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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Florida (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
567
7570
18391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
565
7566
18388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
533
7444
18087
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
346
6063
14862
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
1067
2588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
18
275
802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
133
582
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
112
458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
85
223
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Florida
85 Genera with 223 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 010SpeciesTaxom
Apedilum Townes, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Apsectrotanypus Fittkau, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Axarus Roback, 18293SpeciesTaxom
Beardius Reiss & Subl..., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Bethbilbeckia Fittkau & Mu..., 19881SpeciesTaxom
Cantopelopia Roback, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocladius Kieffer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1930Non-biting midges13SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 17676SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Clinotanypus Kieffer, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Clunio Haliday, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Coelotanypus Kieffer, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 19024SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18134SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19456SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotendipes Lenz, 20184SpeciesTaxom
Denopelopia Roback & Rutter, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19877SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotondipes1SpeciesTaxom
Djalmabatista Fittkau, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Fittkauimyia Karunakaran, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 19454SpeciesTaxom
Goeldichironomus Fittkau, 19054SpeciesTaxom
Guttipelopia Fittkau, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Hydrobaenus Fries, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Labrundinia Fittkau, 19665SpeciesTaxom
Larsia Fittkau, 05SpeciesTaxom
Lauterborniella Thienemann &..., 19021SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19164SpeciesTaxom
Manoa1SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Nanocladius Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Natarsia Fittkau, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Nilothauma Kieffer, 19453SpeciesTaxom
Nimbocera Reiss, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Omisus Townes, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19159SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Paralauterborniella Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Paramerina Fittkau, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Pentaneura Philippi, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Phytotelmatocladius1SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 194527SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochironomus Malloch, 19155SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19051SpeciesTaxom
Robackia Sæther, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Stelechomyia Reiss, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19457SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2003Green Midges12SpeciesTaxom
Telmatogeton Schiner, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Thalassomya Schiner, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Thalassomyia Schiner, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Tribelos Townes, 19154SpeciesTaxom
Trichocladius Schaus, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Unniella Sæther, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Xestochironomus Sublette & W..., 19841SpeciesTaxom
Xylotopus Oliver, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Zalutschia Lipina, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Zavrelia Kieffer , Th..., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Zavreliella Kieffer, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Florida
223 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) aspera Roback, 1959
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) mallochi Walley, 1925
Ablabesmyia (Karelia) cinctipes Johannsen, 1946
Ablabesmyia (Karelia) peleensis Walley, 1926
Ablabesmyia annulata Say, 1823
Ablabesmyia hauberi Beck & Beck, 1966
Ablabesmyia janta Roback, 1959
Ablabesmyia parajanta Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Ablabesmyia philosphagnos Beck & Beck, 1966
Ablabesmyia philosphagnus
Apedilum elachistum Townes, 1945Midge
Apedilum subcinctum Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Apsectrotanypus johnsoni Coquillett, 1901
Axarus dorneri Malloch, 1915Pricklyfruit bur cucumber
Axarus rogersi Beck & Beck, 1958
Axarus taenionotus Say, 1829
