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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Georgia (Transcaucasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
442
4030
9874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
442
4030
9874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
418
3945
9685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
280
3265
8515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
72
500
920
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
206
469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
86
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
78
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
62
74
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Georgia
62 Genera with 74 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Brillia Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges7SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18262SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotendipes Lenz, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1941Snow Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Diamesinae1SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Hudsonimyia Roback, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Krenopelopia Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Lauterborniella Thienemann &..., 19111SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19554SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Odontomesa Pagast, 19851SpeciesTaxom
OrthocladiinaeOrthoclads1SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19492SpeciesTaxom
Parachaetocladius Wulker, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Paracricotopus Thienemann &..., 19832SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Paralauterborniella Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19332SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Potthastia Kieffer, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19472SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Rheopelopia Fittkau, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Symbiocladius Kieffer, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1947Green Midges6SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Tribelos Townes, 1945
0SpeciesTaxom
Trissopelopia Kieffer, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Tvetenia Tvetenia, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Georgia
74 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) monilis Linnaeus, 1758
Ablabesmyia annulata Say, 1823
Ablabesmyia parajanta Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Brillia sera Roback, 1957Cusp clover
Bryophaenocladius ictericus Meigen, 1830
Camptocladius tritoma (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Orthocladiinae tritoma Kieffer, 1921
Chironomus (Chironomus) acidophilus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Chironomus (Chironomus) melanescens Keyl, 1961
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus bifurcatus Wuelker, Mar..., 2009
Chironomus major (Wülker & But..., 1983)⇒ Parachironomus major Goetghebuer, 1921
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) atridorsum Kieffer, 1924
Conchapelopia rurika Roback, 1957Cusp clover
Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846Coville's phlox
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) triannulatus Macquart, 1826
Cryptotendipes rutteri Epler, 2018
Diamesa (Diamesa) longipes (Goetghebuer, 1941)⇒ Diamesinae longipes Chernovskij, 1949
Diamesinae longipes Chernovskij, 1949
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Eukiefferiella claripennis Lundbeck, 1898
Gymnometriocnemus (Rhaphidocladius) brumalis Edwards, 1929
Harnischia burganadzae Chernovskij, 1949
Heterotrissocladius changi Saether, 1975Alpine French-honeysuckle
Hudsonimyia parrishi Caldwell & S..., 1982
Lauterborniella agrayloides Kieffer, 1911
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Limnophyes natalensis Kieffer, 1914
Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Micropsectra xantha Roback, 1955
Monopelopia tenuicalcar Kieffer, 1918
Odontomesa nearctica (Saether, 1985)⇒ Odontomesa fulva Kieffer, 1919
Orthocladiinae murvanidzei Chernovskij, 1949
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) oliveri Soponis, 1977Bittersweet
Orthocladius murvanidzei (Chernovskij, 1949)⇒ Orthocladiinae murvanidzei Chernovskij, 1949
Parachaetocladius hudsoni Saether, 1977
Parachironomus major Goetghebuer, 1921
Paracladopelma winnelli Jackson, 1977Mohave fishhook cactus
Paracricotopus millrockensis Caldwell, 1985
Paracricotopus mozleyi Steiner, 1983Leatherplant
Paralauterborniella nigrohalteralis Malloch, 1915
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratanytarsus natvigi Goetghebuer, 1933
Phaenopsectra punctipes Wiedemann, 1817
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Potthastia iberica (Serra-tosio, 1971)⇒ Potthastia montium Edwards, 1929
Potthastia montium Edwards, 1929
Pseudorthocladius rectilobus Saether & Su..., 1983Sweetvetch
Pseudosmittia jemtlandica (Brundin, 1947)⇒ Prosmittia jemtlandica Brundin, 1947
Pseudosmittia smolandica Brundin, 1947
Rheocricotopus robacki Beck & Beck, 1964
Rheocricotopus tuberculatus Caldwell, 1984
Rheopelopia acra Roback, 1971
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Smittia stercoraria (Rossaro & Le..., 2000)⇒ Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Stempellinella fimbriata Ekrem, 2007
Stictochironomus devinctus Say, 1829
Symbiocladius chattahoocheensis Caldwell, 1984
Tanytarsus allicis Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus bathophilus Kieffer, 1911
Tanytarsus dissimilis (Johannsen, 1905)⇒ Paratanytarsus dissimilis Johannsen, 1905
Tanytarsus gibbus Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus guerlus Roback, 1957
Tanytarsus recurvatus Brundin, 1947
Thienemanniella lobapodema Hestenes & S..., 2000
Thienemanniella xena Roback, 1957
Trissopelopia ogemawi Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Tvetenia paucunca Saether, 1969
Xenochironomus xenolabis Kieffer, 1916

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Georgia
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
25
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiamesinae
Kieffer, 1922
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
25
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProdiamesinae
Sæther, 1976
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
8
8
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