Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Jamaica (Greater Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 365
2609
4525 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 364
2608
4523 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 351
2557
4450 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 219
1949
3371 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 63
383
658 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 14
101
240 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 5
35
107 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
18
39 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Jamaica
2 Families width 39 Species
Genera for Jamaica
18 Genera with 39 Species | Allohelea Kieffer, 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ancylocladius Sublette & W..., 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bezzia Kieffer, 1991 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomus Meigen, 1932 | Non-biting midges | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coelotanypus Kieffer, 1963 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Culicoides Latreille, 1947 | Midge | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1943 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Echinohelea Macfie, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Forcipomyia Meigen, 1971 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Monopelopia Fittkau, 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palpomyia Meigen, 1989 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parabezzia Malloch, 1943 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pellucidomyia Macfie, 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Petalocladius Sublette & W..., 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenoxenus Coquillett, 1939 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tanypus Meigen, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xestochironomus Sublette & W..., 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Jamaica
39 Species | Allohelea neotropica Wirth, 1991 | | | Ancylocladius relicinus Sublette & W..., 1972 | | | Bezzia jamaicensis Spinelli, 1991 | | | Bezzia woodruffi Spinelli, 1991 | | | Chironomus jamaicensis Gerry, 1933 | | | Chironomus pseudofasciatus Gerry, 1932 | | | Coelotanypus cletis Roback, 1963 | | | Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923) | ⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923 | | Culicoides (Drymodesmyia) loughnani Edwards, 1922 | | | Culicoides (Hoffmania) foxi Ortiz, 1950 | | | Culicoides borinqueni Fox & Hoffman, 1944 | | | Culicoides farri Wirth & Blanton, 1970 | | | Culicoides hoffmani Fox, 1946 | | | Culicoides panamensis Barbosa, 1947 | | | Dasyhelea aegealitis Spinelli & W..., 1984 | Flowering spurge | | Dasyhelea aegialitis | | | Dasyhelea bermudae Wirth & Will..., 1957 | Flowery phlox | | Dasyhelea caribbeana Spinelli & W..., 1984 | | | Dasyhelea jamaicensis Spinelli & W..., 1984 | | | Dasyhelea maculata Macfie, 1943 | Island rush-rose | | Echinohelea jamaicensis Wirth, 1994 | | | Forcipomyia (Blantonia) caribbea Wirth & Dow, 1971 | Spiny phlox | | Forcipomyia basifemoralis Wirth & Spin..., 1992 | | | Forcipomyia bifida Wirth & Spin..., 1992 | | | Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896 | | | Forcipomyia farri Wirth, 1966 | | | Forcipomyia jamaicensis Wirth, 1970 | | | Forcipomyia messersmithi Wirth & Dow, 1972 | | | Forcipomyia penultimata Wirth, 1972 | | | Forcipomyia willistoni Wirth, 1971 | | | Monopelopia mikeschwartzi Epler, 1999 | | | Palpomyia insularis Spinelli & G..., 1989 | | | Parabezzia jamaicensis Wirth, 1965 | | | Parabezzia uncinata Johannsen, 1943 | | | Pellucidomyia lanei Wirth & Rata..., 1971 | | | Petalocladius setosus Sublette & W..., 1972 | | | Stenoxenus setiger Macfie, 1939 | | | Tanypus brooksi Gerry, 1933 | | | Xestochironomus comptus Sublette & W..., 1972 | |
Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Jamaica | Family | Ceratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies | 10
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges | 8
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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