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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
261
1735
3079
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
260
1733
3077
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
253
1702
3037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
178
1421
2676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
61
382
711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
77
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
42
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
25
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lesser Antilles
2 Families width 63 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids13SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge50SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lesser Antilles
25 Genera with 63 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 18966SpeciesTaxom
Baeohelea Wirth & Blanton, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1905Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Clunio Haliday, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1925Midge17SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Diplosmittia Saether, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 197111SpeciesTaxom
Goeldichironomus Fittkau, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Lipurometriocnemus Saether, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Parabezzia Malloch, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Pellucidomyia Macfie, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Stenoxenus Coquillett, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19473SpeciesTaxom
Thalassomya Schiner, 19491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lesser Antilles
63 Species
Ablabesmyia (Karelia) cinctipes Johannsen, 1946
Atrichopogon caribbeanus Ewen & Saunders, 1958
Atrichopogon lituratus Williston, 1896
Atrichopogon obscurus Ewen & Saunders, 1958
Atrichopogon saundersi Ewen & Saunders, 1958
Atrichopogon sequax Williston, 1896
Atrichopogon thersites Williston, 1896
Baeohelea nana Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Bezzia venustula Spinelli, 1991
Brachypogon fuscivenosus Lutz, 1914
Brachypogon impar Johannsen, 1938
Chironomus anonymus (Williston, 1896)⇒ Chironomus decorus Johannsen, 1905
Chironomus decorus Johannsen, 1905Disphyma
Clunio marshalli Stone & Wirth, 1947Cascara buckthorn
Culicoides (Hoffmania) foxi Ortiz, 1950
Culicoides (Hoffmania) insignis Lutz, 1913Northern bog violet
Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896
Culicoides (Oecacta) furens Poey, 1851
Culicoides archboldi Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Culicoides borinqueni Fox & Hoffman, 1944
Culicoides bredini Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Culicoides decor Williston, 1896
Culicoides dominicanus Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Culicoides farri Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Culicoides guadeloupensis Floch & Abon..., 1950
Culicoides heliconiae Fox & Hoffman, 1944
Culicoides hoffmani Fox, 1946
Culicoides panamensis Barbosa, 1947
Culicoides parensis Goeldi, 1905
Culicoides trilineatus Fox, 1946
Culicoides trinidadensis Hoffman, 1925
Dasyhelea pygmaea Williston, 1896
Diplosmittia harrisoni Saether, 1981
Forcipomyia aeria Saunders, 1956
Forcipomyia antiguensis Saunders, 1956
Forcipomyia brachyrhynchus Wirth & Dow, 1972
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Forcipomyia farri Wirth, 1966
Forcipomyia flava Williston, 1896
Forcipomyia incubans Macfie, 1937
Forcipomyia jamaicensis Wirth, 1970
Forcipomyia nana Macfie, 1939
Forcipomyia spinosa Saunders, 1956
Forcipomyia willistoni Wirth, 1971
Goeldichironomus amazonicus Fittkau, 1968Midge
Goeldichironomus fluctuans Reiss, 1974
Lipurometriocnemus longicosta Oliver, 1985
Monohelea hieroglyphica Kieffer, 1917
Monohelea multilineata Lutz, 1914Biting midge
Palpomyia csikii Remm, 1981
Palpomyia longicornis (Williston, 1896)⇒ Palpomyia csikii Remm, 1981
Parabezzia jamaicensis Wirth, 1965
Parabezzia spangleri Wirth, 1965
Parametriocnemus lundbecki Johannsen, 1905
Pellucidomyia lanei Wirth & Rata..., 1971
Pseudosmittia digitata Saether, 1981
Smittia windwardensis Saether, 1981
Stenochironomus leptopus Kieffer, 1906
Stenoxenus setiger Macfie, 1939
Stilobezzia nigroflava Lane & Forat..., 1958
Stilobezzia panamensis Lane & Forat..., 1958
Stilobezzia paulistensis Lane, 1947
Thalassomya bureni Wirth, 1949Trailing phlox

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Lesser Antilles
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
13
50
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
12
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



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