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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Dumfries and Galloway (Scotland, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
249
1277
2367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
249
1277
2367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
236
1244
2321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
195
1104
2118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
323
582
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
88
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
28
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
23
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
18
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Dumfries and Galloway
18 Genera with 33 Species
Apsectrotanypus Fittkau, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1826Non-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 17948SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Macropelopia Thienemann, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 18183SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Potthastia Kieffer, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Prodiamesa Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Thienemannimyia Fittkau, 18181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dumfries and Galloway
33 Species
Apsectrotanypus trifascipennis Zetterstedt, 1838
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Chironomus tenuis (Macquart, 1826)⇒ Chironominae tenuis Macquart, 1826
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) albiforceps Kieffer, 1916
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) flavocinctus Kieffer, 1924
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) tibialis (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Cricotopus reversus Hirvenoja, 1973
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) tremulus Linnaeus, 1758
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) triannulatus Macquart, 1826
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) trifascia Edwards, 1929
Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794Phantom midge
Dicrotendipes notatus Meigen, 1818
Eukiefferiella claripennis Lundbeck, 1898
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) glaucus Meigen, 1818
Macropelopia notata Meigen, 1818
Micropsectra junci Meigen, 1818
Microtendipes chloris Meigen, 1818
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) oblidens Walker, 1856
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) obumbratus Johannsen, 1905Disphyma
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) rubicundus Meigen, 1818
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Potthastia gaedii Meigen, 1838
Potthastia longimana (Kieffer, 1922)⇒ Potthastia longimanus Kieffer, 1922
Procladius (Holotanypus) choreus Meigen, 1804
Procladius (Holotanypus) culiciformis Linnaeus, 1767
Prodiamesa olivacea Meigen, 1818
Psectrocladius (Allopsectrocladius) obvius Walker, 1856
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) sordidellus Zetterstedt, 1838
Smittia aterrima Meigen, 1818Seedling bean midge
Stictochironomus pictulus Meigen, 1830
Thienemannimyia laeta Meigen, 1818

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Dumfries and Galloway
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
7
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiamesinae
Kieffer, 1922
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
5
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProdiamesinae
Sæther, 1976
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
4
5
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