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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
382
5878
9993
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
381
5877
9993
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
369
5825
9883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
268
5198
9108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
70
781
911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
84
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
33
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
20
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Guanacaste National Park
2 Families width 20 Species
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge12SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Guanacaste National Park
20 Genera with 20 Species
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 20045SpeciesTaxom
Baeohelea Wirth & Blanton, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Beardius Reiss & Subl..., 19962SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Buchonomyia Fittkau, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Compterosmittia Sæther, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Echinohelea Macfie, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Nannoodes Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Paryphoconus Enderlein, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Stenoxenus Coquillett, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19522SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guanacaste National Park
20 Species
Alluaudomyia stictipennis Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Atrichopogon colossus Borkent & Pi..., 2004
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
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Compterosmittia nerius Curran, 1930
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Forcipomyia digita Spinelli, Ma..., 2004
Forcipomyia leei Wirth & Rata..., 1978Longhair phlox
Monopelopia caraguata Mendes, Marc..., 2003
Nannoodes pseudocistela A. Handlirsch, 1906
Stenochironomus totifuscus Sublette, 1960Painted buckeye
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stilobezzia fuscula Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Guanacaste National Park
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
13
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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