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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Northern Peninsula (Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
195
792
970
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
195
792
970
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
185
777
950
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
153
697
865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
52
230
284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
85
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
35
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
28
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
23
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northern Peninsula
23 Genera with 26 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 17943SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Halocladius Hirvenoja, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 18385SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 1943
0SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Synorthocladius Thienemann, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1947Green Midges6SpeciesTaxom
Thienemannimyia Fittkau, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Tribelos Townes, 1945
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Peninsula
26 Species
Cladotanytarsus (Lenziella) amandus Hirvenoja, 1962
Corynoneura arctica Kieffer, 1923
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Cricotopus (Isocladius) obnixus Walker, 1856
Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794Phantom midge
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Halocladius (Halocladius) variabilis Staeger, 1839Marine midge
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) tritum Walker, 1856
Procladius dentus Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Procladius ruris Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Psectrocladius (Allopsectrocladius) platypus Edwards, 1929
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) barbimanus Edwards, 1929
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) fennicus Stor” , 1939Summer grape
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) limbatellus (Holmgren, 1869)⇒ Psectrocladius oxyura Langton, 1985
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) sordidellus Zetterstedt, 1838
Stictochironomus unguiculatus Malloch, 1934
Synorthocladius semivirens Kieffer, 1909
Tanytarsus allicis Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus dispar Lindeberg, 1967Yucatan flymallow
Tanytarsus glabrescens Edwards, 1929
Tanytarsus gracilentus Holmgren, 1883
Tanytarsus inaequalis Goetghebuer, 1921
Tanytarsus recurvatus Brundin, 1947

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Northern Peninsula
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
9
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
11
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
3
2
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