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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Holarctic (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
97
435
6340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
97
435
6340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
97
435
6340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
84
394
6286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
24
179
5840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
153
5810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
18
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
16
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
15
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Holarctic
15 Genera with 16 Species
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Kloosia Kruseman, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Mesosmittia Brundin, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Telmatogeton Schiner, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Tvetenia Tvetenia, 19291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Holarctic
16 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) monilis Linnaeus, 1758
Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846Coville's phlox
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Harnischia curtilamellata Malloch, 1915
Kloosia pusillus Linnaeus, 1767
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Limnophyes natalensis Kieffer, 1914
Mesosmittia patrihortae Saether, 1985
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Psectrotanypus varius Fabricius, 1787
Smittia aterrima Meigen, 1818Seedling bean midge
Stenochironomus (Stenochironomus) gibbus Fabricius, 1794
Tanypus (Tanypus) punctipennis Meigen, 1818
Telmatogeton japonicus Tokunaga, 1933Marine splash midge
Tvetenia calvescens Edwards, 1929

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

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
4
4
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