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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Hampden County (Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
267
1148
1646
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
267
1148
1646
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
248
1100
1562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
186
958
1389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
46
153
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
39
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
23
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
16
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
11
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Hampden County
11 Genera with 10 Species
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1818Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Halocladius Hirvenoja, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hampden County
10 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) aspera Roback, 1959
Chironomus (Chironomus) aprilinus Meigen, 1818
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794Phantom midge
Halocladius (Halocladius) variabilis Staeger, 1839Marine midge
Metriocnemus knabi Coquillett, 1904Pitcher plant midge
Micropsectra xantha Roback, 1955
Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) convictum Walker, 1856
Xenochironomus xenolabis Kieffer, 1916

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Hampden County
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
6
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
2
1
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