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Checklist for Subfamily Chironominae Newman, 1834
and region Iberian Peninsula (South Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
722
11335
39681
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
718
11313
39582
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
677
11140
39240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
434
9062
33888
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
108
1431
4846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
23
385
1438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
127
367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
100
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
77
148
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
19
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iberian Peninsula
19 Genera with 46 Species
Aedokritus1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges12SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 20136SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19292SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19454SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19703SpeciesTaxom
Riethia Kieffer, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1933Green Midges5SpeciesTaxom
Virgatanytarsus Pinder, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Zavrelia Kieffer , Th..., 20091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iberian Peninsula
46 Species
Aedokritus platycnemis Edwards, 1931
Chironomus (Chironomus) acidophilus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus (Chironomus) alpestris Goetghebuer, 1934
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Chironomus (Chironomus) cingulatus (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Paramerina cingulata Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Chironomus (Chironomus) venustus (Pinder, 1978)⇒ Chironomini venustus Pinder, 1978
Chironomus (Lobochironomus) dorsalis (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Einfeldia dorsalis Meigen, 1818
Chironomus annularis (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Chironomus plumosus Linnaeus, 1758
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus atripes (Kieffer, 1910)⇒ Chironomini atripes Kieffer, 1910
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) barbipes Staeger, 1839
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) pallens Meigen, 1804
Microchironomus deribae Freeman, 1957
Micropsectra andalusiaca Marcuzzi, 1950
Micropsectra freyi Stora, 1945
Micropsectra junci Meigen, 1818
Micropsectra lindrothi Goetghebuer, 1931Forkvein polypody
Micropsectra seguyi Casas & Laville, 1990
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Parachironomus acutus Goetghebuer, 1936
Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratendipes albimanus Meigen, 1818
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubeculosum Meigen, 1804
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubifer Skuse, 1889
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) convictum Walker, 1856
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Rheotanytarsus guineensis Kieffer, 1918
Rheotanytarsus pentapoda Kieffer, 1909
Rheotanytarsus ringei Lehmann, 1970
Riethia hamodivisa Cranston, 2019
Stempellinella reissi Casas & Vilc..., 1991
Tanytarsus brundini Lindeberg, 1963Sulphur mallow
Tanytarsus curticornis (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Tanytarsus brundini Lindeberg, 1963
Tanytarsus guerlus Roback, 1957
Tanytarsus madeiraensis Lin, Stur & ..., 2017
Tanytarsus pontophilus Tokunaga, 1933
Virgatanytarsus albisutus Santos Abreu, 1918
Zavrelia casasi Ekrem & Stur, 2009

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Iberian Peninsula
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
10
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePseudochironomini
Sæther, 1977
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
7
19
Genera
Species

Taxom



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