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Checklist for Subfamily Chironominae Newman, 1834
and region Faial Island (Azores)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
181
608
809
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
179
605
806
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
175
601
801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
122
458
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
42
140
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
40
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
26
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
23
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
20
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Faial Island
4 Genera with 7 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1818Non-biting midges4SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 18851SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 18041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Faial Island
7 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) alpestris Goetghebuer, 1934
Chironomus (Chironomus) cingulatus (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Paramerina cingulata Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Chironomus (Lobochironomus) dorsalis (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Einfeldia dorsalis Meigen, 1818
Micropsectra junci Meigen, 1818
Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubeculosum Meigen, 1804

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Faial Island
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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