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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
420
3273
6617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
418
3269
6613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
397
3198
6446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
286
2586
5175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
65
374
630
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
83
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
29
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
14
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
12
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
9
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iowa
9 Genera with 9 Species
Axarus Roback, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chernovskiia Sæther, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1945Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotendipes Lenz, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Demicryptochironomus Lenz, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochironomus Malloch, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1883Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iowa
9 Species
Axarus festivus Say, 1823Indigobush
Chernovskiia amphitrite Townes, 1945
Chironomus (Chaetolabis) atroviridis Townes, 1945
Cryptotendipes emorsus Townes, 1945
Demicryptochironomus cuneatus Townes, 1945
Polypedilum albulum (Townes, 1945)⇒ Polypedilum tritus Walker, 1856
Pseudochironomus rex Hauber, 1947Mountain larkspur
Tanytarsus gracilentus Holmgren, 1883
Xenochironomus taenionotus Say, 0Indigobush

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Iowa
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
7
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePseudochironomini
Sæther, 1977
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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