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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Valparaiso Region (Chile)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
994
1301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
222
993
1300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
214
977
1283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
154
824
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
53
239
395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
42
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
14
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
11
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
5
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Valparaiso Region
5 Genera with 9 Species
Clunio Haliday, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Macropelopia Thienemann, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Parochlus Enderlein, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Podonomus Philippi, 19523SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Valparaiso Region
9 Species
Clunio brasiliensis Oliviera, 1950Streambank mock orange
Clunio fuscipennis Wirth, 1952Florida phlox
Limnophyes fernandezensis Wirth, 1952
Macropelopia (Alotanypus) vittiger Edwards, 1931
Parochlus nigrinus Edwards, 1931
Parochlus selkirki Wirth, 1952
Podonomus acutus Wirth, 1952
Podonomus discistylus Wirth, 1952
Podonomus kuscheli Wirth, 1952

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Valparaiso Region
SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPodonominae
Thienemann & Edwards, 1937
2
5
Genera
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