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Checklist for Subfamily Chironominae Newman, 1834
and region Alberta (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
539
5986
17101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
536
5979
17095
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
511
5857
16788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
362
5005
14908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
105
1157
3387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
26
322
865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
137
403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
110
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
85
203
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
31
94
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alberta
31 Genera with 94 Species
#ACDEGLMPRSTX
Axarus Roback, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1984Non-biting midges17SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotendipes Lenz, 1941
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomella Sæther, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 18234SpeciesTaxom
Lauterborniella Thienemann &..., 19111SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19557SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Pagastiella Brundin, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Paralauterborniella Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19336SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19457SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 18482SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Stempellina Thienemann &..., 19691SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Sublettea Roback, 1975
0SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2003Green Midges24SpeciesTaxom
Tribelos Townes, 1945
0SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alberta
94 Species
Axarus festivus Say, 1823Indigobush
Axarus scopula Townes, 1945
Chironomus (Camptochironomus) dilutus Shobanov, Ki..., 1999
Chironomus (Chaetolabis) atroviridis Townes, 1945
Chironomus (Chironomus) acidophilus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus (Chironomus) anthracinus Zetterstedt, 1860Pygmy linanthus
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Chironomus (Chironomus) crassicaudatus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Chironomus (Chironomus) entis Shobanov, 1989
Chironomus (Chironomus) melanescens Keyl, 1961
Chironomus (Chironomus) pilicornis Fabricius, 1794
Chironomus (Chironomus) staegeri Lundbeck, 1898
Chironomus athalassicus Cannings, 1975
Chironomus bifurcatus Wuelker, Mar..., 2009
Chironomus harpi Sublette, 1991
Chironomus intersectus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Chironominae intersectus Meigen, 1838
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Chironomus punctatus Fabricius, 1805
Chironomus vockerothi Rasmussen, 1984
Cladopelma edwardsi Kruseman, 1933
Cladopelma viridula (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Cladopelma viridulum Linnaeus, 1767
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) mancus Walker, 1856
Cladotanytarsus (Lenziella) amandus Hirvenoja, 1962
Cryptochironomus (Cryptochironomus) supplicans Meigen, 1830
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Cyphomella cornea Saether, 1977Western sweetvetch
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Dicrotendipes nervosus Staeger, 1839
Einfeldia pagana Meigen, 1838
Endochironomus nigricans Johannsen, 1905
Endochironomus subtendens Townes, 1945
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) barbipes Staeger, 1839
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) paripes Edwards, 1929
Glyptotendipes gripekoveni (Kieffer, 1913)⇒ Glyptotendipes cauliginellus Kieffer, 1913
Glyptotendipes lobiferus Say, 1823
Lauterborniella agrayloides Kieffer, 1911
Micropsectra insignilobus Kieffer, 1924
Micropsectra lacustris Saewedal, 1975
Micropsectra logani Johannsen, 1928
Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Micropsectra xantha Roback, 1955
Parachironomus elodeae Townes, 1945
Parachironomus frequens Johannsen, 1905
Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Paracladopelma galaptera Townes, 1945
Paracladopelma winnelli Jackson, 1977Mohave fishhook cactus
Paralauterborniella nigrohalteralis Malloch, 1915
Paratanytarsus abiskoensis Reiss & Saew..., 1981
Paratanytarsus austriacus Kieffer, 1924
Paratanytarsus dubius Malloch, 1915
Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratanytarsus setosimanus Goetghebuer, 1933
Phaenopsectra punctipes Wiedemann, 1817
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) tritum Walker, 1856
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) aviceps Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) pedatum Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum halteralis Coquillett, 1901
Polypedilum nigritum (Townes, 1945)⇒ Polypedilum albicornis Meigen, 1838
Polypedilum simulans (Townes, 1945)⇒ Polypedilum halteralis Coquillett, 1901
Rheotanytarsus distinctissimus (Brundin, 1947)⇒ Rheotanytarsus pellucidus Walker, 1848
Rheotanytarsus pellucidus Walker, 1848
Sergentia albescens Townes, 1945Broom milkwort
Stempellina leptocelloides Webb, 1969Silverleaf nightshade
Stempellinella fimbriata Ekrem, 2007
Stenochironomus colei Malloch, 1919
Tanytarsus aigos Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus anderseni Reiss & Fittkau, 1971
Tanytarsus bathophilus Kieffer, 1911
Tanytarsus bayi Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus brundini Lindeberg, 1963Sulphur mallow
Tanytarsus curticornis (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Tanytarsus brundini Lindeberg, 1963
Tanytarsus dendyi Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus dispar Lindeberg, 1967Yucatan flymallow
Tanytarsus glabrescens Edwards, 1929
Tanytarsus heliomesonyctios Langton, 1999
Tanytarsus herrmanni Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus inaequalis Goetghebuer, 1921
Tanytarsus lestagei Goetghebuer, 1922
Tanytarsus limneticus Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus lobiger Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus lugens (Kieffer, 1916)⇒ Tanytarsus bathophilus Kieffer, 1911
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925
Tanytarsus niger Andersen, 1937
Tanytarsus occultus Brundin, 1949
Tanytarsus recurvatus Brundin, 1947
Tanytarsus striatulus Lindeberg, 1976
Tanytarsus telmaticus Lindeberg, 1959
Tanytarsus volgensis Miseiko, 1967
Tanytarsus wirthi Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Xenochironomus xenolabis Kieffer, 1916

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Alberta
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
23
51
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
8
43
Genera
Species

Taxom



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