Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Virgin Islands (Leeward Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 242
1409
2042 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 242
1409
2042 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 234
1381
1993 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 158
1109
1625 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 41
156
214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 9
47
87 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 4
27
64 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
14
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges | 11
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Virgin Islands
11 Genera with 13 Species | Chironomus Meigen, 1916 | Non-biting midges | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Clunio Haliday, 1985 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Paracladopelma Harnisch, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Procladius Skuse, 1889 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smittia Holmgren, 1884 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1925 | Green Midges | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Virgin Islands
13 Species | Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804 | Bog marshcress | | Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916 | | | Clunio virginianus Paggi, 1985 | | | Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846 | Coville's phlox | | Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923) | ⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923 | | Paracladopelma winnelli Jackson, 1977 | Mohave fishhook cactus | | Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885 | | | Rheotanytarsus exiguus Johannsen, 1905 | | | Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932 | Clambering polypody | | Smittia marsupialis Busk, 1884 | | | Tanytarsus guerlus Roback, 1957 | | | Tanytarsus heliomesonyctios Langton, 1999 | | | Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925 | |
Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Virgin Islands
 | | 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
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