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Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Guanacaste (Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
457
7259
13553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
456
7258
13553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
437
7171
13366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
313
6307
12223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
86
1062
1415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
124
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
58
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Guanacaste
2 Families width 34 Species
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge20SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids14SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Guanacaste
34 Genera with 34 Species
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Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 20047SpeciesTaxom
Baeohelea Wirth & Blanton, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Beardius Reiss & Subl..., 19962SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Buchonomyia Fittkau, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Compterosmittia Sæther, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1968Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Echinohelea Macfie, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19783SpeciesTaxom
Gravatamberus Mendes & And..., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Heteromyia Say, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Johannsenomyia Malloch, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Nannoodes Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Neobezzia Wirth & Rata..., 1972
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachyhelea Wirth, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Parabezzia Malloch, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paryphoconus Enderlein, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Spinellihelea Borkent, Gro..., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Stenoxenus Coquillett, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19523SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1994Green Midges3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guanacaste
34 Species
Alluaudomyia stictipennis Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Atrichopogon carnatus Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon colossus Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon didymothecae Macfie, 1953
Atrichopogon granditergitus Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon granditibialis Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon setosilateralis Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon tapantiensis Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Baeohelea nana Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Beardius lingulatus Andersen & S..., 1996
Beardius triangulatus Andersen & S..., 1996
Buchonomyia brundini Andersen & S..., 1995
Camptocladius microtomus (Kieffer, 1924)⇒ Orthocladiinae microtomus Kieffer, 1924
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Compterosmittia nerius Curran, 1930
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Culicoides cancer Hogue & Wirth, 1968
Dasyhelea tristyla Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Forcipomyia copanensis Utmar & Wirth, 1976
Forcipomyia digita Spinelli, Ma..., 2004
Forcipomyia leei Wirth & Rata..., 1978Longhair phlox
Gravatamberus curtus Mendes & And..., 2008
Monopelopia caraguata Mendes, Marc..., 2003
Nannoodes pseudocistela A. Handlirsch, 1906
Parabezzia clastrieri Spinelli & G..., 1987
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Spinellihelea brevicosta Borkent, Gro..., 2008
Stenochironomus totifuscus Sublette, 1960Painted buckeye
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stilobezzia fuscula Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Tanytarsus curvicristatus Contreras-Li..., 1988
Tanytarsus hastatus Sublette & Sasa, 1994
Tanytarsus pandus Sublette & Sasa, 1994

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Guanacaste
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
23
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
11
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



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