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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Nearctic (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
14615
110890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
705
14586
110836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
679
14388
109553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
443
11556
91607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
116
2523
22059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
28
745
7178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
285
2195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
246
1739
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
205
1140
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nearctic
205 Genera with 1140 Species
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Abiskomyia Edwards, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 190519SpeciesTaxom
Acamptocladius van der Wulp, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Acricotopus Kieffer, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Allocladius Kieffer, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Alotanypus Roback, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Antillocladius Sæther, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Apedilum Townes, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Apometriocnemus Sæther, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Apsectrotanypus Fittkau, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Arctodiamesa Makarchenko, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Arctopelopia Fittkau, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Asheum Sublette & S..., 19831SpeciesTaxom
Axarus Roback, 19805SpeciesTaxom
Baeoctenus Sæther, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Beardius Reiss & Subl..., 19851SpeciesTaxom
Beckidia Kieffer, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Bethbilbeckia Fittkau & Mu..., 19881SpeciesTaxom
Boreochlus Edwards, 19383SpeciesTaxom
Boreoheptagyia Brundin, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Brillia Kieffer, 19136SpeciesTaxom
Brundiniella Roback, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 193411SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Cantopelopia Roback, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocladius Kieffer, 19124SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocladius Kieffer, 19118SpeciesTaxom
Chasmatonotus Loew, 18648SpeciesTaxom
Chernovskiia Sæther, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1803Non-biting midges55SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 19218SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 192211SpeciesTaxom
Clinotanypus Kieffer, 19135SpeciesTaxom
Clunio Haliday, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Coelotanypus Kieffer, 19135SpeciesTaxom
Compteromesa Sæther, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Compterosmittia Sæther, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 195712SpeciesTaxom
Constempellina Brundin, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Corynocera Zetterstedt, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 184610SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 187469SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 191813SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotendipes Lenz, 19416SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomella Sæther, 19774SpeciesTaxom
Demeijerea Kruseman, 19334SpeciesTaxom
Demicryptochironomus Lenz, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Denopelopia Roback & Rutter, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Derotanypus Roback, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1835Snow Midges34SpeciesTaxom
Diamesinae1SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 191316SpeciesTaxom
Diplocladius Kieffer, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Diplosmittia Saether, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Djalmabatista Fittkau, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Doithrix Saether & Su..., 19836SpeciesTaxom
Doncricotopus Sæther, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 19247SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Endotribelos Grodhaus, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Epoicocladius Sulc & ZavÍ..., 19242SpeciesTaxom
Eretmoptera Kellog, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 19268SpeciesTaxom
Euryhapsis Oliver, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Fittkauimyia Karunakaran, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Georthocladius Strenzke, 19415SpeciesTaxom
Gillotia Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 191310SpeciesTaxom
Goeldichironomus Fittkau, 19655SpeciesTaxom
Guttipelopia Fittkau, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Halocladius Hirvenoja, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Hayesomyia Murray & Fit..., 19851SpeciesTaxom
Heleniella van der Wulp, 18743SpeciesTaxom
Helopelopia Roback, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Heterotanytarsus Spärck, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 192310SpeciesTaxom
Hudsonimyia Roback, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Hydrobaenus Fries, 183014SpeciesTaxom
Hydrosmittia Saether & Fe..., 20111SpeciesTaxom
Hyporhygma Reiss, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Kloosia Kruseman, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Krenopelopia Fittkau, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Krenosmittia Thienemann &..., 19393SpeciesTaxom
Labrundinia Fittkau, 19626SpeciesTaxom
Lappodiamesa Serra-tosio, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Larsia Fittkau, 19627SpeciesTaxom
Lasiodiamesa Kieffer, 19245SpeciesTaxom
Lauterborniella Thienemann &..., 19131SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 187521SpeciesTaxom
Lipurometriocnemus Saether, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Lopescladius Oliveira, 19673SpeciesTaxom
Macropelopia Thienemann, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Meropelopia Roback, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Mesocricotopus Brundin, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Mesosmittia Brundin, 19566SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 187418SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 190919SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 19154SpeciesTaxom
