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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Elizabethtown Ward (Elizabethtown-Kitley, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
137
530
660
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
137
530
660
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
127
509
639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
104
474
598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
25
57
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
18
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
11
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
11
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Elizabethtown Ward
11 Genera with 12 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1937Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Elizabethtown Ward
12 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) acidophilus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus (Chironomus) melanescens Keyl, 1961
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846Coville's phlox
Gymnometriocnemus (Rhaphidocladius) brumalis Edwards, 1929
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) sordidellus Zetterstedt, 1838
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Smittia stercoraria (Rossaro & Le..., 2000)⇒ Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Tanytarsus niger Andersen, 1937

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Elizabethtown Ward
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
8
6
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