Checklist of Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
for Central Venezuela (Venezuela)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 311
2843
3686 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 311
2843
3686 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 300
2817
3648 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 223
2541
3360 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 63
458
517 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 12
77
217 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 4
29
129 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
11
9 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Central Venezuela
2 Families width 9 Species
Genera for Central Venezuela
11 Genera with 9 Species | Antillocladius Sæther, 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomus Meigen, 1916 | Non-biting midges | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Compterosmittia Sæther, 2004 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplosmittia Saether, 1981 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Forcipomyia Meigen, 1995 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gravatamberus Mendes & And..., 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nannoodes Handlirsch, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palpomyia Meigen, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stilobezzia Kieffer, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Central Venezuela
9 Species | Antillocladius venequatoriensis Mendes, Ande..., 2004 | | | Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916 | | | Compterosmittia nerius Curran, 1930 | | | Compterosmittia pittieri Mendes, Ande..., 2004 | | | Forcipomyia marini Spinelli & D..., 1995 | | | Forcipomyia uramaensis Spinelli & D..., 1995 | | | Nannoodes pseudocistela ♰ A. Handlirsch, 1906 | | | Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929 | | | Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956 | |
Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Central Venezuela | Family | Ceratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies | 5
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges | 6
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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