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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Dorsetshire (Southwest England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
384
1761
2991
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
383
1760
2990
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
356
1704
2912
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
252
1445
2552
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
71
386
693
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
19
70
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
20
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
6
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Dorsetshire
6 Genera with 6 Species
Chaetocladius Kieffer, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Demeijerea Kruseman, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Thalassomya Schiner, 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dorsetshire
6 Species
Chaetocladius purbeckensis Langton & Ar..., 2015
Demeijerea rufipes Linnaeus, 1761
Micropsectra aristata Pinder, 1976
Orthocladius (Euorthocladius) calvus Pinder, 1985
Smittia brevifurcata Edwards, 1926
Thalassomya frauenfeldi Schiner, 1856Cut-leaf water-milfoil

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Dorsetshire
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTelmatogetoninae
Wirth, 1949
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