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Checklist for Subfamily Chironominae Newman, 1834
and region Cumbria (Northwest England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
312
1811
3302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
312
1811
3302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
296
1770
3241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
232
1568
2977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
67
345
614
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
112
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
53
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
45
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
41
55
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
13
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cumbria
13 Genera with 20 Species
Axarus Roback, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1758Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Pagastiella Brundin, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1929Green Midges3SpeciesTaxom
Virgatanytarsus Pinder, 19291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cumbria
20 Species
Axarus festivus Say, 1823Indigobush
Chironomus (Chironomus) commutatus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Endochironomus tendens Fabricius, 1775
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) barbipes Staeger, 1839
Micropsectra lindrothi Goetghebuer, 1931Forkvein polypody
Micropsectra vernalis Goetghebuer, 1931
Microtendipes britteni Edwards, 1929
Microtendipes rydalensis Edwards, 1929
Pagastiella orophila Edwards, 1929
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Phaenopsectra flavipes Meigen, 1818
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) nubens Edwards, 1929
Stempellinella brevis Edwards, 1929
Stempellinella edwardsi Spies & Saether, 2004
Stempellinella minor (Edwards, 1929)⇒ Eukiefferiella minor Edwards, 1929
Tanytarsus debilis Meigen, 1830
Tanytarsus glabrescens Edwards, 1929
Tanytarsus samboni (Edwards, 1929)⇒ Tanytarsus debilis Meigen, 1830
Virgatanytarsus richmondensis Edwards, 1929

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Cumbria
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
8
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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