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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
405
3264
7218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
404
3261
7215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
381
3178
6998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
273
2639
5762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
67
437
787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
120
245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
45
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
30
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
24
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
9
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
5
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Minnesota
5 Genera with 16 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1915Non-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 200010SpeciesTaxom
Tribelos Townes, 19451SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Minnesota
16 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Chironomus (Chironomus) tentans Fabricius, 1805
Chironomus utahensis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Cladopelma amachaerus Townes, 1945
Parachironomus potamogeti Townes, 1945
Polypedilum angulum Maschwitz, 2000Palmer's wislizenia
Polypedilum angustum Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum atrichon Maschwitz, 2000
Polypedilum bergi Maschwitz, 2000Palmer's wislizenia
Polypedilum castornama Maschwitz, 2000
Polypedilum crassum Maschwitz, 2000
Polypedilum falciforme Maschwitz, 2000Palmer's wislizenia
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum nymphaeorum Maschwitz, 2000Palmer's wislizenia
Polypedilum tuberculum Maschwitz, 2000
Tribelos ater Townes, 1945


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