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Checklist for Subfamily Chironominae Newman, 1834
and region Spain (Iberian Peninsula)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
679
9809
32121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
675
9790
32064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
642
9663
31803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
416
7897
27351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
102
1183
3659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
23
310
1074
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
96
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
71
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
49
54
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
14
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Spain
14 Genera with 20 Species
Aedokritus1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges6SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 20133SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1957Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Virgatanytarsus Pinder, 1982
0SpeciesTaxom
Zavrelia Kieffer , Th..., 20091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Spain
20 Species
Aedokritus platycnemis Edwards, 1931
Chironomus (Chironomus) acidophilus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Micropsectra andalusiaca Marcuzzi, 1950
Micropsectra seguyi Casas & Laville, 1990
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Parachironomus acutus Goetghebuer, 1936
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) convictum Walker, 1856
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Stempellinella reissi Casas & Vilc..., 1991
Tanytarsus guerlus Roback, 1957
Zavrelia casasi Ekrem & Stur, 2009

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Spain
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
7
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePseudochironomini
Sæther, 1977
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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