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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Northwest England (North England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
363
2399
4502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
363
2399
4502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
346
2336
4374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
263
2060
3989
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
74
435
818
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
18
139
279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
57
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
47
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
43
64
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northwest England
43 Genera with 64 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Axarus Roback, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocladius Kieffer, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1758Non-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 18463SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19295SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotendipes Lenz, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Halliella Ulrich, 01SpeciesTaxom
Halocladius Hirvenoja, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Heleniella van der Wulp, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Nanocladius Kieffer, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Pagastiella Brundin, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paracladius Hirvenoja, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 02SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paratrichocladius Thienemann, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Synorthocladius Thienemann, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1929Green Midges3SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Thienemannimyia Fittkau, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Thiennemannimyia1SpeciesTaxom
Virgatanytarsus Pinder, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Xenopelopia Fittkau, 19111SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northwest England
64 Species
Axarus festivus Say, 1823Indigobush
Bryophaenocladius femineus Edwards, 1929
Bryophaenocladius subvernalis Edwards, 1929
Chaetocladius (Chaetocladius) dentiforceps Edwards, 1929
Chironomus (Chaetolabis) macani Freeman, 1948
Chironomus (Chironomus) commutatus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Corynoneura carriana Edwards, 1924
Corynoneura lacustris Edwards, 1924
Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846Coville's phlox
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) ephippium Zetterstedt, 1838
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) lacuum (Edwards, 1929)⇒ Cricotopus ephippium Zetterstedt, 1838
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) trifascia Edwards, 1929
Cricotopus (Isocladius) ornatus Meigen, 1818
Cricotopus (Nostococladius) lygropis Edwards, 1929
Cryptotendipes nigronitens Edwards, 1929
Endochironomus tendens Fabricius, 1775
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) barbipes Staeger, 1839
Glyptotendipes mancunianus (Edwards, 1929)⇒ Glyptotendipes scirpi Kieffer, 1915
Gymnometriocnemus (Gymnometriocnemus) subnudus Edwards, 1929
Halliella triplicata
Halocladius (Psammocladius) braunsi Goetghebuer, 1942
Heleniella ornaticollis Edwards, 1929
Limnophyes edwardsi Saether, 1990
Limnophyes gurgicola Edwards, 1929
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) albolineatus Meigen, 1818
Micropsectra lindrothi Goetghebuer, 1931Forkvein polypody
Micropsectra vernalis Goetghebuer, 1931
Microtendipes britteni Edwards, 1929
Microtendipes rydalensis Edwards, 1929
Nanocladius bicolor Zetterstedt, 1838
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) dorenus Roback, 1957Cusp clover
Pagastiella orophila Edwards, 1929
Paracladius conversus Walker, 1856
Parakiefferiella bathophila Kieffer, 1912
Parakiefferiella cheethamii
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Paraphaenocladius penerasus Edwards, 1929
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratrichocladius skirwithensis Edwards, 1929
Phaenopsectra flavipes Meigen, 1818
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) nubens Edwards, 1929
Procladius (Holotanypus) sagittalis Kieffer, 1909
Procladius (Psilotanypus) flavifrons Edwards, 1929
Psectrocladius (Monopsectrocladius) calcaratus Edwards, 1929
Psectrotanypus varius Fabricius, 1787
Pseudosmittia oxoniana (Edwards, 1922)⇒ Hydrosmittia oxoniana Edwards, 1922
Pseudosmittia recta (Edwards, 1929)⇒ Hydrosmittia oxoniana Edwards, 1922
Rheocricotopus (Psilocricotopus) chalybeatus Edwards, 1929
Smittia stercoraria (Rossaro & Le..., 2000)⇒ Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Stempellinella brevis Edwards, 1929
Stempellinella edwardsi Spies & Saether, 2004
Stempellinella minor (Edwards, 1929)⇒ Eukiefferiella minor Edwards, 1929
Synorthocladius semivirens Kieffer, 1909
Synorthocladius tripilatus (Edwards, 1929)⇒ Synorthocladius semivirens Kieffer, 1909
Tanytarsus debilis Meigen, 1830
Tanytarsus glabrescens Edwards, 1929
Tanytarsus samboni (Edwards, 1929)⇒ Tanytarsus debilis Meigen, 1830
Thienemanniella flavescens Edwards, 1929
Thienemanniella xena Roback, 1957
Thienemannimyia fusciceps Edwards, 1929
Thiennemannimyia fusciceps
Virgatanytarsus richmondensis Edwards, 1929
Xenopelopia falcigera Kieffer, 1911

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Northwest England
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
14
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
22
34
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
5
5
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