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Checklist for Subfamily Chironominae Newman, 1834
and region Middlesex County (Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
337
1817
2576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
337
1817
2576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
319
1763
2489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
230
1501
2162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
59
317
455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
90
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
49
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
43
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
36
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
13
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Middlesex County (Canada)
13 Genera with 19 Species
Axarus Roback, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges8SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 20133SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19292SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1999Green Midges2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Middlesex County (Canada)
19 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) acidophilus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Chironomus (Chironomus) entis Shobanov, 1989
Chironomus (Chironomus) melanescens Keyl, 1961
Chironomus bifurcatus Wuelker, Mar..., 2009
Chironomus decorus Johannsen, 1905Disphyma
Chironomus harpi Sublette, 1991
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Paracladopelma winnelli Jackson, 1977Mohave fishhook cactus
Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) convictum Walker, 1856
Tanytarsus dissimilis (Johannsen, 1905)⇒ Paratanytarsus dissimilis Johannsen, 1905
Tanytarsus heliomesonyctios Langton, 1999

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Middlesex County (Canada)
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
8
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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