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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Grimstad (Østre Agder, Norway)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
191
1127
1949
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
190
1126
1948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
180
1108
1923
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
142
1020
1817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
21
53
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
15
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
8
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Grimstad
8 Genera with 9 Species
Edwardsidia Sæther, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1858Green Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniola Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Tvetenia Tvetenia, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Xenopelopia Fittkau, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Zalutschia Lipina, 19491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Grimstad
9 Species
Edwardsidia philhygra Edwards, 1931
Micropsectra notescens Walker, 1856
Rheocricotopus (Rheocricotopus) effusus Walker, 1856
Tanytarsus norvegicus Kieffer, 1924
Tanytarsus signatus Wulp, 1858Clokey's gilia
Thienemanniola ploenensis Kieffer, 1921
Tvetenia calvescens Edwards, 1929
Xenopelopia falcigera Kieffer, 1911
Zalutschia mucronata Brundin, 1949

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Grimstad
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
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