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Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Illinois (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
5949
13945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
5944
13941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
568
5782
13587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
4710
11165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
87
742
1469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
19
192
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
94
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
75
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Illinois
2 Families width 150 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids102SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge48SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Illinois
75 Genera with 150 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19593SpeciesTaxom
Acricotopus Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Axarus Roback, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Brillia Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1915Non-biting midges5SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Clinotanypus Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Coelotanypus Kieffer, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19154SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1957Midge11SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1847Snow Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Epoicocladius Sulc & ZavÍ..., 19152SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19019SpeciesTaxom
Gillotia Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Jenkinshelea Macfie, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Johannsenomyia Malloch, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Lopescladius Oliveira, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Mallochohelea Wirth, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 20133SpeciesTaxom
Nanocladius Kieffer, 19703SpeciesTaxom
Odontomesa Pagast, 19191SpeciesTaxom
OrthocladiinaeOrthoclads2SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Pagastia Oliver, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Parabezzia Malloch, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Paralauterborniella Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19153SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Paratrichocladius Thienemann, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Paryphoconus Enderlein, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Pentaneura Philippi, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19158SpeciesTaxom
Probezzia Kieffer, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19154SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochironomus Malloch, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Schizodactylus Brullé, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Schizohelea Kieffer, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 03SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenoxenus Coquillett, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19154SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1915Green Midges7SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Thienemannimyia Fittkau, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Tribelos Townes, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Trichocladius Schaus, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Tvetenia Tvetenia, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Xylotopus Oliver, 1982
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Illinois
150 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) monilis Linnaeus, 1758
Ablabesmyia annulata Say, 1823
Ablabesmyia johannseni Roback, 1959
Acricotopus nitidellus Malloch, 1915
Atrichopogon fusinervis Malloch, 1915
Atrichopogon peregrinus Johannsen, 1908
Atrichopogon websteri Coquillett, 1901
Axarus festivus Say, 1823Indigobush
Axarus scopula Townes, 1945
Bezzia albidorsata Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Bezzia apicata Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Bezzia dentata Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Bryophaenocladius flavoscutellatus Malloch, 1915
Bryophaenocladius pleuralis Malloch, 1915
Bryophaenocladius subparallelus Malloch, 1915
Camptocladius flavibasis (Malloch, 1915)⇒ Orthocladiinae flavibasis Malloch, 1915
Chironomus (Chironomus) crassicaudatus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Chironomus (Chironomus) pallidivittatus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Chironomus (Chironomus) staegeri Lundbeck, 1898
Chironomus harti Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Coelotanypus concinnus Coquillett, 1895
Conchapelopia telema Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) festivellus Kieffer, 1906
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) infuscatus Malloch, 1915
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) slossonae Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Cricotopus (Isocladius) flavibasis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Cryptochironomus fulvus Johannsen, 1905Disphyma
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides carsiomelas Wirth & Blanton, 1955
Culicoides crepuscularis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides crescentis
Culicoides galindoi Wirth & Blanton, 1953
Culicoides haematopotus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides macrostigma Wirth & Blanton, 1953
Culicoides mojingaensis Wirth & Blanton, 1953
