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Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Iceland (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
405
3158
5581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
405
3158
5581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
386
3117
5530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
277
2599
4758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
82
728
1482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
20
242
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
106
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
89
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Iceland
2 Families width 184 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids161SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge23SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Iceland
89 Genera with 184 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 18985SpeciesTaxom
Acricotopus Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Allocladius Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Brillia Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocladius Kieffer, 18304SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1974Non-biting midges12SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Coelotanypus Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 18463SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 190412SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1957Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Dactylocladius Kieffer, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19877SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1933Snow Midges4SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Diplocladius Kieffer, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19377SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Halocladius Hirvenoja, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Heterotanytarsus Spärck, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Hydrobaenus Fries, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Hydrosmittia Saether & Fe..., 2011
0SpeciesTaxom
Krenopelopia Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Lauterborniella Thienemann &..., 19111SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 20017SpeciesTaxom
Macropelopia Thienemann, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 18695SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 20137SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Nannoodes Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Oliveridia Sæther, 19761SpeciesTaxom
OrthocladiinaeOrthoclads2SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19447SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Paracladius Hirvenoja, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Paralauterborniella Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19336SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Parochlus Enderlein, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19717SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 19137SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudokiefferiella Laurence, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 1943
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19474SpeciesTaxom
Psilometriocnemus Sæther, 1969
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Rheosmittia Brundin, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Schizohelea Kieffer, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 20004SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeromias Curtis, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Synorthocladius Thienemann, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2003Green Midges16SpeciesTaxom
Tavastia Tuiskunen, 1985
0SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Tokunagaia Sæther, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Tribelos Townes, 1945
0SpeciesTaxom
Trichotanypus Kieffer, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iceland
184 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) aspera Roback, 1959
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) monilis Linnaeus, 1758
Ablabesmyia annulata Say, 1823
Ablabesmyia illinoensis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Ablabesmyia pulchripennis Lundbeck, 1898
Atrichopogon levis Coquillett, 1901Biting midge
Bryophaenocladius ictericus Meigen, 1830
Camptocladius brachytomus (Kieffer, 1922)⇒ Limnophyes brachytomus Kieffer, 1922
Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Camptocladius tritoma (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Orthocladiinae tritoma Kieffer, 1921
Ceratopogon abstrusus Borkent & Gr..., 1995
