Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 352
2671
5038 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 351
2670
5037 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 343
2630
4959 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 220
1988
3673 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 61
376
703 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 15
97
245 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 6
40
118 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
24
45 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges | 14
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Puerto Rico
14 Genera with 18 Species | Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomus Meigen, 1905 | Non-biting midges | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coelotanypus Kieffer, 1938 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1996 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Labrundinia Fittkau, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Longipedia Hong, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesosmittia Brundin, 1985 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micropsectra Kieffer, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pentaneura Philippi, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2007 | Green Midges | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xestochironomus Sublette & W..., 1972 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Puerto Rico
18 Species | Ablabesmyia (Karelia) peleensis Walley, 1926 | | | Chironomus calligraphus Goeldi, 1905 | | | Coelotanypus concinnus Coquillett, 1895 | | | Coelotanypus insulanus Johannsen, 1938 | | | Cricotopus aberrans Johannsen, 1938 | | | Cricotopus conformis Curran, 1928 | | | Cricotopus currani Spies & Reiss, 1996 | | | Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923) | ⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923 | | Labrundinia pilosella Loew, 1866 | | | Longipedia gonzalezi | | | Mesosmittia lobiga Saether, 1985 | | | Micropsectra dubia Malloch, 0 | | | Paratanytarsus dubius Malloch, 1915 | | | Pentaneura marmorata Johannsen, 1938 | | | Rheotanytarsus meridionalis Johannsen, 1938 | | | Tanytarsus bromelicola Cranston, 2007 | | | Xestochironomus furcatus Johannsen, 1938 | | | Xestochironomus nebulosus Sublette & W..., 1972 | |
Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Puerto Rico
 | | 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
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