Culicoides multipunctatus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides occidentalis Wirth & Jones, 1957
Culicoides sonorensis (Wirth & Jones, 1957)⇒ Culicoides occidentalis Wirth & Jones, 1957
Dasyhelea ampla Borkent, 1997
Diamesa nivoriunda Fitch, 1847
Dicrotendipes fumidus Johannsen, 1905
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Dicrotendipes neomodestus Malloch, 1915
Epoicocladius ephemerae Kieffer, 1924
Epoicocladius flavens (Malloch, 1915)⇒ Epoicocladius ephemerae Kieffer, 1924
Eukiefferiella brevinervis Malloch, 1915
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Forcipomyia (Synthyridomyia) murina Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia aurea Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Forcipomyia cilipes Coquillett, 1900
Forcipomyia concolor Malloch, 1915
Forcipomyia elegantula Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Forcipomyia longitarsis (Malloch, 1915)⇒ Forcipomyia murina Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia murinus Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia pergandei Coquillett, 1901
Gillotia alboviridis Malloch, 1915
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) barbipes Staeger, 1839
Heterotrissocladius changi Saether, 1975Alpine French-honeysuckle
Jenkinshelea albaria Coquillett, 1895
Johannsenomyia annulicornis Malloch, 1918'anunu
Johannsenomyia argentata Loew, 1861
Kiefferulus dux Johannsen, 1905
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Lopescladius verruculosus Saether, 1983
Mallochohelea albibasis Malloch, 1915
Mallochohelea caudellii Coquillett, 1905
Mallochohelea flavidula Malloch, 1914
Micropsectra penicillata Anderson, St..., 2013
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Nanocladius (Nanocladius) distinctus Malloch, 1915
Nanocladius andersoni Saether, 1977
Nanocladius mallochi Sublette, 1970Red maple
Odontomesa fulva Kieffer, 1919
Orthocladiinae albidohalteralis Malloch, 1915
Orthocladiinae flavibasis Malloch, 1915
Orthocladius albidohalteralis (Malloch, 1915)⇒ Orthocladiinae albidohalteralis Malloch, 1915
Orthocladius bifasciatus (Malloch, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae bifasciatus Malloch, 1918
Pagastia orthogonia Oliver, 1959Spotted mock orange
Palpomyia fulvithorax Malloch, 1915
Palpomyia lineata Meigen, 1804
Palpomyia subasper Coquillett, 1901
Parabezzia petiolata Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Parachironomus abortivus Malloch, 1915
Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Paracladopelma galaptera Townes, 1945
Paracladopelma nixe Townes, 1945
Parakiefferiella subaterrimus Malloch, 1915
Paralauterborniella nigrohalterale Malloch, 1915
Parametriocnemus lundbecki Johannsen, 1905
Paraphaenocladius exagitans Johannsen, 1905
Paratanytarsus dubius Malloch, 1915
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratanytarsus similatus Malloch, 1915
Paratendipes duplicatus Johannsen, 1937Dewflower
Paratendipes subaequalis Malloch, 1915
Paratrichocladius nitidus Malloch, 1915
Paryphoconus telmatophilus Macfie, 1940
Pentaneura inconspicua Malloch, 1915
Phaenopsectra flavipes Meigen, 1818
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) aviceps Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) convictum Walker, 1856
Polypedilum apicatum Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum breviplumosum Zhang & Wang, 2004
Polypedilum cyclus Zhang & Wang, 2005
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum halterale Coquillett, 1901
Polypedilum illinoense Malloch, 1915
Probezzia infuscata Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Probezzia pallida Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Procladius (Holotanypus) culiciformis Linnaeus, 1767
Procladius bellus Loew, 1866
Procladius denticulatus Sublette, 1964
Procladius riparius Malloch, 1915
Psectrocladius (Allopsectrocladius) flavus Johannsen, 1905
Psectrocladius vernalis Malloch, 1915
Psectrotanypus dyari Coquillett, 1902
Pseudochironomus pseudoviridis Malloch, 1915
Pseudochironomus richardsoni Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Rheocricotopus (Rheocricotopus) effusus Walker, 1856
Rheocricotopus robacki Beck & Beck, 1964
Schizodactylus groeningae R. G. Martin..., 2007
Schizohelea leucopeza Meigen, 1804
Smittia lasiophthalma Malloch, 1915
Smittia lasiops Malloch, 1915
Smittia neria
Stenoxenus arcuatus Wirth & Rata..., 1972
Stenoxenus marginalis Wirth & Rata..., 1972
Stictochironomus virgatus Townes, 1945
Stilobezzia blantoni Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stilobezzia coquilletti Kieffer, 1917Brewer's redmaids
Stilobezzia lutea Malloch, 1918
Stilobezzia pallidiventris Malloch, 1915
Tanytarsus aigos Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus confusus (Malloch, 1915)⇒ Paratanytarsus dissimilis Johannsen, 1905
Tanytarsus dendyi Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus dissimilis (Johannsen, 1905)⇒ Paratanytarsus dissimilis Johannsen, 1905
Tanytarsus glabrescens Edwards, 1929
Tanytarsus guerlus Roback, 1957
Tanytarsus neoflavellus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Thienemanniella similis (Malloch, 1915)⇒ Thienemanniella caspersi Saether, 2003
Thienemanniella xena Roback, 1957
Tribelos fusicornis Malloch, 1915
Tribelos jucundus Walker, 1848
Trichocladius eusandalum (Kieffer & Ki..., 1916)⇒ Halocladius varians Staeger, 1839
Tvetenia paucunca Saether, 1969
Xenochironomus taenionotus Say, 0Indigobush
Xenochironomus xenolabis Kieffer, 1916

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Illinois
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
17
48
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
58
102
Genera
Species

Taxom



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