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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Rio de Janeiro (Southeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
409
4319
8071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
409
4319
8071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
397
4275
7998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
254
3394
6433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
67
647
1339
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
18
192
595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
54
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
19
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
8
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Rio de Janeiro
8 Genera with 10 Species
Antillocladius Sæther, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Meigen
0SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 20101SpeciesTaxom
Podonomus Philippi, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2003Green Midges2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rio de Janeiro
10 Species
Antillocladius atalaia Mendes & And..., 2008
Antillocladius ultimus Mendes & And..., 2008
Monopelopia caraguata Mendes, Marc..., 2003
Monopelopia minuta Serpa-Filho ..., 1997
Paratanytarsus silentii Trivinho-Str..., 2010
Podonomus itatiaia Shimabukuro,..., 2017
Sergentia psiloptera Edwards, 1935
Stenochironomus munteanpurin Amora, Hamad..., 2018
Tanytarsus angelae Trivinho-Str..., 2017
Tanytarsus revolta Sanseverino,..., 2003

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Rio de Janeiro
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPodonominae
Thienemann & Edwards, 1937
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
1
2
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