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Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Ecuador (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
569
8211
23107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
566
8203
23100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
541
8080
22778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
342
6365
19175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
89
883
2665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
19
165
1064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
60
290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
34
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ecuador
2 Families width 68 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids30SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge38SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ecuador
32 Genera with 68 Species
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Allocladius Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Antillocladius Sæther, 20043SpeciesTaxom
Austrobrillia Freeman, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Axarus Roback, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Baeohelea Wirth & Blanton, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Beardius Reiss & Subl..., 19851SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Clastrieromyia Spinelli & G..., 19851SpeciesTaxom
Clunio Haliday, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1948Midge18SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 07SpeciesTaxom
Goeldichironomus Fittkau, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Mesosmittia Brundin, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Paraheptagyia Brundin, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paryphoconus Enderlein, 19843SpeciesTaxom
Phaenobezzia Haeselbarth, 1965
0SpeciesTaxom
Physoneura Ferrington &..., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Podonomus Philippi, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochironomus Malloch, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19845SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1960Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Zavreliella Kieffer, 19902SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
68 Species
Alluaudomyia fittkaui Spinelli & W..., 1984
Antillocladius pluspilalus Saether, 1982
Antillocladius skartveiti Andersen & C..., 1999
Antillocladius venequatoriensis Mendes, Ande..., 2004
Austrobrillia valereissia Cranston, 2000
Axarus festivus Say, 1823Indigobush
Baeohelea nana Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Beardius breviculus Reiss & Subl..., 1985
Bezzia clavipennis Spinelli & W..., 1989
Bezzia mathisi Spinelli, 1991
Brachypogon ecuadorensis Spinelli & G..., 1998
Bryophaenocladius pichinensis Wang, Anders..., 2005
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Clastrieromyia schnacki Spinelli & G..., 1985
Clunio schmitti Stone & Wirth, 1947Island redberry
Culicoides (Haematomyidium) insinuatus Ortiz & Leon, 1954
Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896
Culicoides (Oecacta) furens Poey, 1851
Culicoides alahialinus Barbosa, 1952
Culicoides balsapambensis Ortiz & Leon, 1954
Culicoides bricenoi Oritz, 1951
Culicoides camposi Ortiz & Leon, 1954
Culicoides castillae Fox, 1946
Culicoides equatoriensis Barbosa, 1952
Culicoides flochabonnenci Ortiz & Mirsa, 1952
Culicoides leoni Barbosa, 1952
Culicoides limai Barretto, 1944
Culicoides limonensis Ortiz & Leon, 1954
Culicoides ocumarensis Ortiz, 1950
Culicoides palpalis (Macfie, 1948)⇒ Culicoides austropalpalis Lee & Reye, 1955
Culicoides rangeli Ortiz & Mirsa, 1952
Culicoides transferrans Ortiz, 1953
Culicoides verecundus Macfie, 1948
Dasyhelea ancora Coquillett, 1902
Dasyhelea atlantis Wirth & Will..., 1957Flowery phlox
Dasyhelea mutabilis Coquillett, 1901
Forcipomyia coheni Clastrier & ..., 1995
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Forcipomyia galapagensis Coquillett, 1901
Forcipomyia jipajapae Wirth, 1970
Forcipomyia menzeli Clastrier & ..., 1995
Forcipomyia spangleri Meillon & Wirth, 1980
Forcipomyia youngi
Goeldichironomus amazonicus Fittkau, 1968Midge
Mesosmittia glabra Andersen & M..., 2002
Mesosmittia hirta Andersen & M..., 2002
Parachironomus matapi Spies, Fittk..., 1994
Paraheptagyia cinerascens Edwards, 1931
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paryphoconus apicalis Spinelli & W..., 1984
Paryphoconus brunneipennis Spinelli & W..., 1984
Paryphoconus ecuadorensis Spinelli & W..., 1984
Physoneura paulseni Stur & Andersen, 2000
Podonomus caranqui Roback, 1970
Podonomus quito Roback, 1971
Podonomus regalis Brundin, 1966
Stenochironomus bacrionis Borkent, 1984
Stenochironomus crusanticus Borkent, 1984
Stenochironomus leptopus Kieffer, 1906
Stenochironomus nudipupa Borkent, 1984
Stenochironomus quadrinotatus Borkent, 1984
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Tanytarsus breda Roback, 1960
Xenochironomus festivus (Say, 0)⇒ Axarus festivus Say, 1823
Zavreliella brauni Reiss, 1990
Zavreliella lobata Reiss, 1990

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Ecuador
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
13
38
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
21
30
Genera
Species

Taxom



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