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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Perth East (Perth County, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
182
583
742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
182
583
742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
170
551
688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
130
485
622
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
34
115
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
37
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
19
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
16
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
15
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Perth East
15 Genera with 12 Species
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 2009Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Perth East
12 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) melanescens Keyl, 1961
Chironomus bifurcatus Wuelker, Mar..., 2009
Gymnometriocnemus (Rhaphidocladius) brumalis Edwards, 1929
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) oliveri Soponis, 1977Bittersweet
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) barbimanus Edwards, 1929
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Smittia stercoraria (Rossaro & Le..., 2000)⇒ Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Thienemanniella xena Roback, 1957

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Perth East
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
10
7
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