Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Galveston County (Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 168
680
853 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 167
679
852 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 160
652
817 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 110
535
675 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 25
67
85 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 7
22
39 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 3
16
34 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
9
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Galveston County
2 Families width 10 Species
Genera for Galveston County
9 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Galveston County
10 Species | Apedilum elachistum Townes, 1945 | Midge | | Chironomus attenuatus Walker, 1848 | Ashy milkweed | | Chironomus stigmaterus Say, 1823 | | | Culicoides (Monoculicoides) variipennis Coquillett, 1901 | | | Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) brevipennis Macquart, 1826 | | | Nilobezzia schwarzii Coquillett, 1901 | | | Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929 | | | Polypedilum apicatum Townes, 1945 | Coastal plain milkwort | | Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956 | | | Tanytarsus breda Roback, 1960 | |
Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Galveston County | Family | Ceratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges | 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Chironomoidea at artfakta.se
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