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Checklist for Tribe Chironomini Newman, 1834
and region New Orleans (Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
105
244
296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
105
244
296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
98
223
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
66
178
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
12
29
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
22
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
16
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
10
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
9
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
7
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
7
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Orleans
7 Genera with 6 Species
Chernovskiia Sæther, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Orleans
6 Species
Chernovskiia amphitrite Townes, 1945
Cryptochironomus ponderosus Sublette, 1964
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Parachironomus monochromus (Wulp, 1874)⇒ Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
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