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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Michoacán (South-Central Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
308
2226
3758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
308
2226
3758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
294
2175
3665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
193
1712
2859
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
36
141
271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
37
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
22
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
10
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Michoacán
4 Genera with 4 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Michoacán
4 Species
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Monopelopia caraguata Mendes, Marc..., 2003
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Michoacán
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
1
1
Genus
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