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Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Anchorage (Anchorage Municipality, Alaska, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
183
547
618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
183
547
618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
174
533
604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
135
440
489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
35
70
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
16
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
7
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
4
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Anchorage
2 Families width 6 Species
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge5SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Anchorage
4 Genera with 6 Species
Bezzia Kieffer, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1925Midge4SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Krenopelopia Fittkau, 19711SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Anchorage
6 Species
Bezzia saileri Wirth, 1983Showy phlox
Culicoides (Avaritia) chiopterus Meigen, 1830
Culicoides (Avaritia) sanguisuga Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides alaskensis Wirth, 1951Trailing phlox
Culicoides yukonensis Hoffman, 1925Mulberry
Krenopelopia narda Roback, 1971Clammy clover

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Anchorage
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Chironomoidea at artfakta.se
Chironomoidea at dyntaxa.se