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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Palm Beach County (Florida, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
255
1124
1337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
254
1123
1336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
242
1091
1297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
176
942
1128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
42
122
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
39
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
24
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
17
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
9
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Palm Beach County
9 Genera with 5 Species
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Goeldichironomus Fittkau, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Nanocladius Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Palm Beach County
5 Species
Glyptotendipes seminole Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Goeldichironomus holoprasinus Goeldi, 1905Midge
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Rheocricotopus robacki Beck & Beck, 1964

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Palm Beach County
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
4
1
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