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Checklist for Subfamily Chironominae Newman, 1834
and region Alaska (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
446
3571
8762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
444
3566
8756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
425
3511
8651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
3010
7649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
90
874
2854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
25
294
782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
146
333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
121
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
108
164
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
27
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alaska
27 Genera with 46 Species
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Acalcarella Shilova, 1955
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1918Non-biting midges11SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Constempellina Brundin, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Lauterborniella Thienemann &..., 19111SpeciesTaxom
Lipiniella Shilova, 1961
0SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 20133SpeciesTaxom
Neozavrelia Goetghebuer, 1941
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19152SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19453SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19091SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Sublettea Roback, 1975
0SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1976Green Midges10SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Zavrelia Kieffer , Th..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alaska
46 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) acidophilus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus (Chironomus) hyperboreus Staeger, 1845Darlington's glade spurge
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Chironomus obscuripes (Holmgren, 1869)⇒ Metriocnemus eurynotus Holmgren, 1883
Chironomus obtusilobus
Chironomus prior Butler, 1982
Chironomus punctatus Fabricius, 1805
Chironomus sanctipaula Sublette, 1966Maples
Chironomus tardus Butler, 1982
Chironomus viridellus Kieffer, 1918
Constempellina brevicosta Edwards, 1937
Cryptochironomus (Cryptochironomus) psittacinus Meigen, 1830Stalkless yellowcress
Cryptochironomus bavaricus Goetghebuer, 1939
Cryptochironomus olivaceus Kieffer, 1921
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Glyptotendipes gripekoveni (Kieffer, 1913)⇒ Glyptotendipes cauliginellus Kieffer, 1913
Lauterborniella agrayloides Kieffer, 1911
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Micropsectra recurvata Goetghebuer, 1928Rock polypody
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Parachironomus arcuatus Goetghebuer, 1919
Paracladopelma doris Townes, 1945
Paratanytarsus penicillatus Goetghebuer, 1928
Paratanytarsus similatus Malloch, 1915
Paratendipes albimanus Meigen, 1818
Phaenopsectra punctipes Wiedemann, 1817
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) tritum Walker, 1856
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) cultellatum Goetghebuer, 1931Forkvein polypody
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) pedatum Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Rheotanytarsus pentapoda Kieffer, 1909
Sergentia coracina Zetterstedt, 1850
Stempellinella edwardsi Spies & Saether, 2004
Stictochironomus rosenschoeldi Zetterstedt, 1838
Stictochironomus unguiculatus Malloch, 1934
Tanytarsus aigos Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus aquavolans Butler, 2000
Tanytarsus dispar Lindeberg, 1967Yucatan flymallow
Tanytarsus gracilentus Holmgren, 1883
Tanytarsus lestagei Goetghebuer, 1922
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925
Tanytarsus nearcticus Butler, 2000
Tanytarsus psiloptera (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Tanytarsini psiloptera Kieffer, 1911
Tanytarsus recurvatus Brundin, 1947
Tanytarsus striatulus Lindeberg, 1976
Xenochironomus xenolabis Kieffer, 1916

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Alaska
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
17
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
10
18
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Chironominae at artfakta.se
Chironominae at dyntaxa.se
Chironominae at itis.gov
Chironominae at marinespecies.org