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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Louisiana (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
420
3632
7047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
419
3629
7044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
397
3553
6870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
271
2937
5698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
345
554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
98
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
50
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
37
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
26
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Louisiana
26 Genera with 28 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Asheum Sublette & S..., 19641SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Chernovskiia Sæther, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Clinotanypus Kieffer, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Coelotanypus Kieffer, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Gillotia Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Labrundinia Fittkau, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Nanocladius Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Nilotanypus Kieffer, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2003Green Midges8SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Louisiana
28 Species
Ablabesmyia rhamphe Sublette, 1964
Asheum beckae Sublette, 1964
Camptocladius tritoma (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Orthocladiinae tritoma Kieffer, 1921
Chernovskiia amphitrite Townes, 1945
Clinotanypus aureus Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Coelotanypus tricolor Loew, 1861
Cricotopus (Isocladius) tricinctus Meigen, 1818
Cricotopus (Isocladius) trifasciatus Meigen, 1813Non-biting midge
Cryptochironomus ponderosus Sublette, 1964
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Einfeldia natchitocheae Sublette, 1964
Gillotia alboviridis Malloch, 1915
Labrundinia pilosella Loew, 1866
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Nilotanypus fimbriatus Walker, 1848
Parachironomus monochromus (Wulp, 1874)⇒ Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratendipes basidens Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Tanytarsus allicis Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus buckleyi Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus dendyi Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus limneticus Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925
Tanytarsus quadratus Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus recens Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus wirthi Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Xenochironomus xenolabis Kieffer, 1916

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Louisiana
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
15
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
5
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
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