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Checklist for Subfamily Chironominae Newman, 1834
and region Elgin County (Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
364
2265
3389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
363
2263
3387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
344
2194
3250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
241
1835
2817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
60
323
405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
74
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
37
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
26
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
22
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
11
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Elgin County
11 Genera with 16 Species
Axarus Roback, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges4SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19292SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1925Green Midges4SpeciesTaxom
Tribelos Townes, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Elgin County
16 Species
Axarus festivus Say, 1823Indigobush
Chironomus (Chironomus) acidophilus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Paracladopelma winnelli Jackson, 1977Mohave fishhook cactus
Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Tanytarsus dissimilis (Johannsen, 1905)⇒ Paratanytarsus dissimilis Johannsen, 1905
Tanytarsus guerlus Roback, 1957
Tanytarsus heliomesonyctios Langton, 1999
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925
Tribelos ater Townes, 1945
Xenochironomus xenolabis Kieffer, 1916

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

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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