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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
689
6869
20473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
686
6864
20468
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
615
6657
19979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
373
5421
17205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
88
950
2617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
26
289
825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
87
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
66
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
55
101
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
22
58
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Germany
22 Genera with 58 Species
#ACDEKMPST
Aedokritus1SpeciesTaxom
Carbochironomus Reiss & Kirs..., 19901SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1870Non-biting midges15SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Demeijerea Kruseman, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Demicryptochironomus Lenz, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Krenopsectra Reiss, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 201311SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Parapsectra Reiss, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19292SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19454SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Stempellina Thienemann &..., 19442SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2017Green Midges7SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Germany
58 Species
Aedokritus platycnemis Edwards, 1931
Carbochironomus improvisus Reiss & Kirs..., 1990
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Chironomus (Chironomus) tentans Fabricius, 1805
Chironomus albidus (Konstantinov, 1956)⇒ Polypedilum convictum Walker, 1856
Chironomus antiquus C. von Heyden, 1859
Chironomus bavaricus (Wulker & Ryser, 1983)⇒ Cryptochironomus bavaricus Goetghebuer, 1939
Chironomus bituminosus von Heyden, 1870
Chironomus decrepitus von Heyden, 1870
Chironomus dorminans Heyden, 1870
Chironomus gaudini O. Heer, 1865
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Chironomus obsoletus Heer, 1849
Chironomus oeningensis O. Heer, 1849
Chironomus palaemon von Heyden, 1870
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) pallidus Kieffer, 1922
Cryptochironomus (Cryptochironomus) obreptans Walker, 1856
Cryptochironomus bavaricus Goetghebuer, 1939
Demeijerea rufipes Linnaeus, 1761
Demicryptochironomus (Irmakia) neglectus Reiss, 1988
Endochironomus albipennis Meigen, 1830
Krenopsectra acuta Goetghebuer, 1934
Micropsectra attenuata Reiss, 1969
Micropsectra bumasta Gilka & Jazd..., 2010
Micropsectra contracta Reiss, 1965
Micropsectra junci Meigen, 1818
Micropsectra notescens Walker, 1856
Micropsectra pallidula Meigen, 1830
Micropsectra pharetrophora Fittkau & Reiss, 1999
Micropsectra schrankelae Stur & Ekrem, 2006
Micropsectra seguyi Casas & Laville, 1990
Micropsectra sofiae Stur & Ekrem, 2006
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Parapsectra mendli Reiss, 1983
Paratanytarsus austriacus Kieffer, 1924
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratendipes albimanus Meigen, 1818
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) albicorne Meigen, 1838
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubeculosum Meigen, 1804
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) convictum Walker, 1856
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Sergentia psiloptera Edwards, 1935
Stempellina bausei Kieffer, 1911
Stempellina ciliaris Goetghebuer, 1944
Stempellinella edwardsi Spies & Saether, 2004
Stempellinella flavidula Edwards, 1929
Stenochironomus (Petalopholeus) fascipennis Zetterstedt, 1838
Stenochironomus (Stenochironomus) hibernicus Edwards, 1929
Tanytarsus debilis Meigen, 1830
Tanytarsus heusdensis Goetghebuer, 1923
Tanytarsus lestagei Goetghebuer, 1922
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925
Tanytarsus miriforceps Kieffer, 1921
Tanytarsus occultus Brundin, 1949
Tanytarsus pseudoheusdensis Lin, Stur & ..., 2017

Subnodes of Chironominae with occurrences in West Germany
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
13
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePseudochironomini
Sæther, 1977
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTanytarsini
Zavrel, 1917
8
27
Genera
Species

Taxom



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