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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Cuba (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
469
5808
11540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
466
5804
11535
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
448
5740
11408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
276
4596
9294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
72
665
1176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
103
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
35
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
17
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
9
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cuba
9 Genera with 10 Species
Asclerina Reiss, 1968
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironominae1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1933Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Coelotanypus Kieffer, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Compterosmittia Sæther, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cuba
10 Species
Chironominae bulbosus Gerry, 1933
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus bulbosus (Gerry, 1933)⇒ Chironominae bulbosus Gerry, 1933
Coelotanypus cletis Roback, 1963
Coelotanypus humeralis Loew, 1866
Compterosmittia nerius Curran, 1930
Cricotopus conformis Curran, 1928
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Monopelopia caraguata Mendes, Marc..., 2003
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Cuba
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
2
3
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