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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
564
8134
21516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
561
8124
21499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
540
8028
21287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
328
6275
16581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
86
1074
2784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
18
219
795
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
76
292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
50
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Greater Antilles
2 Families width 133 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids36SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae (Newman, 1834)Biting midge97SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Greater Antilles
50 Genera with 133 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Acanthohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Allohelea Kieffer, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Ancylocladius Sublette & W..., 19721SpeciesTaxom
Asclerina Reiss, 1968
0SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19564SpeciesTaxom
Axarus Roback, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Baeodasymyia Clastrier & ..., 19792SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19915SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 19986SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironominae1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1932Non-biting midges5SpeciesTaxom
Coelotanypus Kieffer, 19384SpeciesTaxom
Compterosmittia Sæther, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19963SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1925Midge16SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 199810SpeciesTaxom
Echinohelea Macfie, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 197129SpeciesTaxom
Heteromyia Say, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Labrundinia Fittkau, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Lasiohelea Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptohelea Wirth & Blanton, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Longipedia Hong, 01SpeciesTaxom
Mesosmittia Brundin, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Nannohelea Grogan & Wirth, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19973SpeciesTaxom
Parabezzia Malloch, 19797SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19292SpeciesTaxom
Pellucidomyia Macfie, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Pentaneura Philippi, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Petalocladius Sublette & W..., 19721SpeciesTaxom
Phaenobezzia Haeselbarth, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19381SpeciesTaxom
Stenoxenus Coquillett, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19476SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2007Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Thyridomyia Saunders, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Trichohelea Goetghebuer, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Xestochironomus Sublette & W..., 19723SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Greater Antilles
133 Species
Ablabesmyia (Karelia) peleensis Walley, 1926
Ablabesmyia electrohispaniolana M. Grund, 2005
Allohelea neotropica Wirth, 1991
Alluaudomyia caribbeana Spinelli & W..., 1984Flowering spurge
Ancylocladius relicinus Sublette & W..., 1972
Atrichopogon dominicanus R. Szadziewski, 1998
Atrichopogon obscurus Ewen & Saunders, 1958
Atrichopogon saundersi Ewen & Saunders, 1958
Atrichopogon warmkei Wirth, 1956Fall phlox
Axarus festivus Say, 1823Indigobush
Baeodasymyia dominicana R. Szadziewski, 1994
Baeodasymyia modesta Clastrier & ..., 1979
Bezzia flinti Spinelli, 1991
Bezzia gibbera Coquillett, 1905
Bezzia globulosa Spinelli & W..., 1990
Bezzia jamaicensis Spinelli, 1991
Bezzia woodruffi Spinelli, 1991
Brachypogon (Brachypogon) americanus R. Szadziewski, 1998
Brachypogon (Isohelea) dominicanus R. Szadziewski, 1998
Brachypogon (Isohelea) prominuloides R. Szadziewski, 1998
Brachypogon impar Johannsen, 1938
Brachypogon insularis Spinelli & G..., 1998
Brachypogon woodruffi Spinelli & G..., 1998
Chironominae bulbosus Gerry, 1933
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus bulbosus (Gerry, 1933)⇒ Chironominae bulbosus Gerry, 1933
Chironomus calligraphus Goeldi, 1905
Chironomus jamaicensis Gerry, 1933
Chironomus pseudofasciatus Gerry, 1932
Coelotanypus cletis Roback, 1963
Coelotanypus concinnus Coquillett, 1895
Coelotanypus humeralis Loew, 1866
Coelotanypus insulanus Johannsen, 1938
Compterosmittia nerius Curran, 1930
Cricotopus aberrans Johannsen, 1938
