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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Wiltshire (Southwest England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
200
581
730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
200
581
730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
187
558
703
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
149
496
634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
45
135
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
30
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
11
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
9
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
6
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Wiltshire
6 Genera with 7 Species
Chironomopsis Handlirsch, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Tvetenia Tvetenia, 19291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wiltshire
7 Species
Chironomopsis arrogans Giebel, 1856
Chironomopsis extinctus P. B. Brodie, 1845
Corynoneura coronata Edwards, 1924
Gymnometriocnemus (Rhaphidocladius) brumalis Edwards, 1929
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Thienemanniella lutea Edwards, 1924
Tvetenia calvescens Edwards, 1929

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Wiltshire
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
4
4
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