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Checklist of Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
for Rott Formation (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
165
431
703
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
165
431
703
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
157
416
684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
118
344
578
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
40
105
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
54
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
17
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
12
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
5
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Rott Formation
5 Genera with 10 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1870Non-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Pelopiina Statz, 02SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 19445SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rott Formation
10 Species
Chironomus antiquus C. von Heyden, 1859
Chironomus bituminosus von Heyden, 1870
Chironomus decrepitus von Heyden, 1870
Pelopiina exuvia G. Statz, 1944
Pelopiina pupa
Tanypus dorminans von Heyden, 1870
Tanypus obscurus (Macquart, 1826)⇒ Tanypus fuscus Freeman, 1955
Tanypus pagasti Statz, 1944
Tanypus palaemon von Heyden, 1870
Tanypus thienemanni Statz, 1944

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Rott Formation
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
1
3
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
1
0
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
2
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Chironomidae (Erichson 1842)
Chironomidae (Erichson 1842)


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