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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Oslo City (Oslo, Norway)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
207
1087
1666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
207
1087
1666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
203
1082
1658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
171
952
1490
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
45
204
298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
59
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
22
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
22
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
18
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Oslo City
18 Genera with 28 Species
Brillia Kieffer, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Camptochironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1838Non-biting midges6SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 17944SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Halocladius Hirvenoja, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Macropelopia Thienemann, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1838Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Thienemannimyia Fittkau, 18051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oslo City
28 Species
Brillia modesta (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Brillia bifida Kieffer, 1909
Bryophaenocladius ictericus Meigen, 1830
Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Chironomus (Chironomus) aprilinus Meigen, 1818
Chironomus (Chironomus) cingulatus (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Paramerina cingulata Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Chironomus littorellus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Chironominae littorellus Meigen, 1818
Chironomus punctatus Fabricius, 1805
Chironomus viridis (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Glyptotendipes viridis Macquart, 1834
Cladopelma virescens (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Cladopelma edwardsi Kruseman, 1933
Conchapelopia melanops Meigen, 1818
Corynoneura atomaria Zetterstedt, 1850
Corynoneura lobata Edwards, 1924Palmer's asterella
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) tibialis (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Cricotopus reversus Hirvenoja, 1973
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) tremulus Linnaeus, 1758
Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794Phantom midge
Endochironomus dispar (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Synendotendipes dispar Meigen, 1830
Endochironomus tendens Fabricius, 1775
Halocladius (Halocladius) variabilis Staeger, 1839Marine midge
Macropelopia nebulosa Meigen, 1804
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) fuscipes Meigen, 1818
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) picipes Meigen, 1818
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Phaenopsectra flavipes Meigen, 1818
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) pedestre Meigen, 1830
Tanytarsus productus Zetterstedt, 1838
Thienemannimyia carnea Fabricius, 1805

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Oslo City
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
8
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
7
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
3
3
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