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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region St. Louis County (Minnesota, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
220
1036
1569
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
220
1036
1569
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
198
966
1437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
146
832
1243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
28
70
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
11
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
9
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
6
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for St. Louis County (Minnesota)
6 Genera with 7 Species
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Pagastia Oliver, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1964Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for St. Louis County (Minnesota)
7 Species
Ablabesmyia illinoensis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Micropsectra penicillata Anderson, St..., 2013
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Pagastia orthogonia Oliver, 1959Spotted mock orange
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Tanytarsus dendyi Sublette, 1964

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in St. Louis County (Minnesota)
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiamesinae
Kieffer, 1922
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
1
1
Genus
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