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Checklist for Subfamily Chironominae Newman, 1834
and region Foothills (Yellowhead County, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
189
731
741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
189
731
741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
185
727
738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
155
639
654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
51
236
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
82
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
38
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
35
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
32
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
12
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Foothills (Yellowhead County)
12 Genera with 16 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 20133SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Paralauterborniella Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1925Green Midges6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Foothills (Yellowhead County)
16 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) acidophilus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Paralauterborniella nigrohalteralis Malloch, 1915
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Tanytarsus anderseni Reiss & Fittkau, 1971
Tanytarsus bathophilus Kieffer, 1911
Tanytarsus glabrescens Edwards, 1929
Tanytarsus heliomesonyctios Langton, 1999
Tanytarsus lestagei Goetghebuer, 1922
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Foothills (Yellowhead County)
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
9
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
3
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