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Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Caucasus (Eurasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
523
6140
18845
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
521
6137
18842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
497
6044
18637
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
331
4886
16042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
79
858
2297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
20
285
873
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
93
258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
81
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Caucasus
2 Families width 171 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids81SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge90SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Caucasus
81 Genera with 171 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19016SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 191112SpeciesTaxom
Brillia Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Ceratoculicoides Wirth & Rata..., 19882SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges8SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 19492SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Corynocera Zetterstedt, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18262SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotendipes Lenz, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1968Midge15SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 196711SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1941Snow Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Diamesinae1SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 19493SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19236SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Hudsonimyia Roback, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Krenopelopia Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Lauterborniella Thienemann &..., 19111SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19619SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Mallochohelea Wirth, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19554SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19933SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Nannoodes Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Odontomesa Pagast, 19851SpeciesTaxom
OrthocladiinaeOrthoclads1SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19493SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 190112SpeciesTaxom
Parachaetocladius Wulker, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Paracricotopus Thienemann &..., 19832SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Paralauterborniella Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19332SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Potthastia Kieffer, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Probezzia Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19472SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Rheopelopia Fittkau, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Schizohelea Kieffer, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Symbiocladius Kieffer, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1947Green Midges6SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Tribelos Townes, 1945
0SpeciesTaxom
Trissopelopia Kieffer, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Tvetenia Tvetenia, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caucasus
171 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) monilis Linnaeus, 1758
Ablabesmyia annulata Say, 1823
Ablabesmyia parajanta Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Atrichopogon (Atrichopogon) unilineatus Remm, 1967
Atrichopogon (Psammopogon) albiscapula Kieffer, 1918
Atrichopogon formosae Kieffer, 1912
Atrichopogon fossicola (Kieffer, 1922)⇒ Atrichopogon fuscus Meigen, 1804
Atrichopogon gillipaludosus Remm, 1993
Atrichopogon levis Coquillett, 1901Biting midge
Bezzia (Bezzia) albipes (Winnertz, 1852)⇒ Bezzia coracina Zetterstedt, 1850
Bezzia albicornis Meigen, 1818
Bezzia blandiata Remm, 1967
Bezzia fuliginata Clastrier, 1962
Bezzia kuhetiensis Remm, 1967
Bezzia kurensis Remm, 1967
Bezzia nobilis Winnertz, 1852
Bezzia setosa Remm, 1974
Bezzia sevanica Remm, 1974
Bezzia strigula (Clastrier, 1962)⇒ Bezzia multiannulata Strobl, 1906
Bezzia tshernovskii Remm, 1993
Bezzia xanthocephala (Goetghebuer, 1911)⇒ Bezzia leucogaster Zetterstedt, 1850
Brillia sera Roback, 1957Cusp clover
Bryophaenocladius ictericus Meigen, 1830
Camptocladius tritoma (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Orthocladiinae tritoma Kieffer, 1921
Ceratoculicoides gracilipes Remm, 1967
Ceratoculicoides havelkai Wirth & Grogan, 1988
Ceratopogon punctatus (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Culicoides punctatus Meigen, 1804
Chironomus (Chironomus) acidophilus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Chironomus (Chironomus) melanescens Keyl, 1961
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus bifurcatus Wuelker, Mar..., 2009
Chironomus breviantennatus Konstantinov, 1956
Chironomus major (Wülker & But..., 1983)⇒ Parachironomus major Goetghebuer, 1921
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Cladopelma armeniaca Chernovskij, 1949
Cladopelma fridmanae Chernovskij, 1949
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) atridorsum Kieffer, 1924
Clinohelea (Clinohelea) unimaculata Macquart, 1826
Clinohelea pseudonubifera Grogan & Wirth, 1975
Conchapelopia rurika Roback, 1957Cusp clover
Corynocera sevanicus Chernovskij, 1949
Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846Coville's phlox
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) triannulatus Macquart, 1826
Cryptotendipes rutteri Epler, 2018
Culicoides (Culicoides) flavipulicaris Dhafarov, 1964
Culicoides (Culicoides) newsteadi Austen, 1921
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) longicollis Glukhova, 1971
