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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
500
4402
9543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
499
4399
9539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
480
4303
9299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
3592
7850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
82
676
1341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
18
185
462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
61
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
44
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
23
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Maryland
23 Genera with 30 Species
#ACDGHLMOPS
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Chasmatonotus Loew, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 0Non-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Coelotanypus Kieffer, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Demeijerea Kruseman, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Halliella Ulrich, 01SpeciesTaxom
Hydrobaenus Fries, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 20073SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19264SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochironomus Malloch, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 18291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maryland
30 Species
Ablabesmyia illinoensis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Ablabesmyia janta Roback, 1959
Chasmatonotus atripes Rempel, 1937Green slender lupine
Chironomus (Chaetolabis) ochreatus Townes, 1945
Chironomus calopterus
Chironomus perpulcher
Coelotanypus scapularis Loew, 1866
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) varipes Coquillett, 1902
Demeijerea atrimana Coquillett, 1902
Glyptotendipes senilis Johannsen, 1937
Halliella triplicata
Hydrobaenus johannseni Sublette, 1967
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Metriocnemus knabi Coquillett, 1904Pitcher plant midge
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) mallochi Kieffer, 1919
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) nigritus (Malloch, 1915)⇒ Paratrichocladius spiesi Ashe & O´Con..., 2012
Orthocladius (Symposiocladius) saetheri Jacobsen, 2007
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) braseniae Leathers, 1922
Polypedilum (Tripodura) scalaenum Schrank, 1803
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum ontario Walley, 1926
Procladius bellus Loew, 1866
Psectrotanypus dyari Coquillett, 1902
Pseudochironomus chen Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Stenochironomus hilaris Walker, 1848
Stenochironomus macateei Malloch, 1915
Stenochironomus poecilopterus Mitchell, 1908
Stictochironomus devinctus Say, 1829

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Maryland
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
12
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
4
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