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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Porto Santo Island (Madeira)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
143
491
666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
141
488
662
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
138
485
657
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
83
351
488
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
11
38
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
12
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
9
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
5
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Porto Santo Island
4 Genera with 4 Species
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Thalassomya Schiner, 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Porto Santo Island
4 Species
Cricotopus (Isocladius) ornatus Meigen, 1818
Microchironomus deribae Freeman, 1957
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubifer Skuse, 1889
Thalassomya frauenfeldi Schiner, 1856Cut-leaf water-milfoil

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Porto Santo Island
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTelmatogetoninae
Wirth, 1949
1
1
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