Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Massachusetts (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 495
4359
9654 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 493
4355
9649 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 470
4273
9434 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 327
3569
8008 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 82
686
1473 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 17
179
447 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 6
52
111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
33
53 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges | 20
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Massachusetts
20 Genera with 30 Species | Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1959 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apsectrotanypus Fittkau, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomus Meigen, 2010 | Non-biting midges | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1794 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Halocladius Hirvenoja, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrobaenus Fries, 1989 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macropelopia Thienemann, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micropsectra Kieffer, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microtendipes Kieffer, 1945 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parachironomus Lenz, 1915 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polypedilum Kieffer, 1945 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Procladius Skuse, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochironomus Malloch, 1945 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stenochironomus Kieffer, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stictochironomus Kieffer, 1945 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xenochironomus Kieffer, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zavrelimyia Fittkau, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Massachusetts
30 Species | Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) aspera Roback, 1959 | | | Apsectrotanypus johnsoni Coquillett, 1901 | | | Chironomus (Chaetolabis) atroviridis Townes, 1945 | | | Chironomus (Chironomus) anthracinus Zetterstedt, 1860 | Pygmy linanthus | | Chironomus (Chironomus) aprilinus Meigen, 1818 | | | Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916 | | | Chironomus halophilus (Packard, 1873) | ⇒ Chironomus aprilinus Meigen, 1818 | | Chironomus quinnitukqut Martin, Subl..., 2010 | | | Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818 | Midge | | Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794 | Phantom midge | | Halocladius (Halocladius) variabilis Staeger, 1839 | Marine midge | | Hydrobaenus travisi Saether, 1989 | | | Macropelopia decedens Walker, 1848 | | | Metriocnemus knabi Coquillett, 1904 | Pitcher plant midge | | Micropsectra xantha Roback, 1955 | | | Microtendipes caelum Townes, 1945 | Coastal plain milkwort | | Parachironomus forceps Townes, 1945 | | | Parachironomus monochromus (Wulp, 1874) | ⇒ Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915 | | Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915 | | | Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) convictum Walker, 1856 | | | Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945 | Coastal plain milkwort | | Polypedilum ophioides Townes, 1945 | Coastal plain milkwort | | Procladius bellus Loew, 1866 | | | Psectrotanypus dyari Coquillett, 1902 | | | Pseudochironomus banksi Townes, 1945 | | | Pseudochironomus netta Townes, 1945 | Coastal plain milkwort | | Stenochironomus hilaris Walker, 1848 | | | Stictochironomus lutosus Townes, 1945 | | | Xenochironomus xenolabis Kieffer, 1916 | | | Zavrelimyia bifasciata Coquillett, 1901 | |
Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Massachusetts
 | | 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
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