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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Vermont (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
402
3132
6664
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
400
3127
6657
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
380
3042
6447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
278
2576
5594
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
73
474
906
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
105
219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
20
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
10
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
6
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Vermont
6 Genera with 4 Species
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Axarus Roback, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1803
Non-biting midges0SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Symbiocladius Kieffer, 19221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vermont
4 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) aspera Roback, 1959
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) braseniae Leathers, 1922
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Symbiocladius equitans Claassen, 1922

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Vermont
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
2
1
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