20071SpeciesTaxom
Tendipopsis Hong & Wang, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Tinactum Lin, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Ulaia Kalugina, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Viduata Lin, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Wadelius Veltz, Azar ..., 20071SpeciesTaxom
Yanjingtermes Ren, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Ziadeus Azar & Nel, 20101SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cretaceous
49 Species
Asiatermes reticulatus D. Ren, 1995
Chironomopsis arrogans Giebel, 1856
Chironomopsis extinctus P. B. Brodie, 1845
Chironomopsis gobiensis Cockerell, 1924
Chironomopsis gracilis C. Ping, 1928
Coelochironoma xantha J. F. Zhang, 1986
Cretadiamesa arieli I. Veltz, 2007
Cretaenne inexpectata D. Azar, 2008
Cretaenne kobeyssii D. Azar, 2008
Cretapelopia salomea I. Veltz, 2007
Cretodiamesa taimyrica N. S. Kalugina, 1976
Dungeyella gavini E. A. Jarzem..., 2008
Electrotenia brundini N. S. Kalugina, 1980
Eugenodiamesa makarchenkoi Lukashevich ..., 2015
Gurvanomyia magna N. S. Kalugina, 1986
Gurvanomyia moderata N. S. Kalugina, 1986
Gurvanomyia rohdendorfi Y. C. Hong, 1992
Haematotanypus libanicus D. Azar, 2008
Huabeitendipes wuqiensis Y. C. Hong, 1995
Jurochlus adustus E. D. Lukash..., 2012
Lebanorthocladius furcatus I. Veltz, 2007
Lebanotermes veltzae M. S. Engel, 2011
Liauningius robustus Q. B. Lin, 1976
Libanochlites neocomicus L. Brundin, 1976
Libanodiamesa deploegi I. Veltz, 2007
Libanopelopia cretacica I. Veltz, 2007
Longipedia pingquanensis Y. C. Hong, 1984
Manlayamyia dabeigouensis J. F. Zhang, 1991
Manlayamyia litorina N. S. Kalugina, 1980
Metriocnemus cretatus M. W. Boesel, 1937
Orusa barba Q. B. Lin, 1980
Oryctochlus contiguus J. F. Zhang, 1991
Oryctochlus placidus N. S. Kalugina, 1993
Paicheleria magnifica D. Azar, 2010
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Protobibio orientalis J. F. Zhang, 1986
Shinlustia irae N. S. Kalugina, 1986
Sinoryctochlus insolitus J. F. Zhang, 1991
Smittia veta M. W. Boesel, 1937
Spaniotoma conservata M. W. Boesel, 1937
Tanytermes anawrahtai M. S. Engel, 2007
Tendipopsis colorata Y. C. Hong, 1990
Tinactum solusum Q. B. Lin, 1980
Ulaia communis N. S. Kalugina, 1993
Ulaia kangilica N. S. Kalugina, 1993
Viduata otiosa Q. B. Lin, 1980
Wadelius libanicus I. Veltz, 2007
Yanjingtermes giganteus D. Ren, 1995
Ziadeus kamili D. Azar, 2010

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Cretaceous
SubfamilyAphroteniinae
Brundin, 1966
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBuchonomyiinae
Brundin & Saether, 1978
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPodonominae
Thienemann & Edwards, 1937
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
4
4
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