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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Oakland County (Michigan, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
251
1348
2172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
251
1348
2172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
233
1289
2036
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
175
1140
1849
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
37
127
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
24
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
18
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
14
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
12
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Oakland County
12 Genera with 10 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1905Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Constempellina Brundin, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Nanocladius Kieffer, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1925Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oakland County
10 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Chironomus decorus Johannsen, 1905Disphyma
Constempellina brevicosta Edwards, 1937
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) triannulatus Macquart, 1826
Nanocladius (Nanocladius) spiniplenus Saether, 1977Western sweetvetch
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) mallochi Kieffer, 1919
Paracladopelma winnelli Jackson, 1977Mohave fishhook cactus
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Oakland County
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
7
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
1
0
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