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Checklist for Subfamily Chironominae Newman, 1834
and region Greater Victoria (South Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
294
1428
1785
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
292
1425
1782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
283
1404
1740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1189
1488
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
299
290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
101
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
50
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
43
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
36
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
15
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Greater Victoria
15 Genera with 10 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges4SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Lauterborniella Thienemann &..., 19111SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 18851SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1905Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Greater Victoria
10 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) anthracinus Zetterstedt, 1860Pygmy linanthus
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Chironomus bifurcatus Wuelker, Mar..., 2009
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Lauterborniella agrayloides Kieffer, 1911
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) convictum Walker, 1856
Tanytarsus dissimilis (Johannsen, 1905)⇒ Paratanytarsus dissimilis Johannsen, 1905

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Greater Victoria
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
9
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
6
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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