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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Peterborough (Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
290
1294
1760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
290
1294
1760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
274
1257
1704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
207
1063
1477
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
49
233
302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
67
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
30
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
23
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
18
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Peterborough
18 Genera with 16 Species
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Edwardsidia Sæther, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Skusella Freeman, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2003Green Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Peterborough
16 Species
Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Chironomus (Chironomus) acidophilus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Cladotanytarsus acornutus Jacobsen & Bily, 2007
Edwardsidia philhygra Edwards, 1931
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Monopelopia tenuicalcar Kieffer, 1918
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Pseudosmittia jemtlandica (Brundin, 1947)⇒ Prosmittia jemtlandica Brundin, 1947
Skusella subvittata Skuse, 1889
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Tanytarsus guerlus Roback, 1957
Tanytarsus wirthi Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Thienemanniella xena Roback, 1957

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Peterborough
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
7
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
8
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
2
1
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