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Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Eastern California (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
480
4060
9189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
477
4053
9183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
454
3968
9005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
308
3309
7883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
79
579
1042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
120
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
58
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
48
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Eastern California
2 Families width 70 Species
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids33SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge37SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Eastern California
48 Genera with 70 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Amerohelea Grogan & Wirth, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Anatopynia Johannsen, 01SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Atyphohelea Borkent, 02SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1915Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 17947SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1999Midge11SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19524SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19004SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Mallochohelea Wirth, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Nannoodes Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19523SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Parochlus Enderlein, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19454SpeciesTaxom
Probezzia Kieffer, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Thienemannimyia Fittkau, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Trichocladius Schaus, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Washingtonhelea Wirth & Grogan, 19881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern California
70 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) aspera Roback, 1959
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) monilis Linnaeus, 1758
Amerohelea frontispina Dow & Turner, 1976
Anatopynia aclines
Atrichopogon (Atrichopogon) minutus Meigen, 1830
Atyphohelea macroneura Malloch, 1915
Atyphohelea nigra
Ceratopogon abstrusus Borkent & Gr..., 1995
Ceratopogon relictus Borkent & Gr..., 1995
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Chironomus utahensis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) edurus Sublette & S..., 1971Bottlebrush buckeye
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) furtivus Sublette & S..., 1971Bottlebrush buckeye
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) infuscatus Malloch, 1915
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) irwini (Sublette and..., 1971)⇒ Cricotopus annulator Goetghebuer, 1927
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) trifascia Edwards, 1929
Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794Phantom midge
Cryptochironomus fulvus Johannsen, 1905Disphyma
Culicoides (Avaritia) chiopterus Meigen, 1830
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides boydi Wirth & Mullens, 1992
Culicoides cockerellii Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides copiosus Root & Hoffman, 1937Schaffner's wattle
Culicoides hieroglyphicus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides luteovenus Root & Hoffman, 1937
Culicoides mohave Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Culicoides utahensis Fox, 1946
Culicoides vestus
Culicoides vetustus Breidenbaugh..., 1999
Dasyhelea brookmani Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Dasyhelea neobifurcata Wirth, 1976Siberian phlox
Dasyhelea pallens Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Dasyhelea tristyla Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Dicrotendipes neomodestus Malloch, 1915
Endochironomus nigricans Johannsen, 1905
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) brevipennis Macquart, 1826
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) hygrophila Kieffer, 1924Biting midge
Forcipomyia (Synthyridomyia) acidicola Tokunaga, 1937
Forcipomyia cilipes Coquillett, 1900
Glyptotendipes lobiferus Say, 1823
Leptoconops californiensis Wirth, 1973Smooth phlox
Leptoconops knowltoni Clastrier & ..., 1978
Mallochohelea pullata Wirth, 1952
Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Microtendipes rydalensis Edwards, 1929
Nannoodes pseudocistela A. Handlirsch, 1906
Nilobezzia brevicornis Wirth, 1952
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) carlatus Roback, 1957
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) mallochi Kieffer, 1919
Palpomyia armatipes Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Palpomyia basalis Walker, 1848
Palpomyia linsleyi Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Parametriocnemus stylatus Kieffer, 1924
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Parochlus kiefferi Garrett, 1925
Phaenopsectra dyari Townes, 1945
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) tritum Walker, 1856
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) aviceps Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum isocerus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum simulans (Townes, 1945)⇒ Polypedilum halteralis Coquillett, 1901
Procladius denticulatus Sublette, 1964
Serromyia barberi Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Stictochironomus quagga Townes, 1945
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Tanypus (Tanypus) punctipennis Meigen, 1818
Trichocladius eusandalum (Kieffer & Ki..., 1916)⇒ Halocladius varians Staeger, 1839
Washingtonhelea frommeri Wirth & Grogan, 1988

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Eastern California
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
17
37
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
31
33
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
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