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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Durham Region (Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
73
143
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
73
143
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
73
143
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
58
118
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
16
36
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
18
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
9
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
8
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
8
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Durham Region
8 Genera with 4 Species
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1957Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Durham Region
4 Species
Heterotrissocladius changi Saether, 1975Alpine French-honeysuckle
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Paracladopelma winnelli Jackson, 1977Mohave fishhook cactus
Tanytarsus guerlus Roback, 1957

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Durham Region
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
5
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
3
1
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