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Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Leeward Islands (Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
432
3970
7377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
429
3965
7370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
412
3896
7245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
264
3041
5797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
62
374
684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
98
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
39
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
19
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Leeward Islands
2 Families width 57 Species
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge44SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids13SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Leeward Islands
19 Genera with 57 Species
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Clunio Haliday, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1946Midge9SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 201624SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19376SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 18851SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19051SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1925Green Midges3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Leeward Islands
57 Species
Atrichopogon penicillatus Delecolle & ..., 1994
Brachypogon bifidus Spinelli & G..., 1998
Ceratopogon punctatus (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Culicoides punctatus Meigen, 1804
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Clunio virginianus Paggi, 1985
Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846Coville's phlox
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Culicoides (Avaritia) chiopterus Meigen, 1830
Culicoides (Avaritia) dewulfi Goetghebuer, 1936
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides (Avaritia) scoticus Downes & Kettle, 1952
Culicoides (Culicoides) pulicaris Linnaeus, 1758Biting midge
Culicoides (Oecacta) furens Poey, 1851
Culicoides decor Williston, 1896
Culicoides hoffmani Fox, 1946
Culicoides trilineatus Fox, 1946
Dasyhelea (Dasyhelea) flavifrons Guérin, 1833
Dasyhelea bermudae Wirth & Will..., 1957Flowery phlox
Dasyhelea brachystyla Grogan, Diaz..., 2016
Dasyhelea caribbeana Spinelli & W..., 1984
Dasyhelea cincta Coquillett, 1901
Dasyhelea grisea Coquillett, 1901
Dasyhelea griseola Wirth, 1978
Dasyhelea guadeloupensis Delecolle & ..., 1994
Dasyhelea hamula Grogan, Diaz..., 2016
Dasyhelea huertai Grogan, Diaz..., 2016
Dasyhelea juanae Grogan, Diaz..., 2016
Dasyhelea koenigi Delecolle & ..., 1994
Dasyhelea luteogrisea Wirth & Will..., 1957Flowery phlox
Dasyhelea megatheca Grogan, Diaz..., 2016
Dasyhelea nelidae Grogan, Diaz..., 2016
Dasyhelea patrycjae Grogan, Diaz..., 2016
Dasyhelea pseudoincisurata Waugh & Wirth, 1976Davis horsenettle
Dasyhelea quadrifurca Grogan, Diaz..., 2016
Dasyhelea scalpela Grogan, Diaz..., 2016
Dasyhelea scissurae Macfie, 1937Bushy frostweed
Dasyhelea spatula Grogan, Diaz..., 2016
Dasyhelea thomasi Grogan, Diaz..., 2016
Dasyhelea turnbowi Grogan, Diaz..., 2016
Dasyhelea waughi Grogan, Diaz..., 2016
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Forcipomyia (Pterobosca) fusicornis Coquillett, 1905
Forcipomyia antiguensis Saunders, 1956
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Forcipomyia hobbsi Wirth & Spin..., 1992
Forcipomyia incubans Macfie, 1937
Monohelea panamensis Lane & Wirth, 1964
Paracladopelma winnelli Jackson, 1977Mohave fishhook cactus
Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885
Rheotanytarsus exiguus Johannsen, 1905
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Smittia marsupialis Busk, 1884
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Tanytarsus guerlus Roback, 1957
Tanytarsus heliomesonyctios Langton, 1999
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Leeward Islands
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
8
44
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
11
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



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