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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Slovakia (Central Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
493
5345
18799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
490
5340
18793
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
467
5281
18659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
336
4401
16353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
91
662
2324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
22
229
1142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
29
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
20
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
16
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Slovakia
16 Genera with 32 Species
Chironominae1SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1956Snow Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Diamesinae1SpeciesTaxom
Macropelopia Thienemann, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 19252SpeciesTaxom
OrthocladiinaeOrthoclads4SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Spaniotoma Philippi, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 192710SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1926Green Midges3SpeciesTaxom
Thienemannimyia Fittkau, 19221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Slovakia
32 Species
Chironominae murina Schrank, 1803
Conchapelopia melanops Meigen, 1818
Diamesa mohelnicensis (Hrabe, 1956)⇒ Diamesinae mohelnicensis Hrabe, 1956
Diamesinae mohelnicensis Hrabe, 1956
Macropelopia variegata Vimmer, 1927
Metriocnemus clinoneurus (Kieffer, 1926)⇒ Orthocladiinae clinoneurus Kieffer, 1926
Metriocnemus flaviceps (Kieffer, 1925)⇒ Orthocladiinae flaviceps Kieffer, 1925
Orthocladiinae clinoneurus Kieffer, 1926
Orthocladiinae flaviceps Kieffer, 1925
Orthocladiinae fluviatilis Kieffer, 1923
Orthocladiinae hrabei Pagast & Pagast, 1935
Orthocladius fluviatilis (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Orthocladiinae fluviatilis Kieffer, 1923
Orthocladius inaequalis Kieffer, 1926
Polypedilum astictum Kieffer, 1920
Procladius (Holotanypus) tatrensis Gowin, 1944
Psectrocladius unifilis Kieffer, 1924
Psectrotanypus pictipennis Zetterstedt, 1838
Spaniotoma hrabei (Pagast & Pagast, 1935)⇒ Orthocladiinae hrabei Pagast & Pagast, 1935
Tanypus flavidella (Vimmer, 1927)⇒ Conchapelopia melanops Meigen, 1818
Tanypus fulvomaculipennis Vimmer, 1927
Tanypus fulvonotata Vimmer, 1927
Tanypus pictipennis (Vimmer, 1927)⇒ Psectrotanypus pictipennis Zetterstedt, 1838
Tanypus quadripunctata Vimmer, 1917
Tanypus scripta Vimmer, 1917
Tanypus sexmaculata Vimmer, 1927
Tanypus similima Vimmer, 1927
Tanypus stictolabis Kieffer, 1923
Tanypus tripunctata (Vimmer, 1927)⇒ Thienemannimyia tripunctata Goetghebuer, 1922
Tanytarsus acuminatus Kieffer, 1926
Tanytarsus dibranchius Kieffer, 1926
Tanytarsus spinulosus Kieffer, 1926
Thienemannimyia tripunctata Goetghebuer, 1922

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Slovakia
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiamesinae
Kieffer, 1922
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
6
15
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