Ceratopogon crassinervis (Goetghebuer, 1920)⇒ Ceratopogon naccinervis Borkent, 1997
Chaetocladius (Chaetocladius) dentiforceps Edwards, 1929
Chaetocladius (Chaetocladius) dissipatus Edwards, 1929
Chaetocladius (Chaetocladius) melaleucus Meigen, 1818
Chaetocladius (Chaetocladius) perennis Meigen, 1830
Chironomus (Camptochironomus) dilutus Shobanov, Ki..., 1999
Chironomus (Chironomus) acidophilus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus (Chironomus) anthracinus Zetterstedt, 1860Pygmy linanthus
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Chironomus (Chironomus) melanescens Keyl, 1961
Chironomus athalassicus Cannings, 1975
Chironomus bifurcatus Wuelker, Mar..., 2009
Chironomus brevinervis (Holmgren, 1869)⇒ Orthocladiinae brevinervis Holmgren, 1869
Chironomus harpi Sublette, 1991
Chironomus intersectus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Chironominae intersectus Meigen, 1838
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Chironomus whitseli Sublette & S..., 1974Red buckeye
Cladopelma viridula (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Cladopelma viridulum Linnaeus, 1767
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) pallidus Kieffer, 1922
Cladotanytarsus (Lenziella) amandus Hirvenoja, 1962
Corynoneura arctica Kieffer, 1923
Corynoneura fittkaui Schlee, 1968
Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846Coville's phlox
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) pilosellus Brundin, 1956
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) polaris (Kieffer, 1926)⇒ Cricotopus lestralis Edwards, 1924
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) tibialis (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Cricotopus reversus Hirvenoja, 1973
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) triannulatus Macquart, 1826
Cricotopus (Isocladius) glacialis Edwards, 1922
Cricotopus (Isocladius) obnixus Walker, 1856
Cricotopus (Isocladius) tricinctus Meigen, 1818
Cricotopus (Isocladius) trifasciatus Meigen, 1813Non-biting midge
Cricotopus borealis Kieffer, 1913
Cricotopus islandicus (Kieffer, 1913)⇒ Orthocladiinae islandicus Kieffer, 1913
Cricotopus variabilis F. Meunier, 1904
Cryptochironomus (Cryptochironomus) supplicans Meigen, 1830
Cryptochironomus olivaceus Kieffer, 1921
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides mulrennani Beck, 1957
Dactylocladius borealis Kieffer, 1913
Dactylocladius islandicus Kieffer, 1913
Dasyhelea (Dicryptoscena) modesta Winnertz, 1852
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) arenivaga Macfie, 1943
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) flavoscutellata Zetterstedt, 1850
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) parallela Remm, 1962
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) turficola Kieffer, 1925
Dasyhelea esakii Tokunaga, 1940
Dasyhelea intonsa Debenham, 1987
Diamesa (Diamesa) arctica (Boheman, 1865)⇒ Pseudodiamesa arctica Malloch, 1919
Diamesa (Diamesa) bertrami Edwards, 1935
Diamesa (Diamesa) latitarsis Goetghebuer, 1921
Diamesa (Diamesa) zernyi Edwards, 1933
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Dicrotendipes nervosus Staeger, 1839
Diplocladius cultriger Kieffer, 1908Prairie fameflower
Einfeldia australiensis Freeman Freeman, 0
Endochironomus nigricans Johannsen, 1905
Eukiefferiella minor Edwards, 1929
Eukiefferiella rectangularis Goetghebuer, 1940
Forcipomyia (Caloforcipomyia) glauca Macfie, 1934
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) titillans Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) crassipes Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) nigrans Remm, 1962
Forcipomyia (Schizoforcipomyia) borbonica Clastrier, 1959Biting midge
Forcipomyia (Synthyridomyia) acidicola Tokunaga, 1937
Gymnometriocnemus (Rhaphidocladius) brumalis Edwards, 1929
Gymnometriocnemus (Rhaphidocladius) volitans Goetghebuer, 1940
Halocladius (Halocladius) variabilis Staeger, 1839Marine midge
Heterotanytarsus grimshawi Edwards, 1929
Heterotrissocladius subpilosus Kieffer, 1911
Hydrobaenus fusistylus Goetghebuer, 1933
Lauterborniella agrayloides Kieffer, 1911
Limnophyes asquamatus Andersen, 1937Alpine French-honeysuckle
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Limnophyes natalensis Kieffer, 1914
Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975Alpine French-honeysuckle
Limnophyes pumilio Holmgren, 1869
Limnophyes schnelli Saether, 1990
Limnophyes vrangelensis Makarchenko ..., 2001
Macropelopia felmanni Kieffer, 1912
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) albolineatus Meigen, 1818
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) brusti Saether, 1898
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) eurynotus Holmgren, 1883
