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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Oxford (Oxfordshire, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
227
1060
1609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
225
1057
1606
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
208
1009
1520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
164
923
1427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
35
151
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
26
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
10
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
7
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
5
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Oxford
5 Genera with 7 Species
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Bucklandula Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Larsia Fittkau, 19463SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oxford
7 Species
Bryophaenocladius nidorum Edwards, 1929
Bucklandula striata A. Handlirsch, 1906
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) diversus Boesel, 1983
Larsia berneri Beck & Beck, 1966
Larsia decolorata Malloch, 1915
Larsia planensis Johannsen, 1946Midge
Parachironomus digitalis Edwards, 1929

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Oxford
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
1
3
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