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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Fife (Scotland, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
193
746
1141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
192
745
1140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
178
715
1100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
635
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
42
188
290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
57
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
10
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
9
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
8
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Fife
8 Genera with 7 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1818Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Halocladius Hirvenoja, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Parochlus Enderlein, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Prodiamesa Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fife
7 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) aprilinus Meigen, 1818
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Eukiefferiella claripennis Lundbeck, 1898
Halocladius (Halocladius) varians Staeger, 1839
Micropsectra bidentata (Goetghebuer, 1921)⇒ Micropsectra atrofasciata Kieffer, 1911
Parochlus kiefferi Garrett, 1925
Prodiamesa olivacea Meigen, 1818

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Fife
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPodonominae
Thienemann & Edwards, 1937
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProdiamesinae
Sæther, 1976
1
1
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