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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Pottawatomie County (Kansas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
238
1188
1607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
237
1187
1606
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
220
1121
1490
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
164
979
1308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
31
95
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
36
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
19
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
15
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
14
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pottawatomie County (Kansas)
14 Genera with 11 Species
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1804Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1905Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pottawatomie County (Kansas)
11 Species
Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Conchapelopia americana Fittkau, 1957
Conchapelopia telema Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Cryptochironomus fulvus Johannsen, 1905Disphyma
Dicrotendipes neomodestus Malloch, 1915
Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905
Monopelopia tenuicalcar Kieffer, 1918
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Smittia aterrima Meigen, 1818Seedling bean midge
Tanytarsus dissimilis (Johannsen, 1905)⇒ Paratanytarsus dissimilis Johannsen, 1905

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Pottawatomie County (Kansas)
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
7
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
4
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
3
3
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