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Checklist for Tribe Chironomini Newman, 1834
and region Cape Breton County (Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
293
1583
2072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
293
1583
2072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
278
1529
1982
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
211
1328
1731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
61
373
506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
137
169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
49
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
42
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
32
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
10
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Breton County
5 Genera with 6 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Breton County
6 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) melanescens Keyl, 1961
Chironomus harpi Sublette, 1991
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) aviceps Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort


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