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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
595
8339
20024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
593
8334
20018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
567
8204
19733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
376
6706
16394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
97
1091
2455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
24
226
506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
92
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
71
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
57
72
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
22
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colorado
22 Genera with 39 Species
#CDEHMPRST
Chironomus Meigen, 1849Non-biting midges15SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Constempellina Brundin, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Paralauterborniella Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19454SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochironomus Malloch, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1905Green Midges3SpeciesTaxom
Tribelos Townes, 1945
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colorado
39 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) hyperboreus Staeger, 1845Darlington's glade spurge
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Chironomus (Chironomus) tentans Fabricius, 1805
Chironomus almelanderi A. L. Melander, 1949
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus attenuatus Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Chironomus depletus Scudder, 1877
Chironomus patens (Walker, 1856)⇒ Polypedilum pedestre Meigen, 1830
Chironomus pausatus A. L. Melander, 1949
Chironomus primaevus A. L. Melander, 1949
Chironomus pristinus A. L. Melander, 1949
Chironomus proterus A. L. Melander, 1949
Chironomus requiescens A. L. Melander, 1949
Chironomus scudderiellus T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Chironomus sepultus Heer, 1849
Cladotanytarsus saetheri Puchalski, P..., 2018
Constempellina brevicosta Edwards, 1937
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Dicrotendipes cryptius Epler, 1987
Dicrotendipes neomodestus Malloch, 1915
Endochironomus nigricans Johannsen, 1905
Micropsectra dives Johannsen, 1905
Paracladopelma nixe Townes, 1945
Paralauterborniella nigrohalterale Malloch, 1915
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Phaenopsectra obediens Johannsen, 1905
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) fuscipenne (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Polypedilum pedestre Meigen, 1830
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubeculosum Meigen, 1804
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) pedestre Meigen, 1830
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Pseudochironomus pseudoviridis Malloch, 1915
Sergentia albescens Townes, 1945Broom milkwort
Stenochironomus colei Malloch, 1919
Stenochironomus poecilopterus Mitchell, 1908
Stenochironomus pulchripennis Coquillett, 1902
Stictochironomus varius Townes, 1945
Tanytarsus fatigans Johannsen, 1905Disphyma
Tanytarsus herrmanni Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus muticus Kieffer, 1905

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Colorado
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
15
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePseudochironomini
Sæther, 1977
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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