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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Frontenac Islands (Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
221
811
985
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
221
811
985
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
777
929
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
171
695
833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
49
172
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
46
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
18
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
17
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
13
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Frontenac Islands
13 Genera with 10 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 2009Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Nanocladius Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Parochlus Enderlein, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19321SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Frontenac Islands
10 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) acidophilus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus bifurcatus Wuelker, Mar..., 2009
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) vierriensis Goetghebuer, 1935
Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905
Micropsectra penicillata Anderson, St..., 2013
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) oblidens Walker, 1856
Parachironomus frequens Johannsen, 1905
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Parochlus kiefferi Garrett, 1925
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Frontenac Islands
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
6
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPodonominae
Thienemann & Edwards, 1937
1
1
Genus
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