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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Houghton County (Michigan, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
194
1041
1629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
194
1041
1629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
178
992
1523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
137
893
1389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
31
80
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
15
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
6
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
6
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Houghton County
6 Genera with 4 Species
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1945Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Houghton County
4 Species
Ablabesmyia illinoensis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Conchapelopia flavifrons Johannsen, 1905
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) oliveri Soponis, 1977Bittersweet

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Houghton County
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
3
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
2
2
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