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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
4988
11427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
525
4982
11420
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
4855
11099
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
349
4006
9174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
87
711
1476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
24
185
356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
63
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
45
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
37
44
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Carolina
37 Genera with 44 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Chasmatonotus Loew, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1898Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Coelotanypus Kieffer, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Constempellina Brundin, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotendipes Lenz, 20182SpeciesTaxom
Demeijerea Kruseman, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Labrundinia Fittkau, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Nanocladius Kieffer, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19292SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19453SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Reomyia Roback, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Skutzia Reiss, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1933Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Carolina
44 Species
Bryophaenocladius polychaetus Wang, Liu & ..., 2004
Bryophaenocladius sclerus Wang, Liu & ..., 2004
Chasmatonotus unimaculatus Loew, 1864
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Chironomus (Chironomus) staegeri Lundbeck, 1898
Cladopelma viridula (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Cladopelma viridulum Linnaeus, 1767
Coelotanypus scapularis Loew, 1866
Coelotanypus tricolor Loew, 1861
Conchapelopia currani Walley, 1925Rolfs' milkweed
Conchapelopia telema Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Constempellina brevicosta Edwards, 1937
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) trifascia Edwards, 1929
Cricotopus (Isocladius) brevipalpis Kieffer, 1909
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Cryptotendipes emorsus Townes, 1945
Cryptotendipes rutteri Epler, 2018
Demeijerea brachialis Coquillett, 1901
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Dicrotendipes neomodestus Malloch, 1915
Dicrotendipes nervosus Staeger, 1839
Einfeldia longipes (Staeger, 1839)⇒ Chironomus dorsalis Meigen, 1818
Gymnometriocnemus (Gymnometriocnemus) subnudus Edwards, 1929
Kiefferulus dux Johannsen, 1905
Labrundinia neopilosella Beck & Beck, 1966
Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975Alpine French-honeysuckle
Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905
Nanocladius downesi Steffan, 1965
Orthocladius (Mesorthocladius) vaillanti Langton & Cr..., 1991
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) mallochi Kieffer, 1919
Parachironomus directus Dendy & Subl..., 1959
Parachironomus sublettei Beck, 1961
Parametriocnemus boreoalpina Gouin & Thie..., 1942
Paratanytarsus dubius Malloch, 1915
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratendipes albimanus Meigen, 1818
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) braseniae Leathers, 1922
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum parvum Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Psectrotanypus dyari Coquillett, 1902
Pseudorthocladius wingoi Saether & Su..., 1983Sweetvetch
Reomyia wartinbei Roback, 1984
Skutzia epleri Pinho, Mende..., 2009
Tanytarsus pontophilus Tokunaga, 1933

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in North Carolina
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
21
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
9
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
7
7
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