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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Portugal (Iberian Peninsula)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
546
5554
13778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
542
5540
13730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
512
5443
13568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
333
4250
11221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
88
815
1953
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
18
232
580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
81
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
65
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
55
109
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Portugal
55 Genera with 109 Species
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Aedokritus1SpeciesTaxom
Apsectrotanypus Fittkau, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Boreoheptagyia Brundin, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocladius Kieffer, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocladius Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1910Non-biting midges7SpeciesTaxom
Clunio Haliday, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18187SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1945Snow Midges3SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 19394SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Halocladius Hirvenoja, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Larsia Fittkau, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19216SpeciesTaxom
Lymnophyes4SpeciesTaxom
Macropelopia Thienemann, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 18183SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19314SpeciesTaxom
OrthocladiinaeOrthoclads1SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Parachaetocladius Wulker, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Paramerina Fittkau, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19292SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Paratrichlocladius1SpeciesTaxom
Paratrissocladius ZavÍel, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Phaenospectra1SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19454SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19703SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 18845SpeciesTaxom
Synorthocladius Thienemann, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1933Green Midges4SpeciesTaxom
Telmatogeton Schiner, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Telmatopelopia Murray & Fit..., 19211SpeciesTaxom
Thalassomya Schiner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Thalassomyia Schiner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Thalassosmittia Strenzke & R..., 19361SpeciesTaxom
Thienemannia Kieffer, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Virgatanytarsus Pinder, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Zavrelimyia Fittkau, 18303SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Portugal
109 Species
Aedokritus platycnemis Edwards, 1931
Apsectrotanypus trifascipennis Zetterstedt, 1838
Boreoheptagyia legeri Goetghebuer, 1933
Bryophaenocladius illimbatus Edwards, 1929
Bryophaenocladius subvernealis Edwards, 1929
Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Cardiocladius capucinus Zetterstedt, 1850
Cardiocladius freyi Stora, 1936
Chaetocladius (Chaetocladius) melaleucus Meigen, 1818
Chironomus (Chironomus) alpestris Goetghebuer, 1934
Chironomus (Chironomus) cingulatus (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Paramerina cingulata Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Chironomus (Chironomus) venustus (Pinder, 1978)⇒ Chironomini venustus Pinder, 1978
Chironomus (Lobochironomus) dorsalis (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Einfeldia dorsalis Meigen, 1818
Chironomus annularis (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Chironomus plumosus Linnaeus, 1758
Chironomus atripes (Kieffer, 1910)⇒ Chironomini atripes Kieffer, 1910
Clunio marinus Haliday, 1855
Corynoneura clavicornis (Kieffer, 1925)⇒ Thienemanniella clavicornis Kieffer, 1911
Corynoneura coronata Edwards, 1924
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) beckeri Hirvenoja, 1973
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) similis Goetghebuer, 1921
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) vierriensis Goetghebuer, 1935
Cricotopus (Isocladius) ornatus Meigen, 1818
Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794Phantom midge
