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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Svealand (Sweden)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
543
6424
17059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
540
6419
17054
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
511
6314
16822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
5363
15055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
91
962
2780
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
20
326
947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
82
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
69
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
52
80
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Svealand
52 Genera with 80 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Aedokritus1SpeciesTaxom
Apsectrotanypus Fittkau, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocladius Kieffer, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1915Non-biting midges7SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 17945SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Demeijerea Kruseman, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1869Snow Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Edwardsidia Sæther, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 19924SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Halocladius Hirvenoja, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Krenosmittia Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19236SpeciesTaxom
Pagastiella Brundin, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19292SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Paratrichocladius Thienemann, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Potthastia Kieffer, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Prodiamesa Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 19375SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodiamesa Goetghebuer, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Synorthocladius Thienemann, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1931Green Midges4SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Thienemannimyia Fittkau, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Tvetenia Tvetenia, 19291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Svealand
80 Species
Aedokritus platycnemis Edwards, 1931
Apsectrotanypus trifascipennis Zetterstedt, 1838
Chaetocladius (Chaetocladius) suecicus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus (Chironomus) aprilinus Meigen, 1818
Chironomus (Chironomus) commutatus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus (Chironomus) muratensis Ryser, Schol..., 1983
Chironomus (Chironomus) pallidivittatus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Chironomus (Chironomus) pseudothummi Strenzke, 1959
Chironomus (Chironomus) salinarius Kieffer, 1915Redmaids
Cladopelma virescens (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Cladopelma edwardsi Kruseman, 1933
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) mancus Walker, 1856
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) nigrovittatus Goetghebuer, 1922
Conchapelopia melanops Meigen, 1818
Corynoneura carriana Edwards, 1924
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) trifascia Edwards, 1929
Cricotopus (Isocladius) laricomalis Edwards, 1932
Cricotopus (Isocladius) ornatus Meigen, 1818
Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794Phantom midge
Cryptochironomus bavaricus Goetghebuer, 1939
Demeijerea rufipes Linnaeus, 1761
Diamesa (Diamesa) hyperborea Holmgren, 1869
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Dicrotendipes nervosus Staeger, 1839
Dicrotendipes nigrocephalicus Niitsuma, 1995
Edwardsidia philhygra Edwards, 1931
Eukiefferiella claripennis Lundbeck, 1898
Eukiefferiella ikleyensis Edwards, 1929
Eukiefferiella minor Edwards, 1929
Eukiefferiella togaeutertia Sasa & Okazawa, 1992
Gymnometriocnemus (Gymnometriocnemus) subnudus Edwards, 1929
Halocladius (Halocladius) variabilis Staeger, 1839Marine midge
Krenosmittia camptophleps Edwards, 1929
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) fuscipes Meigen, 1818
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) intergerivus Saether, 1995
Microchironomus tener Kieffer, 1918
Micropsectra lacustris Saewedal, 1975
Micropsectra logani Johannsen, 1928
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Orthocladius (Euorthocladius) rivulorum Kieffer, 1909Okanogan fameflower
Orthocladius (Euorthocladius) saxosus Tokunaga, 1939
Orthocladius (Mesorthocladius) frigidus Zetterstedt, 1838
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) nitidoscutellatus Lundström, 1915
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) oblidens Walker, 1856
Orthocladius dentatus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Bryophaenocladius dentatus Karl, 1937
Pagastiella orophila Edwards, 1929
Parachironomus major Goetghebuer, 1921
Paratanytarsus inopertus Walker, 1856
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratendipes sinelobus Albu, 1980
Paratrichocladius rufiventris Meigen, 1830
Phaenopsectra flavipes Meigen, 1818
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubeculosum Meigen, 1804
Polypedilum (Tripodura) quadriguttatum Kieffer, 1921
Potthastia longimana (Kieffer, 1922)⇒ Potthastia longimanus Kieffer, 1922
Procladius (Holotanypus) culiciformis Linnaeus, 1767
Procladius (Holotanypus) ferrugineus Kieffer, 1918
Procladius (Holotanypus) sagittalis Kieffer, 1909
Prodiamesa olivacea Meigen, 1818
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) barbimanus Edwards, 1929
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) limbatellus (Holmgren, 1869)⇒ Psectrocladius oxyura Langton, 1985
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) octomaculatus Wülker, 1956
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) schlienzi Wuelker, 1956
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) simulans Johannsen, 1937
Psectrotanypus varius Fabricius, 1787
Pseudodiamesa (Pseudodiamesa) branickii Nowicki, 1873
Pseudodiamesa pertinax Garrett, 1925
Rheocricotopus (Rheocricotopus) effusus Walker, 1856
Rheocricotopus (Rheocricotopus) fuscipes Kieffer, 1909Pygmy fameflower
Smittia aterrima Meigen, 1818Seedling bean midge
Synorthocladius semivirens Kieffer, 1909
Tanypus (Tanypus) punctipennis Meigen, 1818
Tanypus pictipennis (Vimmer, 1927)⇒ Psectrotanypus pictipennis Zetterstedt, 1838
Tanytarsus dissimilis (Johannsen, 1905)⇒ Paratanytarsus dissimilis Johannsen, 1905
Tanytarsus gracilentus Holmgren, 1883
Tanytarsus palettaris Verneaux, 1969
Tanytarsus usmaensis Pagast, 1931Rough avens
Tvetenia calvescens Edwards, 1929

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Svealand
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
22
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiamesinae
Kieffer, 1922
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
18
34
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProdiamesinae
Sæther, 1976
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



Chironomidae (Erichson 1842)
Chironomidae (Erichson 1842)


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Chironomidae at artfakta.se
Chironomidae at dyntaxa.se
Chironomidae at gbif.org
Chironomidae at irmng.org
Chironomidae at itis.gov
Chironomidae at marinespecies.org