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Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Bahamas (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
271
1631
2481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
271
1631
2481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
264
1604
2438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
173
1237
1913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
42
162
289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
32
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
16
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
9
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Bahamas
2 Families width 16 Species
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge14SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Bahamas
9 Genera with 16 Species
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1925Midge4SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19864SpeciesTaxom
Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 19641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bahamas
16 Species
Alluaudomyia bella Coquillett, 1902
Bezzia punctipennis Williston, 1896
Culicoides floridensis Beck, 1951
Culicoides knowltoni Beck, 1956
Culicoides melleus Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides trinidadensis Hoffman, 1925
Dasyhelea bahamensis Johnson, 1908
Dasyhelea luteogrisea Wirth & Will..., 1957Flowery phlox
Dasyhelea morrisoni Grogan, 2006
Dasyhelea pollex Borkent & Fo..., 1986
Downeshelea stonei Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Forcipomyia unica Bystrak & Wirth, 1978
Monohelea lanei Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Monohelea maculipennis Coquillett, 1905
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Tanypus (Apelopia) neopunctipennis Sublette, 1964

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Bahamas
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
7
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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