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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Metro Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
279
1102
1307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
279
1102
1307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
269
1082
1275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
192
889
1055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
52
231
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
83
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
30
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
25
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
20
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Metro Vancouver
20 Genera with 11 Species
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1974Non-biting midges4SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Diplocladius Kieffer, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 18851SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19321SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Metro Vancouver
11 Species
Camptocladius tritoma (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Orthocladiinae tritoma Kieffer, 1921
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Chironomus bifurcatus Wuelker, Mar..., 2009
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Chironomus whitseli Sublette & S..., 1974Red buckeye
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) convictum Walker, 1856
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Metro Vancouver
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
11
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
2
0
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