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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region South Mexico (Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
539
6783
15823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
535
6777
15819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
513
6690
15568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
325
5350
12721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
82
780
1816
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
18
192
627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
80
362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
49
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
25
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Mexico
25 Genera with 21 Species
#ABCDGLMNOPST
Apedilum Townes, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Asheum Sublette & S..., 19641SpeciesTaxom
Axarus Roback, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Beardius Reiss & Subl..., 19852SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Coelotanypus Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Gravatamberus Mendes & And..., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Labrundinia Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Lauterborniella Thienemann &..., 19022SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Nilothauma Kieffer, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Oligosmittia1SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1960Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Mexico
21 Species
Apedilum elachistum Townes, 1945Midge
Apedilum subcinctum Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Asheum beckae Sublette, 1964
Axarus rogersi Beck & Beck, 1958
Beardius aciculatus Andersen & S..., 1996
Beardius parcus Reiss & Subl..., 1985
Camptocladius microtomus (Kieffer, 1924)⇒ Orthocladiinae microtomus Kieffer, 1924
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Cladopelma forcipis Rempel, 1939
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Dicrotendipes sinoposus Epler, 1987
Gravatamberus curtus Mendes & And..., 2008
Lauterborniella longipalpis
Lauterborniella varipennis Coquillett, 1902
Monopelopia caraguata Mendes, Marc..., 2003
Nilothauma mergae Adam & Saether, 1999
Oligosmittia larino
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Procladius (Holotanypus) culiciformis Linnaeus, 1767
Sergentia psiloptera Edwards, 1935
Tanytarsus breda Roback, 1960

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in South Mexico
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
16
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
4
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
4
2
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