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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Southwest Middlesex (Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
220
852
944
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
220
852
944
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
205
813
895
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
161
703
779
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
50
199
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
67
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
35
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
30
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
26
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southwest Middlesex
26 Genera with 17 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Axarus Roback, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1905Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19294SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Nanocladius Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Nilotanypus Kieffer, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 18851SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1905Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southwest Middlesex
17 Species
Bryophaenocladius ictericus Meigen, 1830
Chironomus (Chironomus) acidophilus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus decorus Johannsen, 1905Disphyma
Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846Coville's phlox
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) infuscatus Malloch, 1915
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) triannulatus Macquart, 1826
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) trifascia Edwards, 1929
Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Nilotanypus fimbriatus Walker, 1848
Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) convictum Walker, 1856
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Tanytarsus dissimilis (Johannsen, 1905)⇒ Paratanytarsus dissimilis Johannsen, 1905
Thienemanniella xena Roback, 1957

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Southwest Middlesex
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
12
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
10
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
4
1
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