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Checklist for Subfamily Chironominae Newman, 1834
and region Scottish Highlands (Scotland, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
411
2923
5908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
409
2920
5906
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
389
2859
5790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
286
2476
5174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
78
574
1531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
18
156
425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
41
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
30
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
24
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
8
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Scottish Highlands
8 Genera with 12 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1838Non-biting midges4SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Omisus Townes, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Virgatanytarsus Pinder, 19282SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scottish Highlands
12 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) longistylus Goetghebuer, 1921
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Chironomus (Chironomus) salinarius Kieffer, 1915Redmaids
Chironomus viridis (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Glyptotendipes viridis Macquart, 1834
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) pallens Meigen, 1804
Micropsectra fusca Meigen, 1804
Omisus caledonicus Edwards, 1932
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Stictochironomus pictulus Meigen, 1830
Virgatanytarsus reflexens Edwards, 1929
Virgatanytarsus triangularis Goetghebuer, 1928

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Scottish Highlands
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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