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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Schuylkill County (Pennsylvania, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
293
1491
2177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
293
1491
2177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
274
1435
2062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
188
1212
1774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
37
111
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
21
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
11
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
8
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
7
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Schuylkill County
7 Genera with 5 Species
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Potthastia Kieffer, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Tribelos Townes, 1945
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Schuylkill County
5 Species
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) infuscatus Malloch, 1915
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) tremulus Linnaeus, 1758
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Potthastia gaedii Meigen, 1838

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Schuylkill County
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
5
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiamesinae
Kieffer, 1922
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
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