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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Kankakee County (Northwestern Illinois, Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
189
673
951
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
189
673
951
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
168
612
851
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
125
504
697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
25
45
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
10
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
7
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
6
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kankakee County
6 Genera with 5 Species
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1915Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kankakee County
5 Species
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) infuscatus Malloch, 1915
Paracladopelma nixe Townes, 1945
Polypedilum halterale Coquillett, 1901
Tanytarsus confusus (Malloch, 1915)⇒ Paratanytarsus dissimilis Johannsen, 1905
Xenochironomus xenolabis Kieffer, 1916

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Kankakee County
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
5
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
1
1
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