Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Scottish Highlands (Scotland, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 411
2923
5908 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 409
2920
5906 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 389
2859
5790 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 286
2476
5174 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 78
574
1531 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 18
156
425 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 6
41
79 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
30
45 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges | 24
29 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Scottish Highlands
24 Genera with 29 Species #ABCDEGHMNOPSTV
| Acamptocladius van der Wulp, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brillia Kieffer, 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Burmeisteria Salter, 1865 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Chaetocladius Kieffer, 1830 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomus Meigen, 1838 | Non-biting midges | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Edwardsidia Sæther, 1931 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 1804 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Halocladius Hirvenoja, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micropsectra Kieffer, 1804 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nubensia | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Omisus Townes, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1933 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Procladius Skuse, 1804 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prodiamesa Kieffer, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudokiefferiella Laurence, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stictochironomus Kieffer, 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tanypus Meigen, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thalassomya Schiner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thienemannimyia Fittkau, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Virgatanytarsus Pinder, 1928 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Scottish Highlands
29 Species | Acamptocladius submontanus Edwards, 1932 | | | Brillia modesta (Meigen, 1830) | ⇒ Brillia bifida Kieffer, 1909 | | Chaetocladius (Chaetocladius) dissipatus Edwards, 1929 | | | Chaetocladius (Chaetocladius) perennis Meigen, 1830 | | | Chironomus (Chironomus) longistylus Goetghebuer, 1921 | | | Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758 | Buzzer midge | | Chironomus (Chironomus) salinarius Kieffer, 1915 | Redmaids | | Chironomus viridis (Zetterstedt, 1838) | ⇒ Glyptotendipes viridis Macquart, 1834 | | Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818 | Midge | | Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823 | | | Edwardsidia philhygra Edwards, 1931 | | | Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) pallens Meigen, 1804 | | | Halocladius (Halocladius) variabilis Staeger, 1839 | Marine midge | | Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) albolineatus Meigen, 1818 | | | Micropsectra fusca Meigen, 1804 | | | Nubensia nubens Edwards, 1929 | | | Omisus caledonicus Edwards, 1932 | | | Orthocladius (Eudactylocladius) gelidus Kieffer, 1922 | | | Orthocladius (Eudactylocladius) grampianus Edwards, 1933 | | | Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929 | | | Procladius (Holotanypus) choreus Meigen, 1804 | | | Prodiamesa olivacea Meigen, 1818 | | | Pseudokiefferiella parva Edwards, 1932 | | | Stictochironomus pictulus Meigen, 1830 | | | Tanypus (Tanypus) punctipennis Meigen, 1818 | | | Thalassomya frauenfeldi Schiner, 1856 | Cut-leaf water-milfoil | | Thienemannimyia lentiginosa Fries, 1823 | | | Virgatanytarsus reflexens Edwards, 1929 | | | Virgatanytarsus triangularis Goetghebuer, 1928 | |
Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Scottish Highlands
 | | 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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