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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Ponsonby (Centre Wellington, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
31
55
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
31
55
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
30
53
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
26
49
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
8
26
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
3
17
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
1
12
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
12
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
12
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ponsonby
12 Genera with 7 Species
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1961Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ponsonby
7 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) melanescens Keyl, 1961
Gymnometriocnemus (Rhaphidocladius) brumalis Edwards, 1929
Heterotrissocladius changi Saether, 1975Alpine French-honeysuckle
Psectrocladius (Allopsectrocladius) platypus Edwards, 1929
Rheocricotopus robacki Beck & Beck, 1964
Smittia stercoraria (Rossaro & Le..., 2000)⇒ Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Thienemanniella xena Roback, 1957

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

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
11
6
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