Checklist of Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
for Belize (Central America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 314
2638
5093 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 314
2638
5093 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 295
2582
4993 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 195
2139
4268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 59
265
453 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 10
64
205 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 4
40
156 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
16
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Belize
2 Families width 28 Species
Genera for Belize
16 Genera with 28 Species | Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1946 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amerohelea Grogan & Wirth, 1981 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bezzia Kieffer, 1990 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomus Meigen, 1916 | Non-biting midges | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Culicoides Latreille, 1948 | Midge | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan, 1988 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Forcipomyia Meigen, 1972 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nanocladius Kieffer, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neobezzia Wirth & Rata..., 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parabezzia Malloch, 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paryphoconus Enderlein, 1984 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phaenobezzia Haeselbarth, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenochironomus Kieffer, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Belize
28 Species | Ablabesmyia (Karelia) cinctipes Johannsen, 1946 | | | Alluaudomyia caribbeana Spinelli & W..., 1984 | Flowering spurge | | Amerohelea fasciata Grogan & Wirth, 1981 | | | Amerohelea vargasi Grogan & Wirth, 1981 | | | Bezzia cayoensis Spinelli, 1991 | | | Bezzia glabra Coquillett, 1902 | | | Bezzia mesotibialis Spinelli & W..., 1990 | | | Bezzia nigritibialis Spinelli, 1991 | | | Bezzia pseudogibbera Spinelli & W..., 1990 | | | Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916 | | | Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923) | ⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923 | | Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896 | | | Culicoides castillae Fox, 1946 | | | Culicoides gabaldoni Ortiz, 1954 | | | Culicoides mckeeveri Brickle & Hagan, 1999 | | | Culicoides palpalis (Macfie, 1948) | ⇒ Culicoides austropalpalis Lee & Reye, 1955 | | Culicoides pusilloides Wirth & Blanton, 1955 | | | Culicoides verecundus Macfie, 1948 | | | Dasyhelea hondurensis Spinelli & W..., 1984 | | | Forcipomyia incubans Macfie, 1937 | | | Forcipomyia minisquamosa Wirth, 1972 | | | Nanocladius bubrachiatus Epler, 1986 | | | Neobezzia amnicola Macfie, 1940 | | | Parabezzia cayoensis Spinelli & G..., 1987 | | | Paryphoconus flinti Spinelli & W..., 1984 | | | Paryphoconus maya Spinelli & W..., 1984 | | | Phaenobezzia maya Spinelli & W..., 1986 | | | Stenochironomus leptopus Kieffer, 1906 | |
Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Belize | Family | Ceratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies | 11
23 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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