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Checklist for Subfamily Chironominae Newman, 1834
and region Spitsbergen (Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Norway)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
194
757
1132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
194
757
1132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
184
741
1113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
153
661
1023
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
50
164
302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
60
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
31
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
29
56
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
29
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
6
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Spitsbergen
6 Genera with 10 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1869Non-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19393SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1999Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Spitsbergen
10 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) anthracinus Zetterstedt, 1860Pygmy linanthus
Chironomus (Chironomus) lugubris (Zetterstedt, 1850)⇒ Chironominae lugens Kieffer, 1906
Chironomus brevinervis (Holmgren, 1869)⇒ Orthocladiinae brevinervis Holmgren, 1869
Cryptochironomus bavaricus Goetghebuer, 1939
Micropsectra insignilobus Kieffer, 1924
Micropsectra logani Johannsen, 1928
Micropsectra radialis Goetghebuer, 1939
Paratanytarsus austriacus Kieffer, 1924
Stictochironomus psilopterus Edwards, 1935
Tanytarsus heliomesonyctios Langton, 1999

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Spitsbergen
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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