Beardius reissi Jacobsen, 2000
Bethbilbeckia floridensis Fittkau & Mu..., 1988
Cantopelopia gesta Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Cardiocladius obscurus Johannsen, 1903
Chironomus (Chaetolabis) ochreatus Townes, 1945
Chironomus (Chironomus) crassicaudatus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Chironomus alatus
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus boydi
Chironomus brunneipennis Johannsen, 1905Disphyma
Chironomus callichirus Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus columbiensis Wulker, Subl..., 1989Biting midge
Chironomus decorus Johannsen, 1905Disphyma
Chironomus pungens Townes, 1945
Chironomus stigmaterus Say, 1823
Chironomus tuxis Curran, 1930
Cladopelma amachaerus Townes, 1945
Cladopelma collator Townes, 1945
Cladopelma edwardsi Kruseman, 1933
Cladopelma galeator Townes, 1945
Cladopelma viridula (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Cladopelma viridulum Linnaeus, 1767
Cladopelma viridulum Linnaeus, 1767
Cladotanytarsus acornutus Jacobsen & Bily, 2007
Clinotanypus aureus Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Clinotanypus planus Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Clinotanypus wirthi Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Clunio marshalli Stone & Wirth, 1947Cascara buckthorn
Coelotanypus concinnus Coquillett, 1895
Coelotanypus tricolor Loew, 1861
Conchapelopia cornuticauda Walley, 1925
Conchapelopia fasciata Beck & Beck, 1966
Conchapelopia flavifrons Johannsen, 1905
Conchapelopia pallens Coquillett, 1902
Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846Coville's phlox
Corynoneura taris Roback, 1957Cusp clover
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) politus Coquillett, 1902
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) varipes Coquillett, 1902
Cricotopus (Isocladius) trifasciatus Meigen, 1813Non-biting midge
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Cryptochironomus fulvus Johannsen, 1905Disphyma
Cryptochironomus hirtalatus Beck & Beck, 1964
Cryptochironomus parafulvus Beck & Beck, 1964
Cryptochironomus scimitarus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Cryptochironomus sorex Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Cryptotendipes casuarius Townes, 1945
Cryptotendipes emorsus Townes, 1945
Cryptotendipes pseudotener Goetghebuer, 1922Eastern marsh fern
Cryptotendipes rutteri Epler, 2018
Denopelopia atria Roback & Rutter, 1988
Dicrotendipes aethiops Townes, 1945
Dicrotendipes hulberti Epler, 2016
Dicrotendipes leucoscelis Townes, 1945
Dicrotendipes lobus Beck, 1962
Dicrotendipes neomodestus Malloch, 1915
Dicrotendipes nervosus Staeger, 1839
Dicrotendipes thanatogratus Epler, 1987Wulf's sphagnum
Dicrotondipes lobus
Djalmabatista pulchra Johannsen, 1908
Einfeldia austini Beck & Beck, 1970
Einfeldia longipes (Staeger, 1839)⇒ Chironomus dorsalis Meigen, 1818
Endochironomus nigricans Johannsen, 1905
Endochironomus subtendens Townes, 1945
Fittkauimyia serta Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) paripes Edwards, 1929
Glyptotendipes lobiferus Say, 1823
Glyptotendipes seminole Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Glyptotendipes testaceus Townes, 1945
Goeldichironomus amazonicus Fittkau, 1968Midge
Goeldichironomus carus Townes, 1945
Goeldichironomus devineyae Beck, 1961
Goeldichironomus holoprasinus Goeldi, 1905Midge
Guttipelopia guttipennis Wulp, 1874
Harnischia incidata Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Heterotrissocladius marcidus Walker, 1856
Hydrobaenus pilipes Malloch, 1915
Kiefferulus dux Johannsen, 1905
Labrundinia becki Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Labrundinia johannseni Beck & Beck, 1966
Labrundinia neopilosella Beck & Beck, 1966
Labrundinia pilosella Loew, 1866
Labrundinia virescens Beck & Beck, 1966
Larsia berneri Beck & Beck, 1966
Larsia decolorata Malloch, 1915
Larsia decoloratus Malloch, 1915
Larsia indistincta (Beck & Beck, 1966)⇒ Larsia decoloratus Malloch, 1915
Larsia lurida
Lauterborniella varipennis Coquillett, 1902
Limnophyes borealis (Goetghebuer, 1933)⇒ Limnophyes edwardsi Saether, 1990
Limnophyes brachytomus Kieffer, 1922
Limnophyes edwardsi Saether, 1990
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Manoa pahayokeensis Jacobsen & P..., 2002
Metriocnemus knabi Coquillett, 1904Pitcher plant midge
Microchironomus nigrovittatus Malloch, 1915
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Monopelopia boliekae Beck & Beck, 1966
Monopelopia tillandsia Beck & Beck, 1966
Nanocladius (Nanocladius) distinctus Malloch, 1915
Natarsia baltimoreus Macquart, 1855
Nilothauma babiyi Rempel, 1937
Nilothauma bicorne Townes, 1945
Nilothauma mirabile Townes, 1945
Nimbocera pinderi Steiner & Hu..., 1982
Omisus pica Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) annectens Saether, 1969Alpine sweetvetch
Parachironomus alatus Beck, 1962
Parachironomus carinatus Townes, 1945
Parachironomus chaetaolus Sublette, 1960
Parachironomus monochromus (Wulp, 1874)⇒ Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Parachironomus pectinatellae Dendy & Subl..., 1959
Parachironomus potamogeti Townes, 1945
Parachironomus schneideri Beck & Beck, 1969
