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Checklist for Subfamily Chironominae Newman, 1834
and region Nova Scotia (East Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
483
4679
10528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
481
4675
10525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
458
4577
10265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
328
3935
9011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
88
835
1611
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
21
244
462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
90
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
73
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
60
83
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
18
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nova Scotia
18 Genera with 38 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1974Non-biting midges10SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotendipes Lenz, 1941
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19333SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19455SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2003Green Midges11SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nova Scotia
38 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) acidophilus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Chironomus (Chironomus) longistylus Goetghebuer, 1921
Chironomus (Chironomus) melanescens Keyl, 1961
Chironomus (Chironomus) salinarius Kieffer, 1915Redmaids
Chironomus athalassicus Cannings, 1975
Chironomus bifurcatus Wuelker, Mar..., 2009
Chironomus harpi Sublette, 1991
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Chironomus whitseli Sublette & S..., 1974Red buckeye
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) atridorsum Kieffer, 1924
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Paratanytarsus austriacus Kieffer, 1924
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratanytarsus setosimanus Goetghebuer, 1933
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) braseniae Leathers, 1922
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) aviceps Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) convictum Walker, 1856
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) pedatum Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Stempellinella fimbriata Ekrem, 2007
Tanytarsus dispar Lindeberg, 1967Yucatan flymallow
Tanytarsus dissimilis (Johannsen, 1905)⇒ Paratanytarsus dissimilis Johannsen, 1905
Tanytarsus glabrescens Edwards, 1929
Tanytarsus heliomesonyctios Langton, 1999
Tanytarsus inaequalis Goetghebuer, 1921
Tanytarsus lestagei Goetghebuer, 1922
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925
Tanytarsus occultus Brundin, 1949
Tanytarsus striatulus Lindeberg, 1976
Tanytarsus usmaensis Pagast, 1931Rough avens
Tanytarsus wirthi Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Xenochironomus xenolabis Kieffer, 1916

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Nova Scotia
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
12
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini ♰
Zavrel, 1917
6
18
Genera
Species

Taxom



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