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Checklist for Tribe Chironomini Newman, 1834
and region Central Illinois (Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
460
3695
7027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
459
3693
7025
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
434
3594
6784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
300
3036
5791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
363
527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
83
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
50
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
36
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
27
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
15
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
10
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Illinois
10 Genera with 11 Species
Axarus Roback, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1915Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Illinois
11 Species
Axarus festivus Say, 1823Indigobush
Chironomus (Chironomus) crassicaudatus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Cryptochironomus fulvus Johannsen, 1905Disphyma
Dicrotendipes fumidus Johannsen, 1905
Dicrotendipes neomodestus Malloch, 1915
Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Paracladopelma nixe Townes, 1945
Polypedilum breviplumosum Zhang & Wang, 2004
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Xenochironomus xenolabis Kieffer, 1916


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