Parachironomus sublettei Beck, 1961
Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Paracladopelma loganae Beck & Beck, 1969
Paracladopelma undine Townes, 1945
Paralauterborniella nigrohalterale Malloch, 1915
Paramerina anomala Beck & Beck, 1966
Parametriocnemus lundbecki Johannsen, 1905
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratendipes subaequalis Malloch, 1915
Pentaneura inconspicua Malloch, 1915
Phaenopsectra dyari Townes, 1945
Phaenopsectra flavipes Meigen, 1818
Phytotelmatocladius delarosai Epler, 2010
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) tritum Walker, 1856
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) braseniae Leathers, 1922
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) fallax Johannsen, 1905
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubiferum Skuse, 1889Midge
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) aviceps Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) convictum Walker, 1856
Polypedilum albicornis Meigen, 1838
Polypedilum albulum (Townes, 1945)⇒ Polypedilum tritus Walker, 1856
Polypedilum angustum Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum convictus Walker, 1856
Polypedilum digitifer (Townes, 1945)⇒ Polypedilum halteralis Coquillett, 1901
Polypedilum epleri Oyewo & Jaco..., 2007
Polypedilum floridense Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum griseopunctatum Malloch, 1915
Polypedilum halterale Coquillett, 1901
Polypedilum halteralis Coquillett, 1901
Polypedilum illinoense Malloch, 1915
Polypedilum nigritum (Townes, 1945)⇒ Polypedilum albicornis Meigen, 1838
Polypedilum obtusum (Townes, 1945)⇒ Polypedilum convictus Walker, 1856
Polypedilum parascalaenum Beck, 1962
Polypedilum parvum Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum pterospilus Townes, 1945
Polypedilum simulans (Townes, 1945)⇒ Polypedilum halteralis Coquillett, 1901
Polypedilum trigonum Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum tritus Walker, 1856
Polypedilum vibex Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Procladius (Holotanypus) culiciformis Linnaeus, 1767
Procladius bellus Loew, 1866
Procladius curtus Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Psectrotanypus dyari Coquillett, 1902
Pseudochironomus banski Townes, 1945
Pseudochironomus fulviventris Johannsen, 1905
Pseudochironomus middlekaufi Townes, 1945
Pseudochironomus rex Hauber, 1947Mountain larkspur
Pseudochironomus richardsoni Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Pseudorthocladius macrostomus Soponis, 1980Crucifixion thorn
Rheocricotopus robacki Beck & Beck, 1964
Rheotanytarsus exiguus Johannsen, 1905
Robackia claviger Townes, 1945
Robackia demeijerei Kruseman, 1933
Smittia lasiops Malloch, 1915
Stelechomyia perpulchra Mitchell, 1908
Stenochironomus aestivalis Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Stenochironomus browni Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Stenochironomus cinctus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Stenochironomus hilaris Walker, 1848
Stenochironomus macateei Malloch, 1915
Stenochironomus poecilopterus Mitchell, 1908
Stenochironomus unictus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Stictochironomus devinctus Say, 1829
Tanypus (Tanypus) punctipennis Meigen, 1818
Tanypus clavatus Beck, 1962
Tanypus telus Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Tanytarsus acifer Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus becki Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus bromelicola Cranston, 2007
Tanytarsus buckleyi Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus confusus (Malloch, 1915)⇒ Paratanytarsus dissimilis Johannsen, 1905
Tanytarsus dendyi Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus epleri Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus guerlus Roback, 1957
Tanytarsus messersmthi Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus pathudsoni Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus pontophilus Tokunaga, 1933
Tanytarsus wirthi Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Telmatogeton japonicus Tokunaga, 1933Marine splash midge
Thalassomya bureni Wirth, 1949Trailing phlox
Thalassomyia bureni Wirth, 1949
Tribelos ater Townes, 1945
Tribelos fusicornis Malloch, 1915
Tribelos jucundus Walker, 1848
Tribelos quadripunctatus Malloch, 1915
Trichocladius eusandalum (Kieffer & Ki..., 1916)⇒ Halocladius varians Staeger, 1839
Unniella multivirga Saether, 1982
Xenochironomus xenolabis Kieffer, 1916
Xestochironomus subletti Borkent, 1984
Xylotopus par Coquillett, 1901
Zalutschia briani Soponis, 1979
Zavrelia aristata Torbjørn & ..., 2009

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Florida
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
41
145
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
18
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
21
49
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTelmatogetoninae
Wirth, 1949
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Chironomidae (Erichson 1842)
Chironomidae (Erichson 1842)


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Chironomidae at marinespecies.org