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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Jan Mayen (Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Norway)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
13
21
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
13
21
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
13
21
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
13
21
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
16
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
3
10
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
1
7
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
7
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
7
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Jan Mayen
7 Genera with 7 Species
Chaetocladius Kieffer, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1932Snow Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jan Mayen
7 Species
Chaetocladius (Chaetocladius) holmgreni Jacobson, 1898
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) tibialis (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Cricotopus reversus Hirvenoja, 1973
Diamesa (Diamesa) aberrata Lundbeck, 1898
Diamesa (Diamesa) bohemani Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Limnophyes pumilio Holmgren, 1869
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) ursinus Holmgren, 1869
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) nitidoscutellatus Lundström, 1915

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Jan Mayen
SubfamilyDiamesinae
Kieffer, 1922
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
6
5
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