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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Lower Cretaceous (Cretaceous)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
566
2074
3587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
565
2073
3586
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
506
1892
3348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
276
1132
2082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
70
302
491
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
38
202
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
63
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
45
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
34
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Lower Cretaceous
34 Genera with 42 Species
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Asiatermes Ren, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Chironomopsis Handlirsch, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Coelochironoma Zhang & al., 19861SpeciesTaxom
Cretadiamesa Veltz & al., 20071SpeciesTaxom
Cretaenne Azar, Veltz ..., 20082SpeciesTaxom
Cretapelopia Veltz & al, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Dungeyella Jarzembowski..., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Eugenodiamesa Lukashevich ..., 20151SpeciesTaxom
Gurvanomyia Kalugina, 19923SpeciesTaxom
Haematotanypus Azar & al., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Huabeitendipes Hong, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Jurochlus Kalugina, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Lebanorthocladius Veltz & al., 20071SpeciesTaxom
Lebanotermes Engel & al., 20111SpeciesTaxom
Liauningius Hong, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Libanochlites Brundin, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Libanodiamesa Veltz & al., 20071SpeciesTaxom
Libanopelopia Veltz & al, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Longipedia Hong, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Manlayamyia Kalugina, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Orusa Lin, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Oryctochlus Kalugina, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Paicheleria Azar & Nel, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Protobibio Rohdendorf, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Shinlustia Kalugina, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Sinoryctochlus Zhang, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Tendipopsis Hong & Wang, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Tinactum Lin, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Ulaia Kalugina, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Viduata Lin, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Wadelius Veltz, Azar ..., 20071SpeciesTaxom
Yanjingtermes Ren, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Ziadeus Azar & Nel, 20101SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lower Cretaceous
42 Species
Asiatermes reticulatus D. Ren, 1995
Chironomopsis arrogans Giebel, 1856
Chironomopsis extinctus P. B. Brodie, 1845
Chironomopsis gracilis C. Ping, 1928
Coelochironoma xantha J. F. Zhang, 1986
Cretadiamesa arieli I. Veltz, 2007
Cretaenne inexpectata D. Azar, 2008
Cretaenne kobeyssii D. Azar, 2008
Cretapelopia salomea I. Veltz, 2007
Dungeyella gavini E. A. Jarzem..., 2008
Eugenodiamesa makarchenkoi Lukashevich ..., 2015
Gurvanomyia magna N. S. Kalugina, 1986
Gurvanomyia moderata N. S. Kalugina, 1986
Gurvanomyia rohdendorfi Y. C. Hong, 1992
Haematotanypus libanicus D. Azar, 2008
Huabeitendipes wuqiensis Y. C. Hong, 1995
Jurochlus adustus E. D. Lukash..., 2012
Lebanorthocladius furcatus I. Veltz, 2007
Lebanotermes veltzae M. S. Engel, 2011
Liauningius robustus Q. B. Lin, 1976
Libanochlites neocomicus L. Brundin, 1976
Libanodiamesa deploegi I. Veltz, 2007
Libanopelopia cretacica I. Veltz, 2007
Longipedia pingquanensis Y. C. Hong, 1984
Manlayamyia dabeigouensis J. F. Zhang, 1991
Manlayamyia litorina N. S. Kalugina, 1980
Orusa barba Q. B. Lin, 1980
Oryctochlus contiguus J. F. Zhang, 1991
Oryctochlus placidus N. S. Kalugina, 1993
Paicheleria magnifica D. Azar, 2010
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Protobibio orientalis J. F. Zhang, 1986
Shinlustia irae N. S. Kalugina, 1986
Sinoryctochlus insolitus J. F. Zhang, 1991
Tendipopsis colorata Y. C. Hong, 1990
Tinactum solusum Q. B. Lin, 1980
Ulaia communis N. S. Kalugina, 1993
Ulaia kangilica N. S. Kalugina, 1993
Viduata otiosa Q. B. Lin, 1980
Wadelius libanicus I. Veltz, 2007
Yanjingtermes giganteus D. Ren, 1995
Ziadeus kamili D. Azar, 2010

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Lower Cretaceous
SubfamilyBuchonomyiinae
Brundin & Saether, 1978
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPodonominae
Thienemann & Edwards, 1937
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Chironomidae (Erichson 1842)
Chironomidae (Erichson 1842)


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Chironomidae at dyntaxa.se
Chironomidae at gbif.org
Chironomidae at irmng.org
Chironomidae at itis.gov
Chironomidae at marinespecies.org