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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region West Germany (Germany)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
689
6869
20473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
686
6864
20468
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
615
6657
19979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
373
5421
17205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
88
950
2617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
26
289
825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
87
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
66
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
55
101
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Germany
55 Genera with 101 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Aedokritus1SpeciesTaxom
Arctopelopia Fittkau, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Burmeisteria Salter, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Carbochironomus Reiss & Kirs..., 19901SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocladius Kieffer, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1870Non-biting midges15SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Demeijerea Kruseman, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Demicryptochironomus Lenz, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 19383SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Krenopelopia Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Krenopsectra Reiss, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Krenosmittia Thienemann &..., 19441SpeciesTaxom
Lasiodiamesa Kieffer, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Macropelopia Thienemann, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 201311SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Paraboreochlus Thienemann, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 19503SpeciesTaxom
Parapsectra Reiss, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19292SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Parochlus Enderlein, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Pelopia Meigen, 19443SpeciesTaxom
Pelopiina Statz, 02SpeciesTaxom
Pentaneurella Fittkau & Mu..., 19831SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19454SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Prodiamesa Kieffer, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 20005SpeciesTaxom
Stempellina Thienemann &..., 19442SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 19445SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2017Green Midges7SpeciesTaxom
Thienemannia Kieffer, 19851SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Germany
101 Species
Aedokritus platycnemis Edwards, 1931
Arctopelopia griseipennis van der Wulp, 1859
Carbochironomus improvisus Reiss & Kirs..., 1990
Chaetocladius (Chaetocladius) laminatus Brundin, 1947
Chaetocladius (Chaetocladius) minutissimus Goetghebuer, 1942
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Chironomus (Chironomus) tentans Fabricius, 1805
Chironomus albidus (Konstantinov, 1956)⇒ Polypedilum convictum Walker, 1856
Chironomus antiquus C. von Heyden, 1859
Chironomus bavaricus (Wulker & Ryser, 1983)⇒ Cryptochironomus bavaricus Goetghebuer, 1939
Chironomus bituminosus von Heyden, 1870
Chironomus decrepitus von Heyden, 1870
Chironomus dorminans Heyden, 1870
Chironomus gaudini O. Heer, 1865
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Chironomus obsoletus Heer, 1849
Chironomus oeningensis O. Heer, 1849
Chironomus palaemon von Heyden, 1870
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) pallidus Kieffer, 1922
Corynoneura lobata Edwards, 1924Palmer's asterella
Cricotopus (Isocladius) ornatus Meigen, 1818
Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794Phantom midge
Cryptochironomus (Cryptochironomus) obreptans Walker, 1856
Cryptochironomus bavaricus Goetghebuer, 1939
Demeijerea rufipes Linnaeus, 1761
Demicryptochironomus (Irmakia) neglectus Reiss, 1988
Endochironomus albipennis Meigen, 1830
Eukiefferiella coerulescens Kieffer, 1926
Eukiefferiella fittkaui Lehmann, 1972
Eukiefferiella tirolensis Goetghebuer, 1938
Heterotrissocladius changi Saether, 1975Alpine French-honeysuckle
Krenopsectra acuta Goetghebuer, 1934
Krenosmittia boreoalpina Goetghebuer, 1944
Lasiodiamesa sphagnicola Kieffer, 1925
Macropelopia fittkaui Ferrarese & ..., 1987
Macropelopia nebulosa Meigen, 1804
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) eurynotus Holmgren, 1883
Micropsectra attenuata Reiss, 1969
Micropsectra bumasta Gilka & Jazd..., 2010
Micropsectra contracta Reiss, 1965
Micropsectra junci Meigen, 1818
Micropsectra notescens Walker, 1856
Micropsectra pallidula Meigen, 1830
Micropsectra pharetrophora Fittkau & Reiss, 1999
Micropsectra schrankelae Stur & Ekrem, 2006
Micropsectra seguyi Casas & Laville, 1990
Micropsectra sofiae Stur & Ekrem, 2006
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Orthocladius (Euorthocladius) telochaetus Langton, 1985
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) decoratus Holmgren, 1869
Orthocladius (Symposiocladius) lignicola Kieffer, 1915Redmaids
Paraboreochlus minutissimus Strobl, 1895
Parametriocnemus stylatus Kieffer, 1924
Paraphaenocladius exagitans Johannsen, 1905
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Paraphaenocladius pseudirritus Strenzke, 1950
Parapsectra mendli Reiss, 1983
Paratanytarsus austriacus Kieffer, 1924
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratendipes albimanus Meigen, 1818
Parochlus kiefferi Garrett, 1925
Pelopia obscura G. Statz, 1944
Pelopia pagasti G. Statz, 1944
Pelopia thienemanni G. Statz, 1944
Pelopiina exuvia G. Statz, 1944
Pelopiina pupa
Pentaneurella katterjokki Fittkau & Mu..., 1983
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) albicorne Meigen, 1838
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubeculosum Meigen, 1804
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) convictum Walker, 1856
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Psectrotanypus varius Fabricius, 1787
Pseudorthocladius (Pseudorthocladius) curtistylus Goetghebuer, 1921Maiden fern
Sergentia psiloptera Edwards, 1935
Smittia amoena Caspers, 1988
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Smittia neria
Smittia scutellosetosa Caspers, 1988
Smittia stercoraria (Rossaro & Le..., 2000)⇒ Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Stempellina bausei Kieffer, 1911
Stempellina ciliaris Goetghebuer, 1944
Stempellinella edwardsi Spies & Saether, 2004
Stempellinella flavidula Edwards, 1929
Stenochironomus (Petalopholeus) fascipennis Zetterstedt, 1838
Stenochironomus (Stenochironomus) hibernicus Edwards, 1929
Tanypus dorminans von Heyden, 1870
Tanypus obscurus (Macquart, 1826)⇒ Tanypus fuscus Freeman, 1955
Tanypus pagasti Statz, 1944
Tanypus palaemon von Heyden, 1870
Tanypus thienemanni Statz, 1944
Tanytarsus debilis Meigen, 1830
Tanytarsus heusdensis Goetghebuer, 1923
Tanytarsus lestagei Goetghebuer, 1922
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925
Tanytarsus miriforceps Kieffer, 1921
Tanytarsus occultus Brundin, 1949
Tanytarsus pseudoheusdensis Lin, Stur & ..., 2017
Thienemannia libanica Laville & Mo..., 1985

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in West Germany
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
22
58
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
18
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPodonominae
Thienemann & Edwards, 1937
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProdiamesinae
Sæther, 1976
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
8
10
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