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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Israel (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
402
3659
9214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
400
3654
9207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
388
3626
9162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
252
2792
7686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
72
674
1664
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
119
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
41
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
29
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
20
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Israel
20 Genera with 38 Species
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1923Non-biting midges4SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Clinotanypus Kieffer, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Halocladius Hirvenoja, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Nilodorum Mattoon and ..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Plhudsonia Saether, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19158SpeciesTaxom
Procladiini1SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Trichotanypus Kieffer, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Virgatanytarsus Pinder, 19554SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Israel
38 Species
Ablabesmyia nilotica Kieffer, 1923
Chironomus (Chironomus) calipterus Kieffer, 1908
Chironomus bethsaidae Kieffer, 1915
Chironomus galilaeus Kieffer, 1915
Chironomus transvaalensis Kieffer, 1923
Cladopelma edwardsi Kruseman, 1933
Cladopelma virescens (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Cladopelma edwardsi Kruseman, 1933
Clinotanypus claripennis Kieffer, 1918
Conchapelopia cygnus Kieffer, 1914
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) guttatus Hirvenoja, 1973
Cryptochironomus (Cryptochironomus) supplicans Meigen, 1830
Dicrotendipes pilosimanus (Kieffer, 1914)⇒ Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Dicrotendipes quaturodecimpunctatus Goetghebuer, 1936
Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Halocladius (Halocladius) mediterraneus Hirvenoja, 1973
Kiefferulus chloronotus Kieffer, 1911
Limnophyes lindneri Goetghebuer, 1934
Microchironomus deribae Freeman, 1957
Microchironomus lendli Kieffer, 1918
Microchironomus tener Kieffer, 1918
Nilodorum brevibucca Kieffer, 1922
Plhudsonia acuticauda Saether, 1992
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) laterale Goetghebuer, 1936
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubifer Skuse, 1889
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) subovatum Freeman, 1958
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) kibatiense Goetghebuer, 1936
Polypedilum czernyi Vimmer, 1934
Polypedilum genesareth Kieffer, 1915
Polypedilum pseudoscalaenum Vimmer, 1934
Polypedilum tiberiadis Kieffer, 1915
Procladiini tiberiadis Kieffer, 1914
Sergentia psiloptera Edwards, 1935
Stictochironomus caffrarius Kieffer, 1921
Trichotanypus tiberiadis (Kieffer, 1914)⇒ Procladiini tiberiadis Kieffer, 1914
Virgatanytarsus arduennensis Goetghebuer, 1922
Virgatanytarsus hulensis Kugler, 1973
Virgatanytarsus nigricornis Goetghebuer, 1935
Virgatanytarsus subreflexens Freeman, 1955

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Israel
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
11
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPodonominae
Thienemann & Edwards, 1937
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
3
3
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