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Checklist for Subfamily Chironominae Newman, 1834
and region Mexico (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
705
14421
58191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
701
14403
58163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
668
14215
57520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
404
11331
47404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
103
1922
7940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
22
328
1595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
140
856
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
100
421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
69
156
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
29
86
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mexico
29 Genera with 86 Species
#ABCDEGLMNPRST
Apedilum Townes, 19453SpeciesTaxom
Asheum Sublette & S..., 19641SpeciesTaxom
Axarus Roback, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Beardius Reiss & Subl..., 19852SpeciesTaxom
Chernovskiia Sæther, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1915Non-biting midges11SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 17673SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotendipes Lenz, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19876SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Goeldichironomus Fittkau, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Lauterborniella Thienemann &..., 19022SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Nilothauma Kieffer, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19722SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 194515SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochironomus Malloch, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 20028SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2003Green Midges6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mexico
86 Species
Apedilum elachistum Townes, 1945Midge
Apedilum elachistus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Apedilum subcinctum Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Asheum beckae Sublette, 1964
Axarus rogersi Beck & Beck, 1958
Beardius aciculatus Andersen & S..., 1996
Beardius parcus Reiss & Subl..., 1985
Chernovskiia orbicus Townes, 1945
Chironomus (Chironomus) anthracinus Zetterstedt, 1860Pygmy linanthus
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Chironomus (Chironomus) staegeri Lundbeck, 1898
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus callichirus Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus frommeri Atchley & Ma..., 1971
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Chironomus stigmaterus Say, 1823
Chironomus utahensis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Cladopelma edwardsi Kruseman, 1933
Cladopelma forcipis Rempel, 1939
Cladopelma viridula (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Cladopelma viridulum Linnaeus, 1767
Cladotanytarsus viridiventris Malloch, 1915
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Cryptochironomus fulvus Johannsen, 1905Disphyma
Cryptotendipes ariel Sublette, 1960
Dicrotendipes aethiops Townes, 1945
Dicrotendipes californicus Johannsen, 1905
Dicrotendipes neomodestus Malloch, 1915
Dicrotendipes nervosus Staeger, 1839
Dicrotendipes obrienorum Epler, 1987
Dicrotendipes sinoposus Epler, 1987
Endochironomus nigricans Johannsen, 1905
Endochironomus subtendens Townes, 1945
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) barbipes Staeger, 1839
Glyptotendipes lobiferus Say, 1823
Goeldichironomus amazonicus Fittkau, 1968Midge
Lauterborniella longipalpis
Lauterborniella varipennis Coquillett, 1902
Microchironomus nigrovittatus Malloch, 1915
Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Microtendipes caducus (Townes, 1945)⇒ Microchironomus caducus Townes, 1945
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Nilothauma mergae Adam & Saether, 1999
Parachironomus monochromus (Wulp, 1874)⇒ Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratanytarsus tolucensis Reiss, 1972
Paratendipes albimanus Meigen, 1818
Paratendipes subaequalis Malloch, 1915
Phaenopsectra flavipes Meigen, 1818
Phaenopsectra profusa Townes, 1945
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) tritum Walker, 1856
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) laetum Meigen, 1818
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) aviceps Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) pedatum Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum albinodus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum artifer Curran, 1930
Polypedilum cinctum Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum digitifer (Townes, 1945)⇒ Polypedilum halteralis Coquillett, 1901
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum halterale Coquillett, 1901
Polypedilum illinoense Malloch, 1915
Polypedilum nigritum (Townes, 1945)⇒ Polypedilum albicornis Meigen, 1838
Polypedilum ophioides Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum simulans (Townes, 1945)⇒ Polypedilum halteralis Coquillett, 1901
Polypedilum sulaceps Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Pseudochironomus richardsoni Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Rheotanytarsus calakmulensis Kyerematen &..., 2002
Rheotanytarsus contrerasi Kyerematen, ..., 2000
Rheotanytarsus foliatus Kyerematen &..., 2002
Rheotanytarsus hanseni Kyerematen &..., 2002
Rheotanytarsus kusii Kyerematen &..., 2002
Rheotanytarsus nuamae Kyerematen &..., 2002
Rheotanytarsus nutamae Kyerematen &..., 2002
Rheotanytarsus ramirezae Kyerematen &..., 2002
Sergentia albescens Townes, 1945Broom milkwort
Sergentia psiloptera Edwards, 1935
Stenochironomus colei Malloch, 1919
Stenochironomus leptopus Kieffer, 1906
Tanytarsus aigos Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus bayi Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus breda Roback, 1960
Tanytarsus martini Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus pontophilus Tokunaga, 1933
Tanytarsus sepp Ekrem, Suble..., 2003

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Mexico
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
23
66
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePseudochironomini
Sæther, 1977
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
5
19
Genera
Species

Taxom



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