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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Quaternary (Cenozoic)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
193
796
1475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
192
795
1474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
188
791
1469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
141
711
1383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
33
77
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
36
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
21
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
18
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
16
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Quaternary
16 Genera with 8 Species
Axarus Roback, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1912Non-biting midges4SpeciesTaxom
Corynocera Zetterstedt, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Zalutschia Lipina, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Quaternary
8 Species
Chironomus haustus Meunier, 1912
Chironomus inclusus (Kieffer, 1915)⇒ Glyptotendipes glaucus Meigen, 1818
Chironomus leucomelas Gistl, 1831
Chironomus meunieri F. Meunier, 1912
Corynocera ambigua Zetterstedt, 1838Narrowflower flaxflower
Corynocera duffi Deevey, 1955
Cryptochironomus (Cryptochironomus) defectus Kieffer, 1913
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Quaternary
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
11
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
4
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
1
0
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