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) puncticollis (Becker, 1903)⇒ Culicoides nubeculosus Meigen, 1830
Culicoides (Oecacta) alazanicus Dzhafarov, 1961
Culicoides (Oecacta) gejgelensis Dzhafarov, 1964
Culicoides (Oecacta) maritimus Kieffer, 1924
Culicoides (Oecacta) odiatus Austen, 1921
Culicoides (Oecacta) shaklawensis Khalaf, 1957
Culicoides comosioculatus Tokunaga, 1956
Culicoides dzhafarovi Remm, 1967
Culicoides festivipenis Kieffer, 1914
Culicoides hondurensis Spinelli & B..., 2004
Culicoides mulrennani Beck, 1957
Culicoides stepicola Remm & Zhogoley, 1968
Dasyhelea (Dicryptoscena) kurensis Remm, 1967
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) abhazica Remm, 1967
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) alboverrucosa Remm, 1967
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) arenivaga Macfie, 1943
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) bifida Zilahi-sebess, 1936Biting midge
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) ermeri Remm, 1967
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) fulvosa Remm, 1967
Dasyhelea kodoriensis Remm, 1993
Dasyhelea leptobranchia Waugh & Wirth, 1976Davis horsenettle
Dasyhelea leptocladus Remm, 1967
Dasyhelea serristernum Remm, 1967
Diamesa (Diamesa) longipes (Goetghebuer, 1941)⇒ Diamesinae longipes Chernovskij, 1949
Diamesinae longipes Chernovskij, 1949
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Eukiefferiella claripennis Lundbeck, 1898
Eukiefferiella popovae Chernovskij, 1949
Eukiefferiella quadridentata Chernovskij, 1949
Forcipomyia (Caloforcipomyia) glauca Macfie, 1934
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) crassipes Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia (Pterobosca) paludis Macfie, 1936
Forcipomyia (Synthyridomyia) acidicola Tokunaga, 1937
Forcipomyia (Synthyridomyia) knockensis Goetghebuer, 1938
Forcipomyia (Thyridomyia) biskraensis Kieffer, 1923
Gymnometriocnemus (Rhaphidocladius) brumalis Edwards, 1929
Harnischia burganadzae Chernovskij, 1949
Heterotrissocladius changi Saether, 1975Alpine French-honeysuckle
Hudsonimyia parrishi Caldwell & S..., 1982
Lauterborniella agrayloides Kieffer, 1911
Leptoconops (Holoconops) borealis Gutsevich, 1945
Leptoconops (Holoconops) pavlovskyi Dzhafarov, 1961
Leptoconops (Leptoconops) bezzii Noe, 1905
Leptoconops (Leptoconops) noei Clastrier & ..., 1973
Leptoconops camelorum Kieffer, 1921
Leptoconops caucasicus Gutsevich, 1953
Leptoconops laurae Weiss, 1912
Leptoconops nachitschevanicus Dzhafarov, 1961
Leptoconops nigripes Dzhafarov, 1961
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Limnophyes natalensis Kieffer, 1914
Mallochohelea remota Kieffer, 1919
Mallochohelea spinipes Wirth, 1962Downy phlox
Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Micropsectra xantha Roback, 1955
Monohelea avicularis Remm, 1993
Monohelea lampropeza Remm, 1967
Monohelea spathulata Remm, 1993
Monopelopia tenuicalcar Kieffer, 1918
Nannoodes pseudocistela A. Handlirsch, 1906
Nilobezzia formosa Loew, 1869
Nilobezzia posticata Zetterstedt, 1850
Odontomesa nearctica (Saether, 1985)⇒ Odontomesa fulva Kieffer, 1919
Orthocladiinae murvanidzei Chernovskij, 1949
Orthocladius (Euorthocladius) rivicola Kieffer, 1911Quill fameflower
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) oliveri Soponis, 1977Bittersweet
Orthocladius murvanidzei (Chernovskij, 1949)⇒ Orthocladiinae murvanidzei Chernovskij, 1949
Palpomyia (Palpomyia) flavipes Meigen, 1804
Palpomyia algeriana Clastrier, 1962
Palpomyia aterrima Goetghebuer, 1921
Palpomyia bipicta Remm, 1976
Palpomyia brachialis Haliday, 1833
Palpomyia flaviceps Johannsen, 1908
Palpomyia grossipes Goetghebuer, 1920
Palpomyia longa Remm, 1976
Palpomyia nigritarsalis Remm, 1976
Palpomyia praeusta Loew, 1869
Palpomyia pruinulosa Remm, 1976
Palpomyia subasper Coquillett, 1901
Parachaetocladius hudsoni Saether, 1977
Parachironomus major Goetghebuer, 1921
Paracladopelma winnelli Jackson, 1977Mohave fishhook cactus
Paracricotopus millrockensis Caldwell, 1985
Paracricotopus mozleyi Steiner, 1983Leatherplant
Paralauterborniella nigrohalteralis Malloch, 1915
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratanytarsus natvigi Goetghebuer, 1933
Phaenopsectra punctipes Wiedemann, 1817
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Potthastia iberica (Serra-tosio, 1971)⇒ Potthastia montium Edwards, 1929
Potthastia montium Edwards, 1929
Probezzia xanthogaster Kieffer, 1917
Pseudorthocladius rectilobus Saether & Su..., 1983Sweetvetch
Pseudosmittia jemtlandica (Brundin, 1947)⇒ Prosmittia jemtlandica Brundin, 1947
Pseudosmittia smolandica Brundin, 1947
Rheocricotopus robacki Beck & Beck, 1964
Rheocricotopus tuberculatus Caldwell, 1984
Rheopelopia acra Roback, 1971
Schizohelea leucopeza Meigen, 1804
Serromyia nudicolis Borkent, 1990
Serromyia subinermis Kieffer, 1919
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Smittia stercoraria (Rossaro & Le..., 2000)⇒ Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Stempellinella fimbriata Ekrem, 2007
Stictochironomus devinctus Say, 1829
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) flavirostris Winnertz, 1852
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Symbiocladius chattahoocheensis Caldwell, 1984
Tanytarsus allicis Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus bathophilus Kieffer, 1911
Tanytarsus dissimilis (Johannsen, 1905)⇒ Paratanytarsus dissimilis Johannsen, 1905
Tanytarsus gibbus Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus guerlus Roback, 1957
Tanytarsus recurvatus Brundin, 1947
Thienemanniella lobapodema Hestenes & S..., 2000
Thienemanniella xena Roback, 1957
Trissopelopia ogemawi Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Tvetenia paucunca Saether, 1969
Xenochironomus xenolabis Kieffer, 1916

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Caucasus
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
18
90
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
63
81
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
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