Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Dominica (Windward Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 208
878
1333 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 208
878
1333 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 202
859
1311 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 131
632
1005 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 40
184
373 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 11
57
155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 5
20
45 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
8
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Dominica
2 Families width 20 Species
Genera for Dominica
8 Genera with 20 Species
Species list for Dominica
20 Species | Baeohelea nana Wirth & Blanton, 1970 | | | Bezzia flinti Spinelli, 1991 | | | Brachypogon bifidus Spinelli & G..., 1998 | | | Culicoides (Hoffmania) foxi Ortiz, 1950 | | | Culicoides archboldi Wirth & Blanton, 1970 | | | Culicoides bredini Wirth & Blanton, 1970 | | | Culicoides decor Williston, 1896 | | | Culicoides dominicanus Wirth & Blanton, 1970 | | | Culicoides trilineatus Fox, 1946 | | | Forcipomyia archboldi Meillon & Wirth, 1980 | | | Forcipomyia calatheae Wirth, 1982 | | | Forcipomyia dominicana Meillon & Wirth, 1979 | | | Forcipomyia hobbsi Wirth & Spin..., 1992 | | | Forcipomyia spilmani Meillon & Wirth, 1980 | | | Monohelea hieroglyphica Kieffer, 1917 | | | Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956 | | | Xestochironomus dominicanus Sublette & W..., 1972 | | | Xestochironomus flinti Sublette & W..., 1972 | | | Xestochironomus hobbsi | | | Xestochironomus luteifurcatus Sublette & W..., 1972 | |
Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Dominica | Family | Ceratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies | 7
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges | 1
4 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information Chironomoidea at artfakta.se
Chironomoidea at dyntaxa.se
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