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Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Baja California (Northwest Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
303
1557
2543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
303
1557
2543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
292
1525
2481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
189
1097
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
44
173
352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
23
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
13
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
5
35
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Baja California
1 Family width 35 Species
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge35SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Baja California
5 Genera with 35 Species
Culicoides Latreille, 1960Midge16SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19787SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19935SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19735SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19522SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Baja California
35 Species
Culicoides (Amossovia) cochisensis Wirth & Blanton, 1967
Culicoides (Oecacta) furens Poey, 1851
Culicoides arizonensis Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Culicoides bajensis Wirth & Assi..., 1979
Culicoides boydi Wirth & Mullens, 1992
Culicoides copiosus Root & Hoffman, 1937Schaffner's wattle
Culicoides hieroglyphicus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides hoguei Wirth & Assi..., 1979Longleaf phlox
Culicoides insolatus Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Culicoides kettlei Breidenbaugh..., 1999
Culicoides melleus Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides mohave Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Culicoides occidentalis Wirth & Jones, 1957
Culicoides ryckmani Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Culicoides sitiens Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Culicoides torridus Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Dasyhelea bajaensis
Dasyhelea bajensis Wirth, 1978
Dasyhelea cactorum Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Dasyhelea griseola Wirth, 1978
Dasyhelea pentalineata Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Dasyhelea pollex Borkent & Fo..., 1986
Dasyhelea sonorensis Wirth, 1978
Forcipomyia (Synthyridomyia) acidicola Tokunaga, 1937
Forcipomyia baueri Wirth, 1956Fall phlox
Forcipomyia desertensis Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Forcipomyia goniognatha Wirth & Mess..., 1971Longleaf phlox
Forcipomyia werneri Wirth & Spin..., 1993
Leptoconops doyeni Spinelli & R..., 1993
Leptoconops freeborni Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Leptoconops torrens Townsend, 1893
Leptoconops vargasi Clastrier & ..., 1978
Leptoconops werneri Wirth, 1973Smooth phlox
Palpomyia armatipes Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Palpomyia linsleyi Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Baja California
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
5
35
Genera
Species

Taxom



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