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Checklist for Subfamily Chironominae Newman, 1834
and region Canadian Arctic Archipelago (Nunavut, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
95
305
390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
95
305
390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
91
298
384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
77
281
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
27
107
169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
70
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
44
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
38
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
36
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
7
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canadian Arctic Archipelago
7 Genera with 12 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1869Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19333SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1937Green Midges5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canadian Arctic Archipelago
12 Species
Chironomus brevinervis (Holmgren, 1869)⇒ Orthocladiinae brevinervis Holmgren, 1869
Cryptochironomus olivaceus Kieffer, 1921
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Micropsectra logani Johannsen, 1928
Paratanytarsus austriacus Kieffer, 1924
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratanytarsus natvigi Goetghebuer, 1933
Tanytarsus anderseni Reiss & Fittkau, 1971
Tanytarsus gracilentus Holmgren, 1883
Tanytarsus heliomesonyctios Langton, 1999
Tanytarsus inaequalis Goetghebuer, 1921
Tanytarsus niger Andersen, 1937

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Canadian Arctic Archipelago
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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