AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Subfamily Chironominae Newman, 1834
and region North Canada (Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
443
4117
9693
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
442
4115
9691
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
421
4025
9460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
308
3440
8351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
88
885
2320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
22
270
762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
127
383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
105
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
93
257
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
26
78
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Canada
26 Genera with 78 Species
#CDEGLMPRST
Chironomus Meigen, 1805Non-biting midges12SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19154SpeciesTaxom
Corynocera Zetterstedt, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotendipes Lenz, 1941
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomella Sæther, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Lauterborniella Thienemann &..., 19111SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 201310SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19336SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19455SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochironomus Malloch, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 19343SpeciesTaxom
Sublettea Roback, 1975
0SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1967Green Midges23SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Canada
78 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) acerbus Hirvenoja, 1962
Chironomus (Chironomus) acidophilus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Chironomus (Chironomus) longistylus Goetghebuer, 1921
Chironomus (Chironomus) melanescens Keyl, 1961
Chironomus atritibia Malloch, 1934
Chironomus bifurcatus Wuelker, Mar..., 2009
Chironomus brevinervis (Holmgren, 1869)⇒ Orthocladiinae brevinervis Holmgren, 1869
Chironomus brevipalpis Kieffer, 1926
Chironomus decumbens Malloch, 1934
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Chironomus punctatus Fabricius, 1805
Cladopelma viridula (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Cladopelma viridulum Linnaeus, 1767
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) atridorsum Kieffer, 1924
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) mancus Walker, 1856
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) pallidus Kieffer, 1922
Cladotanytarsus viridiventris Malloch, 1915
Corynocera ambigua Zetterstedt, 1838Narrowflower flaxflower
Cryptochironomus olivaceus Kieffer, 1921
Cyphomella cornea Saether, 1977Western sweetvetch
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Einfeldia storai Goetghebuer ..., 1954
Lauterborniella agrayloides Kieffer, 1911
Micropsectra borealis Kieffer, 1922
Micropsectra groenlandica Andersen, 1937
Micropsectra insignilobus Kieffer, 1924
Micropsectra logani Johannsen, 1928
Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905
Micropsectra penicillata Anderson, St..., 2013
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Micropsectra recurvata Goetghebuer, 1928Rock polypody
Micropsectra sedna Oliver, 1976
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Paracladopelma winnelli Jackson, 1977Mohave fishhook cactus
Paratanytarsus abiskoensis Reiss & Saew..., 1981
Paratanytarsus austriacus Kieffer, 1924
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratanytarsus natvigi Goetghebuer, 1933
Paratanytarsus penicillatus Goetghebuer, 1928
Paratanytarsus setosimanus Goetghebuer, 1933
Phaenopsectra punctipes Wiedemann, 1817
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) tritum Walker, 1856
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) aviceps Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum ophioides Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum simulans (Townes, 1945)⇒ Polypedilum halteralis Coquillett, 1901
Pseudochironomus crassus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Sergentia coracina Zetterstedt, 1850
Stempellinella edwardsi Spies & Saether, 2004
Stempellinella fimbriata Ekrem, 2007
Stictochironomus rosenschoeldi Zetterstedt, 1838
Stictochironomus sticticus Fabricius, 1781
Stictochironomus unguiculatus Malloch, 1934
Tanytarsus aigos Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus allicis Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus anderseni Reiss & Fittkau, 1971
Tanytarsus bathophilus Kieffer, 1911
Tanytarsus dendyi Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus dispar Lindeberg, 1967Yucatan flymallow
Tanytarsus glabrescens Edwards, 1929
Tanytarsus gracilentus Holmgren, 1883
Tanytarsus guerlus Roback, 1957
Tanytarsus heliomesonyctios Langton, 1999
Tanytarsus herrmanni Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus inaequalis Goetghebuer, 1921
Tanytarsus islandicus Malloch, 1934
Tanytarsus lestagei Goetghebuer, 1922
Tanytarsus lugens (Kieffer, 1916)⇒ Tanytarsus bathophilus Kieffer, 1911
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925
Tanytarsus niger Andersen, 1937
Tanytarsus norvegicus Kieffer, 1924
Tanytarsus recurvatus Brundin, 1947
Tanytarsus striatulus Lindeberg, 1976
Tanytarsus telmaticus Lindeberg, 1959
Tanytarsus usmaensis Pagast, 1931Rough avens
Tanytarsus volgensis Miseiko, 1967

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in North Canada
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
17
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePseudochironomini
Sæther, 1977
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
8
46
Genera
Species

Taxom



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