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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
478
4504
11879
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
475
4494
11866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
454
4438
11745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
312
3668
10194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
81
674
2044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
160
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
29
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
22
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
16
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Flanders
16 Genera with 18 Species
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1826Non-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19212SpeciesTaxom
Paratrissocladius ZavÍel, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1856Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Telmatogeton Schiner, 19331SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Flanders
18 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) cingulatus (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Paramerina cingulata Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Chironomus tenuis (Macquart, 1826)⇒ Chironominae tenuis Macquart, 1826
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794Phantom midge
Eukiefferiella ilkleyensis Edwards, 1929
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) pallens Meigen, 1804
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Orthocladius (Symposiocladius) nudipennis Goetghebuer, 1949
Paratanytarsus austriacus Kieffer, 1924
Paratanytarsus intricatus Goetghebuer, 1921
Paratrissocladius excerptus Walker, 1856
Psectrocladius (Allopsectrocladius) obvius Walker, 1856
Psectrotanypus varius Fabricius, 1787
Stenochironomus (Stenochironomus) gibbus Fabricius, 1794
Tanytarsus ejuncidus Walker, 1856
Telmatogeton japonicus Tokunaga, 1933Marine splash midge

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Flanders
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
4
2
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