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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Crete (Aegean Islands, Greece)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
258
1491
2583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
258
1491
2583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
249
1473
2557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
172
1198
2155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
38
126
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
44
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
5
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Crete
5 Genera with 5 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Demicryptochironomus Lenz, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1987Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Crete
5 Species
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Demicryptochironomus (Irmakia) latior Reiss, 1988
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) scirpicola Kieffer, 1921
Tanytarsus cretensis Reiss, 1987

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Crete
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
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