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Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Cuba (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
469
5808
11540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
466
5804
11535
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
448
5740
11408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
276
4596
9294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
72
665
1176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
103
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
35
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
17
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cuba
2 Families width 20 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids10SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cuba
17 Genera with 20 Species
Asclerina Reiss, 1968
0SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Chironominae1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1933Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Coelotanypus Kieffer, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Compterosmittia Sæther, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1925Midge3SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cuba
20 Species
Bezzia gibbera Coquillett, 1905
Brachypogon insularis Spinelli & G..., 1998
Chironominae bulbosus Gerry, 1933
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus bulbosus (Gerry, 1933)⇒ Chironominae bulbosus Gerry, 1933
Coelotanypus cletis Roback, 1963
Coelotanypus humeralis Loew, 1866
Compterosmittia nerius Curran, 1930
Cricotopus conformis Curran, 1928
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Culicoides dureti Ronderos & S..., 1995
Culicoides eadsi Wirth & Blanton, 1971
Culicoides trinidadensis Hoffman, 1925
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Forcipomyia taragui Marino, Spin..., 2002
Monopelopia caraguata Mendes, Marc..., 2003
Nilobezzia schwarzii Coquillett, 1901
Palpomyia subaspera Coquillett, 1901
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Cuba
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
8
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
9
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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