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Checklist for Subfamily Chironominae Newman, 1834
and region Utah (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
461
4259
11358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
459
4254
11354
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
437
4182
11198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
3329
9096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
653
1497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
20
150
360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
74
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
57
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
46
66
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
17
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Utah
17 Genera with 27 Species
Apedilum Townes, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1915Non-biting midges4SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotendipes Lenz, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19193SpeciesTaxom
Nilothauma Kieffer, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19292SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19456SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1856Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Utah
27 Species
Apedilum subcinctum Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Chironomus (Chironomus) tentans Fabricius, 1805
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Chironomus pausatus A. L. Melander, 1949
Chironomus utahensis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) nigrovittatus Goetghebuer, 1922
Cladotanytarsus marki Sublette, 1998
Cryptotendipes darbyi Sublette, 1960
Dicrotendipes cryptius Epler, 1987
Einfeldia pagana Meigen, 1838
Micropsectra logani Johannsen, 1928
Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Nilothauma babiyi Rempel, 1937
Parachironomus chaetaolus Sublette, 1960
Paratanytarsus dubius Malloch, 1915
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratendipes basidens Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Paratendipes thermophilus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) laetum Meigen, 1818
Polypedilum (Tripodura) scalaenum Schrank, 1803
Polypedilum apicatum Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum simulans (Townes, 1945)⇒ Polypedilum halteralis Coquillett, 1901
Polypedilum sulaceps Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Stictochironomus palliatus Coquillett, 1902
Tanytarsus pallidicornis Walker, 1856

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in Utah
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
12
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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