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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Upper Cretaceous (Cretaceous)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
360
894
1266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
358
889
1262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
334
859
1227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
199
610
921
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
43
169
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
21
111
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
30
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
24
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
6
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Upper Cretaceous
6 Genera with 6 Species
Cretodiamesa Kalugina, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Electrotenia Kalugina, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Spaniotoma Philippi, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Tanytermes Engel & al., 20071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Upper Cretaceous
6 Species
Cretodiamesa taimyrica N. S. Kalugina, 1976
Electrotenia brundini N. S. Kalugina, 1980
Metriocnemus cretatus M. W. Boesel, 1937
Smittia veta M. W. Boesel, 1937
Spaniotoma conservata M. W. Boesel, 1937
Tanytermes anawrahtai M. S. Engel, 2007

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Upper Cretaceous
SubfamilyAphroteniinae
Brundin, 1966
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
3
3
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