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Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Calgary Metropolitan Region (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
337
2338
3887
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
336
2336
3887
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
318
2270
3749
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
238
1986
3391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
70
402
510
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
92
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
39
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
32
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Calgary Metropolitan Region
2 Families width 27 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids23SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Calgary Metropolitan Region
32 Genera with 27 Species
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Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1949Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Edwardsidia Sæther, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19553SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pagastia Oliver, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Synorthocladius Thienemann, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1967Green Midges3SpeciesTaxom
Tvetenia Tvetenia, 19691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Calgary Metropolitan Region
27 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Chironomus (Chironomus) melanescens Keyl, 1961
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) infuscatus Malloch, 1915
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) trifascia Edwards, 1929
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides travisi Vargas, 1949
Edwardsidia philhygra Edwards, 1931
Eukiefferiella claripennis Lundbeck, 1898
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Gymnometriocnemus (Rhaphidocladius) brumalis Edwards, 1929
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) eurynotus Holmgren, 1883
Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Micropsectra xantha Roback, 1955
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) oblidens Walker, 1856
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Rheocricotopus robacki Beck & Beck, 1964
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Synorthocladius semivirens Kieffer, 1909
Tanypus (Tanypus) punctipennis Meigen, 1818
Tanytarsus aigos Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925
Tanytarsus volgensis Miseiko, 1967
Tvetenia paucunca Saether, 1969

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Calgary Metropolitan Region
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
28
23
Genera
Species

Taxom



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