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Checklist for Subfamily Chironominae Newman, 1834
and region Los Angeles (Los Angeles County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
1846
2290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
1846
2290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
318
1821
2254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
232
1584
1987
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
63
340
364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
117
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
53
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
41
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
35
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
13
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Los Angeles
13 Genera with 15 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19453SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 18481SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1967Green Midges3SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Los Angeles
15 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) acidophilus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) pedestre Meigen, 1830
Polypedilum (Tripodura) scalaenum Schrank, 1803
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) aviceps Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Rheotanytarsus pellucidus Walker, 1848
Stempellinella fimbriata Ekrem, 2007
Tanytarsus aigos Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925
Tanytarsus volgensis Miseiko, 1967
Xenochironomus xenolabis Kieffer, 1916

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

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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