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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
420
3632
7047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
419
3629
7044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
397
3553
6870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
271
2937
5698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
345
554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
98
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
50
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
37
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Louisiana
2 Families width 56 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids28SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge28SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Louisiana
37 Genera with 56 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Asheum Sublette & S..., 19641SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Chernovskiia Sæther, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Clinotanypus Kieffer, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Coelotanypus Kieffer, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1926Midge5SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19027SpeciesTaxom
Gillotia Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Johannsenomyia Malloch, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Labrundinia Fittkau, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Mallochohelea Wirth, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Nanocladius Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Nilotanypus Kieffer, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Probezzia Kieffer, 19014SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2003Green Midges8SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Louisiana
56 Species
Ablabesmyia rhamphe Sublette, 1964
Asheum beckae Sublette, 1964
Atrichopogon levis Coquillett, 1901Biting midge
Atrichopogon websteri Coquillett, 1901
Bezzia glabra Coquillett, 1902
Camptocladius tritoma (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Orthocladiinae tritoma Kieffer, 1921
Chernovskiia amphitrite Townes, 1945
Clinotanypus aureus Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Coelotanypus tricolor Loew, 1861
Cricotopus (Isocladius) tricinctus Meigen, 1818
Cricotopus (Isocladius) trifasciatus Meigen, 1813Non-biting midge
Cryptochironomus ponderosus Sublette, 1964
Culicoides (Amossovia) arboricola Root & Hoffman, 1937Schaffner's wattle
Culicoides (Amossovia) guttipennis (Coquillett, 1901)⇒ Culicoides meijerei Kieffer, 1919
Culicoides biguttatus Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides haematopotus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides mississippiensis Hoffman, 1926
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) corinneae Gosseries, 1991
Dasyhelea grisea Coquillett, 1901
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Einfeldia natchitocheae Sublette, 1964
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) brevipennis Macquart, 1826
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) genualis Loew, 1866
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) pictoni Macfie, 1938Georgia frostweed
Forcipomyia (Pterobosca) fusicornis Coquillett, 1905
Forcipomyia squamipes (Coquillett, 1902)⇒ Forcipomyia lefanui Carter, 1916
Forcipomyia texana Long, 1902
Gillotia alboviridis Malloch, 1915
Johannsenomyia argentata Loew, 1861
Labrundinia pilosella Loew, 1866
Mallochohelea flavidula Malloch, 1914
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Monohelea macfiei Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Monohelea maculipennis Coquillett, 1905
Nilotanypus fimbriatus Walker, 1848
Palpomyia subasper Coquillett, 1901
Parachironomus monochromus (Wulp, 1874)⇒ Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratendipes basidens Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Probezzia ludoviciana Wirth, 1951Trailing phlox
Probezzia nigra Wirth, 1971
Probezzia rosewalli Wirth, 1951Trailing phlox
Probezzia smithii Coquillett, 1901
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stilobezzia stonei Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Tanytarsus allicis Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus buckleyi Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus dendyi Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus limneticus Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925
Tanytarsus quadratus Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus recens Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus wirthi Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Xenochironomus xenolabis Kieffer, 1916

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Louisiana
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
11
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
26
28
Genera
Species

Taxom



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