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) intergerivus Saether, 1995
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) ursinus Holmgren, 1869
Micropsectra atrofasciata Kieffer, 1911
Micropsectra lindrothi Goetghebuer, 1931Forkvein polypody
Micropsectra logani Johannsen, 1928
Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Micropsectra recurvata Goetghebuer, 1928Rock polypody
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Monopelopia tenuicalcar Kieffer, 1918
Nannoodes pseudocistela A. Handlirsch, 1906
Oliveridia tricornis Oliver, 1976
Orthocladiinae islandicus Kieffer, 1913
Orthocladiinae vanoyei Goetghebuer, 1944
Orthocladius (Eudactylocladius) subletteorum Cranston, 1999
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) oblidens Walker, 1856
Orthocladius (Symposiocladius) smolandicus (Brundin, 1947)⇒ Orthocladius holsatus Goetghebuer, 1937
Orthocladius borealis Kieffer, 1913
Orthocladius melanosoma (Goetghebuer, 1934)⇒ Orthocladiinae melanosoma Goetghebuer, 1934
Orthocladius roussellae Soponis, 1990
Orthocladius vanoyei (Goetghebuer, 1944)⇒ Orthocladiinae vanoyei Goetghebuer, 1944
Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Paracladius alpicola Zetterstedt, 1850
Paracladopelma winnelli Jackson, 1977Mohave fishhook cactus
Parakiefferiella scandica Brundin, 1956
Paralauterborniella nigrohalteralis Malloch, 1915
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Paraphaenocladius nasthecus Saether, 1969
Paratanytarsus abiskoensis Reiss & Saew..., 1981
Paratanytarsus austriacus Kieffer, 1924
Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratanytarsus natvigi Goetghebuer, 1933
Paratanytarsus setosimanus Goetghebuer, 1933
Parochlus kiefferi Garrett, 1925
Phaenopsectra punctipes Wiedemann, 1817
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) tritum Walker, 1856
Procladius (Holotanypus) culiciformis Linnaeus, 1767
Procladius (Holotanypus) fuscus Brundin, 1949
Procladius (Holotanypus) islandicus Goetghebuer, 1931
Procladius (Psilotanypus) flavifrons Edwards, 1929
Procladius (Psilotanypus) rufovittatus van der Wulp, 1875
Procladius denticulatus Sublette, 1964
Procladius dentus Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Psectrocladius (Allopsectrocladius) conjungens Brundin, 1947
Psectrocladius (Allopsectrocladius) obvius Walker, 1856
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) barbimanus Edwards, 1929
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) limbatellus (Holmgren, 1869)⇒ Psectrocladius oxyura Langton, 1985
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) oxyura Langton, 1985Gray wall jumper
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) sordidellus Zetterstedt, 1838
Psectrocladius islandicus Kieffer, 1913
Pseudokiefferiella parva Edwards, 1932
Pseudosmittia jemtlandica (Brundin, 1947)⇒ Prosmittia jemtlandica Brundin, 1947
Pseudosmittia nanseni (Kieffer, 1926)⇒ Allocladius nanseni Kieffer, 1926
Pseudosmittia oxoniana (Edwards, 1922)⇒ Hydrosmittia oxoniana Edwards, 1922
Pseudosmittia smolandica Brundin, 1947
Rheocricotopus (Rheocricotopus) effusus Walker, 1856
Rheosmittia halvorseni Cranston & S..., 1986
Schizohelea leucopeza Meigen, 1804
Smittia aterrima Meigen, 1818Seedling bean midge
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Smittia extrema Holmgren, 1869
Smittia stercoraria (Rossaro & Le..., 2000)⇒ Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Stempellinella fimbriata Ekrem, 2007
Stictochironomus devinctus Say, 1829
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Synorthocladius semivirens Kieffer, 1909
Tanypus (Tanypus) punctipennis Meigen, 1818
Tanytarsus allicis Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus anderseni Reiss & Fittkau, 1971
Tanytarsus bathophilus Kieffer, 1911
Tanytarsus dendyi Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus dispar Lindeberg, 1967Yucatan flymallow
Tanytarsus gracilentus Holmgren, 1883
Tanytarsus guerlus Roback, 1957
Tanytarsus heliomesonyctios Langton, 1999
Tanytarsus herrmanni Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus inaequalis Goetghebuer, 1921
Tanytarsus islandicus Malloch, 1934
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925
Tanytarsus niger Andersen, 1937
Tanytarsus recurvatus Brundin, 1947
Tanytarsus volgensis Miseiko, 1967
Tanytarsus wirthi Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Thienemanniella lobapodema Hestenes & S..., 2000
Tokunagaia obriaini Hayes & Murray, 1987
Trichotanypus posticalis Lundbeck, 1898
Xenochironomus xenolabis Kieffer, 1916

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Iceland
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
14
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
75
161
Genera
Species

Taxom



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