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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Hants County (Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
299
1512
2149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
299
1512
2149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
282
1459
2037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
206
1239
1778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
57
226
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
61
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
23
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
17
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
13
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Hants County
13 Genera with 6 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Halocladius Hirvenoja, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hants County
6 Species
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Halocladius (Halocladius) variabilis Staeger, 1839Marine midge
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) convictum Walker, 1856
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort

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

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
8
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
2
0
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