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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
534
6951
16163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
532
6948
16161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
507
6846
15892
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
325
5532
13121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
79
747
1648
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
86
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
46
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
19
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
9
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Mexico
9 Genera with 10 Species
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Clunio Haliday, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 19641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Mexico
10 Species
Bryophaenocladius simplex Wang, Anders..., 2005
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Clunio fuscipennis Wirth, 1952Florida phlox
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Sergentia psiloptera Edwards, 1935
Tanypus parastellatus Sublette, 1964

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in North Mexico
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
3
3
Genera
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