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Checklist for Subfamily Chironominae Newman, 1834
and region Northwestern Illinois (Northern Illinois, Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
450
3218
5859
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
449
3215
5856
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
421
3111
5620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
288
2605
4789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
292
390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
58
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
32
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
19
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
18
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
10
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northwestern Illinois
10 Genera with 10 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1804Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1915Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19162SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northwestern Illinois
10 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Paracladopelma nixe Townes, 1945
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum cyclus Zhang & Wang, 2005
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum halterale Coquillett, 1901
Tanytarsus confusus (Malloch, 1915)⇒ Paratanytarsus dissimilis Johannsen, 1905
Xenochironomus taenionotus Say, 0Indigobush
Xenochironomus xenolabis Kieffer, 1916

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Northwestern Illinois
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini ♰
Zavrel, 1917
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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