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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Fayette County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
280
1336
1522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
280
1336
1522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
270
1308
1473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
190
1102
1241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
50
215
219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
31
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
15
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
7
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Fayette County (Texas)
7 Genera with 8 Species
Axarus Roback, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18183SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 18291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fayette County (Texas)
8 Species
Chironomus decorus Johannsen, 1905Disphyma
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) vierriensis Goetghebuer, 1935
Cricotopus (Isocladius) tricinctus Meigen, 1818
Dicrotendipes nervosus Staeger, 1839
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) oliveri Soponis, 1977Bittersweet
Stictochironomus devinctus Say, 1829

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Fayette County (Texas)
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
1
0
Genus
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