Cricotopus conformis Curran, 1928
Cricotopus currani Spies & Reiss, 1996
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Culicoides (Drymodesmyia) loughnani Edwards, 1922
Culicoides (Hoffmania) foxi Ortiz, 1950
Culicoides ambericus R. Szadziewski, 1998
Culicoides antilleanus R. Szadziewski, 1998
Culicoides borinqueni Fox & Hoffman, 1944
Culicoides brodzinskyi R. Szadziewski, 1998
Culicoides dureti Ronderos & S..., 1995
Culicoides eadsi Wirth & Blanton, 1971
Culicoides farri Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Culicoides haitiensis Delecolle, R..., 1981
Culicoides hispanicolus R. Szadziewski, 1998
Culicoides hoffmani Fox, 1946
Culicoides mammalicolus R. Szadziewski, 1998
Culicoides panamensis Barbosa, 1947
Culicoides trilineatus Fox, 1946
Culicoides trinidadensis Hoffman, 1925
Dasyhelea aegealitis Spinelli & W..., 1984Flowering spurge
Dasyhelea aegialitis
Dasyhelea antilleana R. Szadziewski, 1998
Dasyhelea bermudae Wirth & Will..., 1957Flowery phlox
Dasyhelea caribbeana Spinelli & W..., 1984
Dasyhelea dominicana R. Szadziewski, 1998
Dasyhelea hispaniolae R. Szadziewski, 1998
Dasyhelea jamaicensis Spinelli & W..., 1984
Dasyhelea maculata Macfie, 1943Island rush-rose
Dasyhelea minuticola R. Szadziewski, 1998
Echinohelea jamaicensis Wirth, 1994
Forcipomyia (Blantonia) caribbea Wirth & Dow, 1971Spiny phlox
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) fusiparamera R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) grimaldii R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Lasiohelea) americana R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Lasiohelea) woodruffi R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea) antilleana R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea) chrysosuccinea R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea) domibicolor R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea) lepidosuccinea R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Phytohelea) oligarthra Saunders, 1957Biting midge
Forcipomyia (Pterobosca) fusicornis Coquillett, 1905
Forcipomyia (Synthyridomyia) tertiaricola R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Thyridomyia) frutetosuccinea R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia aeria Saunders, 1956
Forcipomyia basifemoralis Wirth & Spin..., 1992
Forcipomyia bifida Wirth & Spin..., 1992
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Forcipomyia farri Wirth, 1966
Forcipomyia harpegonata
Forcipomyia incubans Macfie, 1937
Forcipomyia jamaicensis Wirth, 1970
Forcipomyia lesliei Wirth, 1974
Forcipomyia messersmithi Wirth & Dow, 1972
Forcipomyia penultimata Wirth, 1972
Forcipomyia spinosa Saunders, 1956
Forcipomyia taragui Marino, Spin..., 2002
Forcipomyia trigonata Johannsen, 1931
Forcipomyia varipennis Wirth & Will..., 1957Flowery phlox
Forcipomyia willistoni Wirth, 1971
Heteromyia dominicana R. Szadziewski, 1997
Labrundinia pilosella Loew, 1866
Longipedia gonzalezi
Mesosmittia lobiga Saether, 1985
Micropsectra dubia Malloch, 0
Monohelea multilineata Lutz, 1914Biting midge
Monopelopia caraguata Mendes, Marc..., 2003
Monopelopia mikeschwartzi Epler, 1999
Nilobezzia schwarzii Coquillett, 1901
Palpomyia insularis Spinelli & G..., 1989
Palpomyia subaspera Coquillett, 1901
Palpomyia wirthorum R. Szadziewski, 1997
Parabezzia arenosa Clastrier & ..., 1979
Parabezzia caribbeana Clastrier & ..., 1979
Parabezzia haitiensis Clastrier & ..., 1979
Parabezzia jamaicensis Wirth, 1965
Parabezzia spangleri Wirth, 1965
Parabezzia uncinata Johannsen, 1943
Parabezzia wirthi Clastrier & ..., 1979
Paratanytarsus dubius Malloch, 1915
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Pellucidomyia lanei Wirth & Rata..., 1971
Pentaneura marmorata Johannsen, 1938
Petalocladius setosus Sublette & W..., 1972
Phaenobezzia wirthi R. Szadziewski, 1997
Rheotanytarsus meridionalis Johannsen, 1938
Stenoxenus setiger Macfie, 1939
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) dominicana R. Szadziewski, 1998
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) antilleana R. Szadziewski, 1998
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stilobezzia nigroflava Lane & Forat..., 1958
Stilobezzia panamensis Lane & Forat..., 1958
Stilobezzia paulistensis Lane, 1947
Tanypus brooksi Gerry, 1933
Tanytarsus bromelicola Cranston, 2007
Xenochironomus festivus (Say, 0)⇒ Axarus festivus Say, 1823
Xestochironomus comptus Sublette & W..., 1972
Xestochironomus furcatus Johannsen, 1938
Xestochironomus nebulosus Sublette & W..., 1972

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Greater Antilles
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
26
97
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
24
36
Genera
Species

Taxom



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