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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region East Flanders (Flanders, Belgium)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
335
2119
4350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
332
2115
4345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
326
2106
4332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
215
1591
3434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
37
96
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
24
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
19
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
14
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
8
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Flanders
8 Genera with 10 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1826Non-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19212SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Telmatogeton Schiner, 19331SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Flanders
10 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) cingulatus (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Paramerina cingulata Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Chironomus tenuis (Macquart, 1826)⇒ Chironominae tenuis Macquart, 1826
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) pallens Meigen, 1804
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Orthocladius (Symposiocladius) nudipennis Goetghebuer, 1949
Paratanytarsus austriacus Kieffer, 1924
Paratanytarsus intricatus Goetghebuer, 1921
Psectrocladius (Allopsectrocladius) obvius Walker, 1856
Telmatogeton japonicus Tokunaga, 1933Marine splash midge

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in East Flanders
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
2
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