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Checklist for Tribe Chironomini Newman, 1834
and region Los Angeles County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
437
3437
6024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
435
3435
6022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
416
3371
5900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
286
2874
5170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
69
505
691
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
19
142
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
64
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
48
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
39
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
15
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
8
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Los Angeles County
8 Genera with 12 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges4SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19453SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Los Angeles County
12 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) acidophilus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Cryptochironomus fulvus Johannsen, 1905Disphyma
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Dicrotendipes nervosus Staeger, 1839
Microtendipes rydalensis Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) pedestre Meigen, 1830
Polypedilum (Tripodura) scalaenum Schrank, 1803
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) aviceps 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