Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Ecuador (Northern South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 569
8211
23107 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 566
8203
23100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 541
8080
22778 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 342
6365
19175 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 89
883
2665 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 19
165
1064 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 5
60
290 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
34
68 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges | 21
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Ecuador
20 Genera with 30 Species Allocladius Kieffer, 1913 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Antillocladius Sæther, 2004 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Austrobrillia Freeman, 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axarus Roback, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Beardius Reiss & Subl..., 1985 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomus Meigen, 1916 | Non-biting midges | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clunio Haliday, 1947 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goeldichironomus Fittkau, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesosmittia Brundin, 2002 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parachironomus Lenz, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paraheptagyia Brundin, 1931 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Physoneura Ferrington &..., 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Podonomus Philippi, 1966 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | Pseudochironomus Malloch, 1915 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Stenochironomus Kieffer, 1984 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1960 | Green Midges | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xenochironomus Kieffer, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zavreliella Kieffer, 1990 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ecuador
30 Species | Antillocladius pluspilalus Saether, 1982 | | | Antillocladius skartveiti Andersen & C..., 1999 | | | Antillocladius venequatoriensis Mendes, Ande..., 2004 | | | Austrobrillia valereissia Cranston, 2000 | | | Axarus festivus Say, 1823 | Indigobush | | Beardius breviculus Reiss & Subl..., 1985 | | | Bryophaenocladius pichinensis Wang, Anders..., 2005 | | | Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916 | | | Clunio schmitti Stone & Wirth, 1947 | Island redberry | | Goeldichironomus amazonicus Fittkau, 1968 | Midge | | Mesosmittia glabra Andersen & M..., 2002 | | | Mesosmittia hirta Andersen & M..., 2002 | | | Parachironomus matapi Spies, Fittk..., 1994 | | | Paraheptagyia cinerascens Edwards, 1931 | | | Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929 | | | Physoneura paulseni Stur & Andersen, 2000 | | | Podonomus caranqui Roback, 1970 | | | Podonomus quito Roback, 1971 | | | Podonomus regalis Brundin, 1966 | | | Stenochironomus bacrionis Borkent, 1984 | | | Stenochironomus crusanticus Borkent, 1984 | | | Stenochironomus leptopus Kieffer, 1906 | | | Stenochironomus nudipupa Borkent, 1984 | | | Stenochironomus quadrinotatus Borkent, 1984 | | | Tanytarsus breda Roback, 1960 | | | Xenochironomus festivus (Say, 0) | ⇒ Axarus festivus Say, 1823 | | Zavreliella brauni Reiss, 1990 | | | Zavreliella lobata Reiss, 1990 | |
Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Ecuador
 | | 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
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