Cricotopus vitripennis (Meigen accep..., 1818)⇒ Halocladius vitripennis Meigen, 1818
Diamesa (Diamesa) lavillei Serra-tosio, 1970
Diamesa (Diamesa) permacra Walker, 1856
Diamesa (Nesodiamesa) alata Stora, 1945
Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Eukiefferiella atlantica (Stora, 1936)⇒ Orthocladiinae atlantica Stora, 1936
Eukiefferiella devonica Edwards, 1929
Eukiefferiella gracei Edwards, 1929
Eukiefferiella similis Goetghebuer, 1939
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) barbipes Staeger, 1839
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) pallens Meigen, 1804
Halocladius (Halocladius) varians Staeger, 1839
Halocladius vitripennis Meigen, 1818
Larsia curticalcar Kieffer, 1918
Limnophyes habilis Walker, 1856
Limnophyes madeirae Saether, 1990
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Limnophyes natalensis Kieffer, 1914
Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975Alpine French-honeysuckle
Limnophyes prolongatus (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Limnophyes madeirae Saether, 1990
Lymnophyes madeirae Saether, 1990
Lymnophyes minimus Meigen, 1818
Lymnophyes natalensis Kieffer, 1914
Lymnophyes pentaplastus Kieffer, 1921
Macropelopia nebulosa Meigen, 1804
Metriocnemus (Inermipupa) carmencitabertarum Langton & Cobo, 1997
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) eurynotus Holmgren, 1883
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) fuscipes Meigen, 1818
Microchironomus deribae Freeman, 1957
Micropsectra andalusiaca Marcuzzi, 1950
Micropsectra freyi Stora, 1945
Micropsectra junci Meigen, 1818
Micropsectra lindrothi Goetghebuer, 1931Forkvein polypody
Orthocladiinae atlantica Stora, 1936
Orthocladius (Eudactylocladius) fuscimanus Kieffer, 1908
Orthocladius (Euorthocladius) rivicola Kieffer, 1911Quill fameflower
Orthocladius (Euorthocladius) thienemanni Kieffer, 1906Pygmy fameflower
Parachaetocladius abnobaeus Wülker, 1959
Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Paramerina cingulata Walker, 1856
Parametriocnemus stylatus Kieffer, 1924
Paraphaenocladius exagitans Johannsen, 1905
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratendipes albimanus Meigen, 1818
Paratrichlocladius rufiventris Meigen, 1830
Paratrissocladius excerptus Walker, 1856
Phaenospectra flavipes Meigen, 1818
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubeculosum Meigen, 1804
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubifer Skuse, 1889
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) convictum Walker, 1856
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Procladius (Holotanypus) choreus Meigen, 1804
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) limbatellus (Holmgren, 1869)⇒ Psectrocladius oxyura Langton, 1985
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) sordidellus Zetterstedt, 1838
Pseudorthocladius (Pseudorthocladius) curtistylus Goetghebuer, 1921Maiden fern
Pseudosmittia brevifurcata Edwards, 1926
Rheocricotopus (Psilocricotopus) atripes Kieffer, 1913
Rheocricotopus (Psilocricotopus) notabilis Caspers, 1987
Rheotanytarsus guineensis Kieffer, 1918
Rheotanytarsus pentapoda Kieffer, 1909
Rheotanytarsus ringei Lehmann, 1970
Smittia aterrima Meigen, 1818Seedling bean midge
Smittia brevifurcata Edwards, 1926
Smittia contingens Walker, 1856
Smittia nudipennis Goetghebuer, 1913
Smittia oratavensis Busk, 1884
Synorthocladius semivirens Kieffer, 1909
Tanytarsus brundini Lindeberg, 1963Sulphur mallow
Tanytarsus curticornis (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Tanytarsus brundini Lindeberg, 1963
Tanytarsus madeiraensis Lin, Stur & ..., 2017
Tanytarsus pontophilus Tokunaga, 1933
Telmatogeton japonicus Tokunaga, 1933Marine splash midge
Telmatopelopia nemorum Goetghebuer, 1921
Thalassomya frauenfeldi Schiner, 1856Cut-leaf water-milfoil
Thalassomyia frauenfeldi (Schiner, 1856)⇒ Thalassomya frauenfeldi Schiner, 1856
Thalassosmittia atlantica Stora, 1936
Thienemannia gracei Edwards, 1929
Thienemanniella clavicornis Kieffer, 1911
Virgatanytarsus albisutus Santos Abreu, 1918
Zavrelimyia barbatipes Kieffer, 1911
Zavrelimyia nubila Meigen, 1830
Zavrelimyia nubilus Meigen, 1830

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Portugal
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
14
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiamesinae
Kieffer, 1922
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
26
55
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
8
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTelmatogetoninae
Wirth, 1949
2
2
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