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Checklist for Tribe Chironomini Newman, 1834
and region Simcoe County (Central Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
1635
2295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
314
1635
2295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
296
1577
2193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
210
1338
1910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
56
274
366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
84
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
39
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
34
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
30
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
10
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Simcoe County
5 Genera with 6 Species
Axarus Roback, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges4SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19452SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Simcoe County
6 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) acidophilus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus (Chironomus) melanescens Keyl, 1961
Chironomus bifurcatus Wuelker, Mar..., 2009
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) convictum 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