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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
3330
7483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
425
3327
7479
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
406
3251
7308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
296
2764
6284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
80
516
911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
20
133
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
30
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
19
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Maine
2 Families width 25 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids11SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge14SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Maine
19 Genera with 25 Species
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1945Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1995Midge3SpeciesTaxom
Djalmabatista Fittkau, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19645SpeciesTaxom
Jenkinshelea Macfie, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Macropelopia Thienemann, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Probezzia Kieffer, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 01SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Trichochilus Saether, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maine
25 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) aspera Roback, 1959
Atrichopogon epicautae Wirth, 1956Fall phlox
Atrichopogon farri Wirth, 1956Fall phlox
Bezzia downesi Dow & Turner, 1976
Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Ceratopogon inverecundus Borkent & Gr..., 1995
Chironomus (Chaetolabis) ochreatus Townes, 1945
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides downesi Wirth & Hubert, 1962
Culicoides paraimpunctatus Borkent, 1995
Djalmabatista pulcher Johannsen, 1908
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) palustris (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Forcipomyia monilicornis Coquillett, 1905
Forcipomyia (Thyridomyia) monilicornis Coquillett, 1905
Forcipomyia (Trichohelea) eques Johannsen, 1908
Forcipomyia (Trichohelea) fairfaxensis Wirth, 1951Trailing phlox
Forcipomyia crinita Saunders, 1964
Jenkinshelea magnipennis Johannsen, 1908
Macropelopia decedens Walker, 1848
Micropsectra spinigera Reiss, 1995
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Probezzia fuscipennis Wirth, 1971
Smittia porifera
Stictochironomus devinctus Say, 1829
Trichochilus lacteipennis

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Maine
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
7
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
12
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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