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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
500
4402
9543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
499
4399
9539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
480
4303
9299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
3592
7850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
82
676
1341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
18
185
462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
61
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
44
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
23
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
12
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Maryland
12 Genera with 16 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 0Non-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Demeijerea Kruseman, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19264SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochironomus Malloch, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 18291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maryland
16 Species
Chironomus (Chaetolabis) ochreatus Townes, 1945
Chironomus calopterus
Chironomus perpulcher
Demeijerea atrimana Coquillett, 1902
Glyptotendipes senilis Johannsen, 1937
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) braseniae Leathers, 1922
Polypedilum (Tripodura) scalaenum Schrank, 1803
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum ontario Walley, 1926
Pseudochironomus chen Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Stenochironomus hilaris Walker, 1848
Stenochironomus macateei Malloch, 1915
Stenochironomus poecilopterus Mitchell, 1908
Stictochironomus devinctus Say, 1829

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Maryland
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
9
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePseudochironomini
Sæther, 1977
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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