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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Guyana (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
378
3370
6634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
3370
6634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
359
3285
6450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
231
2533
5194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
64
410
934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
90
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
40
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
18
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
8
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guyana
8 Genera with 8 Species
Axarus Roback, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Coelotanypus Kieffer, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Psilochironomus Sublette, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2006Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Townsia Sublette, 19341SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guyana
8 Species
Axarus ochros Walley, 1934
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Cladopelma daktylos Walley, 1934
Coelotanypus feris Roback, 1963
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Psilochironomus fumeus Walley, 1934
Tanytarsus jacaretingensis Sanseverino, 2006
Townsia subaberrans Walley, 1934

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Guyana
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
5
5
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