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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Isle of Arran (North Ayrshire, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
161
644
960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
161
644
960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
156
635
948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
138
569
866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
49
170
284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
67
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
24
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
20
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
14
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Isle of Arran
14 Genera with 20 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1910Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Halocladius Hirvenoja, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Parapsectra Reiss, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Parochlus Enderlein, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Potthastia Kieffer, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 19291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Isle of Arran
20 Species
Chironomus atripes (Kieffer, 1910)⇒ Chironomini atripes Kieffer, 1910
Corynoneura lacustris Edwards, 1924
Corynoneura lobata Edwards, 1924Palmer's asterella
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Gymnometriocnemus (Gymnometriocnemus) subnudus Edwards, 1929
Halocladius (Halocladius) fucicola Edwards, 1926
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) glabripennis Goetghebuer, 1921
Paraphaenocladius penerasus Edwards, 1929
Parapsectra monticola Edwards, 1929
Parapsectra nana Meigen, 1818
Parochlus kiefferi Garrett, 1925
Parochlus peregrinus Edwards, 1929
Potthastia montium Edwards, 1929
Psectrocladius (Allopsectrocladius) obvius Walker, 1856
Psectrocladius (Allopsectrocladius) platypus Edwards, 1929
Pseudosmittia scotica Edwards, 1929
Pseudosmittia trilobata Edwards, 1929
Rheocricotopus (Rheocricotopus) fuscipes Kieffer, 1909Pygmy fameflower
Rheocricotopus foveatus Edwards, 1929
Stempellinella brevis Edwards, 1929

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Isle of Arran
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiamesinae
Kieffer, 1922
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
9
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPodonominae
Thienemann & Edwards, 1937
1
2
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