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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Troms (Troms and Finnmark, Norway)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
281
1437
3120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
279
1434
3117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
267
1407
3065
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
211
1279
2883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
61
330
890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
18
119
402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
8
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
7
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Troms
7 Genera with 6 Species
Boreosmittia Tuiskunen, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1805Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Edwardsidia Sæther, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1883Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Troms
6 Species
Boreosmittia karelioborealis Tuiskunen, 1986
Chironomus punctatus Fabricius, 1805
Edwardsidia philhygra Edwards, 1931
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Smittia aterrima Meigen, 1818Seedling bean midge
Tanytarsus gracilentus Holmgren, 1883

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Troms
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
3
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