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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
4988
11427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
525
4982
11420
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
4855
11099
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
349
4006
9174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
87
711
1476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
24
185
356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
63
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
45
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
37
44
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
21
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
16
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Carolina
16 Genera with 19 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1898Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotendipes Lenz, 20182SpeciesTaxom
Demeijerea Kruseman, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19453SpeciesTaxom
Skutzia Reiss, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Carolina
19 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Chironomus (Chironomus) staegeri Lundbeck, 1898
Cladopelma viridula (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Cladopelma viridulum Linnaeus, 1767
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Cryptotendipes emorsus Townes, 1945
Cryptotendipes rutteri Epler, 2018
Demeijerea brachialis Coquillett, 1901
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Dicrotendipes neomodestus Malloch, 1915
Dicrotendipes nervosus Staeger, 1839
Einfeldia longipes (Staeger, 1839)⇒ Chironomus dorsalis Meigen, 1818
Kiefferulus dux Johannsen, 1905
Parachironomus directus Dendy & Subl..., 1959
Parachironomus sublettei Beck, 1961
Paratendipes albimanus Meigen, 1818
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) braseniae Leathers, 1922
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum parvum Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Skutzia epleri Pinho, Mende..., 2009


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