Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Whixall Moss (Whixall & Bettisfield & Fenns Mosses, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 217
1114
1916 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 217
1114
1916 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 206
1094
1883 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 173
986
1754 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 61
286
546 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 17
78
161 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 6
22
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
13
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges | 11
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Whixall Moss
11 Genera with 12 Species | Chironomus Meigen, 1758 | Non-biting midges | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1850 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplocladius Kieffer, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macropelopia Thienemann, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parachironomus Lenz, 1919 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polypedilum Kieffer, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psectrocladius Kieffer, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tanypus Meigen, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1859 | Green Midges | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Whixall Moss
12 Species | Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758 | Buzzer midge | | Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846 | Coville's phlox | | Cricotopus (Cricotopus) albiforceps Kieffer, 1916 | | | Cricotopus (Isocladius) pilitarsis Zetterstedt, 1850 | | | Dicrotendipes nervosus Staeger, 1839 | | | Diplocladius cultriger Kieffer, 1908 | Prairie fameflower | | Macropelopia adaucta Kieffer, 1916 | | | Parachironomus arcuatus Goetghebuer, 1919 | | | Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) uncinatum Goetghebuer, 1921 | | | Psectrocladius (Allopsectrocladius) platypus Edwards, 1929 | | | Tanypus (Tanypus) punctipennis Meigen, 1818 | | | Tanytarsus sylvaticus van der Wulp, 1859 | |
Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Whixall Moss
 | | 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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