Monodiamesa Kieffer, 19224SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Nanocladius Kieffer, 191313SpeciesTaxom
Natarsia Fittkau, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Nilotanypus Kieffer, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Nilothauma Kieffer, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Nimbocera Reiss, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Odontomesa Pagast, 19473SpeciesTaxom
Oliveridia Sæther, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Omisus Townes, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Oreadomyia Kevan & Cutt..., 19751SpeciesTaxom
OrthocladiinaeOrthoclads7SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 187452SpeciesTaxom
Pagastia Oliver, 19593SpeciesTaxom
Pagastiella Brundin, 19492SpeciesTaxom
Paraboreochlus Thienemann, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Parachaetocladius Wulker, 19594SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 192118SpeciesTaxom
Paracladius Hirvenoja, 19733SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 192311SpeciesTaxom
Paracricotopus Thienemann &..., 19323SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 19366SpeciesTaxom
Paralauterborniella Lenz, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Paralimnophyes Brundin, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Paramerina Fittkau, 19625SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19326SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 19246SpeciesTaxom
Parasmittia Strenzke, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 191312SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 19118SpeciesTaxom
Paratrichocladius Thienemann, 19424SpeciesTaxom
Paratrissocladius ZavÍel, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Parochlus Enderlein, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Parorthocladius Thienemann, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Pentaneura Philippi, 18654SpeciesTaxom
Pentaneurini1SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 19219SpeciesTaxom
Platysmittia Saether, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Plhudsonia Saether, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 191238SpeciesTaxom
Potthastia Kieffer, 19223SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 188929SpeciesTaxom
Prodiamesa Kieffer, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Protanypus Kieffer, 19066SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 190621SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 19094SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochironomus Malloch, 191515SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodiamesa Goetghebuer, 19393SpeciesTaxom
Pseudokiefferiella Laurence, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 194318SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19327SpeciesTaxom
Psilometriocnemus Sæther, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Radotanypus Fittkau & Mu..., 19851SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 195611SpeciesTaxom
Rheomyia Roback, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Rheopelopia Fittkau, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19135SpeciesTaxom
Robackia Sæther, 19773SpeciesTaxom
Saetheria Jackson, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Saetheriella Halvorsen, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Skutzia Reiss, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 186917SpeciesTaxom
Stelechomyia Reiss, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Stempellina Thienemann &..., 19133SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 19473SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 191918SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 191915SpeciesTaxom
Stilocladius Rossaro, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Sublettea Roback, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Sublettiella Saether, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Symbiocladius Kieffer, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Sympotthastia Pagast, 19473SpeciesTaxom
Synendotendipes Grodhaus, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Synorthocladius Thienemann, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Tanypodinae1SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 180314SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1874Green Midges35SpeciesTaxom
Tavastia Tuiskunen, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Telmatogeton Schiner, 18665SpeciesTaxom
Telopelopia Roback, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Tethymyia Wirth, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Thalassomya Schiner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Thalassosmittia Strenzke & R..., 19573SpeciesTaxom
Thienemannia Kieffer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19117SpeciesTaxom
Thienemannimyia Fittkau, 19573SpeciesTaxom
Tokunagaia Sæther, 19733SpeciesTaxom
Tribelos Townes, 19455SpeciesTaxom
Trichochilus Saether, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Trichocladius Schaus, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Trichotanypus Kieffer, 19065SpeciesTaxom
Trissopelopia Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Tvetenia Tvetenia, 19224SpeciesTaxom
Unniella Sæther, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Vivacricotopus Schnell & Sæ..., 19881SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Xenopelopia Fittkau, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Xestochironomus Sublette & W..., 19722SpeciesTaxom
Xylotopus Oliver, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Zalutschia Lipina, 193912SpeciesTaxom
Zavreliella Kieffer, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Zavrelimyia Fittkau, 19623SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Nearctic
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
59
409
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiamesinae
Kieffer, 1922
10
56
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
82
478
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPodonominae
Thienemann & Edwards, 1937
5
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProdiamesinae
Sæther, 1976
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
39
164
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTelmatogetoninae
Wirth, 1949
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