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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Kalmar County (Smaland, Sweden)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
419
3783
9485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
417
3779
9481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
397
3738
9396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
297
3225
8494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
78
641
1642
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
179
380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
29
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
26
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
19
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kalmar County
19 Genera with 25 Species
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 19492SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Demeijerea Kruseman, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Nanocladius Kieffer, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochironomus Malloch, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1947Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kalmar County
25 Species
Bryophaenocladius propinquus Brundin, 1947
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Cladopelma viridula (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Cladopelma viridulum Linnaeus, 1767
Corynoneura arctica Kieffer, 1923
Corynoneura edwardsi Brundin, 1949
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) caducus Hirvenoja, 1973
Demeijerea rufipes Linnaeus, 1761
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) fuscipes Meigen, 1818
Micropsectra vernalis Goetghebuer, 1931
Nanocladius (Nanocladius) dichromus Kieffer, 1906
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) sordens Wulp, 1874
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) tritum Walker, 1856
Procladius (Holotanypus) choreus Meigen, 1804
Procladius (Psilotanypus) lugens Kieffer, 1915
Psectrotanypus varius Fabricius, 1787
Pseudochironomus prasinatus Staeger, 1839
Pseudorthocladius (Pseudorthocladius) curtistylus Goetghebuer, 1921Maiden fern
Pseudorthocladius (Pseudorthocladius) filiformis Kieffer, 1908
Smittia albipennis (Goetghebuer, 1921)⇒ Pseudosmittia albipennis Goetghebuer, 1921
Stenochironomus (Stenochironomus) gibbus Fabricius, 1794
Tanytarsus multipunctatus Brundin, 1947

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Kalmar County
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
9
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
8
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
2
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