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Checklist for Tribe Chironomini Newman, 1834
and region Northern Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
375
2750
5100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
373
2748
5099
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
353
2679
4966
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
255
2271
4372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
575
1014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
18
159
284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
75
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
62
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
55
94
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
19
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
15
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northern Alberta
15 Genera with 21 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1805Non-biting midges9SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomella Sæther, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Lauterborniella Thienemann &..., 19111SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Paralauterborniella Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19452SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Alberta
21 Species
Chironomus (Camptochironomus) dilutus Shobanov, Ki..., 1999
Chironomus (Chironomus) acidophilus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Chironomus (Chironomus) crassicaudatus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Chironomus (Chironomus) melanescens Keyl, 1961
Chironomus athalassicus Cannings, 1975
Chironomus bifurcatus Wuelker, Mar..., 2009
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Chironomus punctatus Fabricius, 1805
Cladopelma viridula (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Cladopelma viridulum Linnaeus, 1767
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Cyphomella cornea Saether, 1977Western sweetvetch
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Lauterborniella agrayloides Kieffer, 1911
Parachironomus frequens Johannsen, 1905
Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Paracladopelma winnelli Jackson, 1977Mohave fishhook cactus
Paralauterborniella nigrohalteralis Malloch, 1915
Phaenopsectra punctipes Wiedemann, 1817
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) tritum Walker, 1856
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort


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