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Checklist for Tribe Chironomini Newman, 1834
and region English Midlands (England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
451
3816
9392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
450
3815
9391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
421
3753
9290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
309
3277
8473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
89
826
2520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
20
232
631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
57
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
46
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
37
60
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
14
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
11
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for English Midlands
11 Genera with 21 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1838Non-biting midges10SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Demicryptochironomus Lenz, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for English Midlands
21 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) anthracinus Zetterstedt, 1860Pygmy linanthus
Chironomus (Chironomus) aprilinus Meigen, 1818
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Chironomus (Chironomus) prasinus Meigen, 1804
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Chironomus (Chironomus) tentans Fabricius, 1805
Chironomus (Chironomus) venustus (Pinder, 1978)⇒ Chironomini venustus Pinder, 1978
Chironomus confinis (Staeger, 1839)⇒ Microtendipes confinis Meigen, 1830
Chironomus punctatus Fabricius, 1805
Chironomus viridis (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Glyptotendipes viridis Macquart, 1834
Cryptochironomus (Cryptochironomus) defectus Kieffer, 1913
Demicryptochironomus (Demicryptochironomus) vulneratus Zetterstedt, 1838
Dicrotendipes nervosus Staeger, 1839
Endochironomus impar Walker, 1856
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) paripes Edwards, 1929
Microtendipes chloris Meigen, 1818
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Parachironomus arcuatus Goetghebuer, 1919
Paratendipes albimanus Meigen, 1818
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) uncinatum Goetghebuer, 1921
Stenochironomus (Petalopholeus) fascipennis Zetterstedt, 1838


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