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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
5698
14995
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
502
5695
14991
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
479
5584
14674
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
347
4865
13005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
98
1199
3148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
25
344
762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
116
288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
93
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
74
132
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
28
72
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Quebec
28 Genera with 72 Species
#ACDEGLMNPRSTX
Axarus Roback, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges8SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Constempellina Brundin, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 19453SpeciesTaxom
Lauterborniella Thienemann &..., 19111SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19556SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Nilothauma Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19293SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 185612SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochironomus Malloch, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19093SpeciesTaxom
Stelechomyia Reiss, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2003Green Midges11SpeciesTaxom
Tribelos Townes, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Quebec
72 Species
Axarus festivus Say, 1823Indigobush
Axarus scopula Townes, 1945
Chironomus (Chironomus) acidophilus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Chironomus (Chironomus) melanescens Keyl, 1961
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Chironomus (Chironomus) tentans Fabricius, 1805
Chironomus bifurcatus Wuelker, Mar..., 2009
Chironomus intersectus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Chironominae intersectus Meigen, 1838
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Cladopelma amachaerus Townes, 1945
Cladopelma viridula (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Cladopelma viridulum Linnaeus, 1767
Constempellina brevicosta Edwards, 1937
Dicrotendipes leucoscelis Townes, 1945
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Einfeldia pagana Meigen, 1838
Endochironomus nigricans Johannsen, 1905
Endochironomus subtendens Townes, 1945
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) barbipes Staeger, 1839
Glyptotendipes lobiferus Say, 1823
Glyptotendipes unacus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Lauterborniella agrayloides Kieffer, 1911
Micropsectra neoappendica Anderson, St..., 2013
Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Micropsectra recurvata Goetghebuer, 1928Rock polypody
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Micropsectra xantha Roback, 1955
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Nilothauma mirabile Townes, 1945
Parachironomus elodeae Townes, 1945
Paracladopelma galaptera Townes, 1945
Paracladopelma nixe Townes, 1945
Paratanytarsus austriacus Kieffer, 1924
Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Phaenopsectra flavipes Meigen, 1818
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) tritum Walker, 1856
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) aviceps Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) pedatum Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum albulum (Townes, 1945)⇒ Polypedilum tritus Walker, 1856
Polypedilum angustum Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum artifer Curran, 1930
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum halteralis Coquillett, 1901
Polypedilum nigritum (Townes, 1945)⇒ Polypedilum albicornis Meigen, 1838
Polypedilum simulans (Townes, 1945)⇒ Polypedilum halteralis Coquillett, 1901
Polypedilum trigonum Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum tritus Walker, 1856
Pseudochironomus anas Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Pseudochironomus articaudus Saether, 1977Western sweetvetch
Rheotanytarsus magnini Cloutier & H..., 1986
Rheotanytarsus pellucidus Walker, 1848
Rheotanytarsus pentapoda Kieffer, 1909
Stelechomyia perpulchra Mitchell, 1908
Stempellinella boltoni Ekrem, 2007
Stempellinella fimbriata Ekrem, 2007
Stenochironomus unictus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Stictochironomus devinctus Say, 1829
Tanytarsus aigos Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus anderseni Reiss & Fittkau, 1971
Tanytarsus bayi Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus dispar Lindeberg, 1967Yucatan flymallow
Tanytarsus guerlus Roback, 1957
Tanytarsus harperi Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus lobiger Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925
Tanytarsus messersmthi Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus recurvatus Brundin, 1947
Tanytarsus wirthi Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tribelos ater Townes, 1945
Xenochironomus xenolabis Kieffer, 1916

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Quebec
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
20
44
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePseudochironomini
Sæther, 1977
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
7
26
Genera
Species

Taxom



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