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Checklist for Subfamily Chironominae Newman, 1834
and region Illinois (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
5949
13945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
5944
13941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
568
5782
13587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
4710
11165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
87
742
1469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
19
192
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
94
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
75
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
58
102
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
23
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Illinois
23 Genera with 51 Species
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Axarus Roback, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1915Non-biting midges5SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Gillotia Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 20133SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Paralauterborniella Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19153SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19158SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochironomus Malloch, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1915Green Midges7SpeciesTaxom
Tribelos Townes, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19162SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Illinois
51 Species
Axarus festivus Say, 1823Indigobush
Axarus scopula Townes, 1945
Chironomus (Chironomus) crassicaudatus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Chironomus (Chironomus) pallidivittatus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Chironomus (Chironomus) staegeri Lundbeck, 1898
Chironomus harti Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Cryptochironomus fulvus Johannsen, 1905Disphyma
Dicrotendipes fumidus Johannsen, 1905
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Dicrotendipes neomodestus Malloch, 1915
Gillotia alboviridis Malloch, 1915
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) barbipes Staeger, 1839
Kiefferulus dux Johannsen, 1905
Micropsectra penicillata Anderson, St..., 2013
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Parachironomus abortivus Malloch, 1915
Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Paracladopelma galaptera Townes, 1945
Paracladopelma nixe Townes, 1945
Paralauterborniella nigrohalterale Malloch, 1915
Paratanytarsus dubius Malloch, 1915
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratanytarsus similatus Malloch, 1915
Paratendipes duplicatus Johannsen, 1937Dewflower
Paratendipes subaequalis Malloch, 1915
Phaenopsectra flavipes Meigen, 1818
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) aviceps Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) convictum Walker, 1856
Polypedilum apicatum Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum breviplumosum Zhang & Wang, 2004
Polypedilum cyclus Zhang & Wang, 2005
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum halterale Coquillett, 1901
Polypedilum illinoense Malloch, 1915
Pseudochironomus pseudoviridis Malloch, 1915
Pseudochironomus richardsoni Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Stictochironomus virgatus Townes, 1945
Tanytarsus aigos Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus confusus (Malloch, 1915)⇒ Paratanytarsus dissimilis Johannsen, 1905
Tanytarsus dendyi Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus dissimilis (Johannsen, 1905)⇒ Paratanytarsus dissimilis Johannsen, 1905
Tanytarsus glabrescens Edwards, 1929
Tanytarsus guerlus Roback, 1957
Tanytarsus neoflavellus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Tribelos fusicornis Malloch, 1915
Tribelos jucundus Walker, 1848
Xenochironomus taenionotus Say, 0Indigobush
Xenochironomus xenolabis Kieffer, 1916

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Illinois
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
17
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePseudochironomini
Sæther, 1977
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
5
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



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