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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
316
2132
4148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
315
2131
4147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
299
2095
4085
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
235
1881
3801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
53
288
474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
37
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
11
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
7
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Lower Telemark
7 Genera with 9 Species
Edwardsidia Sæther, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Krenopelopia Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Paramerina Fittkau, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1858Green Midges3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lower Telemark
9 Species
Edwardsidia philhygra Edwards, 1931
Eukiefferiella brevicalcar Kieffer, 1911
Gymnometriocnemus (Gymnometriocnemus) subnudus Edwards, 1929
Limnophyes habilis Walker, 1856
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Paramerina divisa Walker, 1856
Tanytarsus gracilentus Holmgren, 1883
Tanytarsus palettaris Verneaux, 1969
Tanytarsus signatus Wulp, 1858Clokey's gilia

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Lower Telemark
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
2
1
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