AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Sedge Fen (Wicken Fen, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
260
1535
2821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
260
1535
2821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
251
1518
2793
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
200
1364
2586
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
62
370
695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
93
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
33
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
29
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
19
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sedge Fen
19 Genera with 24 Species
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1758Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Clinotanypus Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotendipes Lenz, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19212SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1856Green Midges3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sedge Fen
24 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) longistyla Fittkau, 1962
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Cladopelma edwardsi Kruseman, 1933
Clinotanypus nervosus Meigen, 1818
Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794Phantom midge
Cryptochironomus (Cryptochironomus) supplicans Meigen, 1830
Cryptotendipes nigronitens Edwards, 1929
Endochironomus albipennis Meigen, 1830
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) paripes Edwards, 1929
Limnophyes habilis Walker, 1856
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) fuscipes Meigen, 1818
Microtendipes chloris Meigen, 1818
Parachironomus arcuatus Goetghebuer, 1919
Parachironomus biannulatus Staeger, 1839
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885
Paratanytarsus tenellulus Goetghebuer, 1921
Procladius (Holotanypus) choreus Meigen, 1804
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Stempellinella edwardsi Spies & Saether, 2004
Tanytarsus ejuncidus Walker, 1856
Tanytarsus glabrescens Edwards, 1929
Tanytarsus pallidicornis Walker, 1856

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Sedge Fen
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
11
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
3
3
Genera
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