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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
420
3632
7047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
419
3629
7044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
397
3553
6870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
271
2937
5698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
345
554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
98
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
50
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
37
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
26
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
15
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Louisiana
15 Genera with 20 Species
Asheum Sublette & S..., 19641SpeciesTaxom
Chernovskiia Sæther, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Gillotia Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2003Green Midges8SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Louisiana
20 Species
Asheum beckae Sublette, 1964
Chernovskiia amphitrite Townes, 1945
Cryptochironomus ponderosus Sublette, 1964
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Einfeldia natchitocheae Sublette, 1964
Gillotia alboviridis Malloch, 1915
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Parachironomus monochromus (Wulp, 1874)⇒ Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratendipes basidens Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Tanytarsus allicis Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus buckleyi Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus dendyi Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus limneticus Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925
Tanytarsus quadratus Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus recens Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus wirthi Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Xenochironomus xenolabis Kieffer, 1916

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Louisiana
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
12
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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