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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
589
7913
22353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
586
7905
22347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
557
7770
22009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
6349
18517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
968
2414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
175
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
81
269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
57
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
33
69
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
21
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
18
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Texas
18 Genera with 39 Species
Apedilum Townes, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Axarus Roback, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Beardius Reiss & Subl..., 19851SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1823Non-biting midges8SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19454SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomella Sæther, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Goeldichironomus Fittkau, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19457SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Tribelos Townes, 19151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Texas
39 Species
Apedilum elachistum Townes, 1945Midge
Axarus dorneri Malloch, 1915Pricklyfruit bur cucumber
Axarus festivus Say, 1823Indigobush
Beardius truncatus Reiss & Subl..., 1985Crowded lupine
Chironomus (Chironomus) crassicaudatus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Chironomus (Chironomus) kirklandi J. E. Sublette, 1969
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus attenuatus Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Chironomus decorus Johannsen, 1905Disphyma
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Chironomus stigmaterus Say, 1823
Cladopelma collator Townes, 1945
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Cryptochironomus fulvus Johannsen, 1905Disphyma
Cryptochironomus scimitarus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Cryptochironomus sorex Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Cyphomella grisa Malloch, 1915
Dicrotendipes californicus Johannsen, 1905
Dicrotendipes neomodestus Malloch, 1915
Dicrotendipes nervosus Staeger, 1839
Goeldichironomus carus Townes, 1945
Harnischia incidata Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Microtendipes anticus Walker, 1848
Parachironomus carinatus Townes, 1945
Parachironomus directus Dendy & Subl..., 1959
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) fallax Johannsen, 1905
Polypedilum apicatum Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum digitifer (Townes, 1945)⇒ Polypedilum halteralis Coquillett, 1901
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum ontario Walley, 1926
Polypedilum pardus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum parvum Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Sergentia psiloptera Edwards, 1935
Stenochironomus annettae Borkent, 1984
Stenochironomus maculatus Borkent, 1984
Stictochironomus devinctus Say, 1829
Stictochironomus palliatus Coquillett, 1902
Tribelos fusicornis Malloch, 1915


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