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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Duddon Estuary (Cumbria, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
147
572
829
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
147
572
829
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
142
561
814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
118
515
766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
44
130
192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
22
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
8
8
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
8
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Duddon Estuary
8 Genera with 8 Species
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Halocladius Hirvenoja, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Paracladius Hirvenoja, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Duddon Estuary
8 Species
Cricotopus (Isocladius) ornatus Meigen, 1818
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) barbipes Staeger, 1839
Halocladius (Psammocladius) braunsi Goetghebuer, 1942
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) albolineatus Meigen, 1818
Micropsectra vernalis Goetghebuer, 1931
Paracladius conversus Walker, 1856
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Procladius (Holotanypus) sagittalis Kieffer, 1909

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

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
5
5
Genera
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