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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
296
1464
2129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
295
1462
2127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
273
1396
1997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
201
1197
1750
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
46
122
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
20
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
10
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
4
3
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
4
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for LaSalle County
4 Genera with 3 Species
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom


Species list for LaSalle County
3 Species
Heterotrissocladius changi Saether, 1975Alpine French-honeysuckle
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in LaSalle County
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
3
2
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