Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Massachusetts (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 495
4359
9654 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 493
4355
9649 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 470
4273
9434 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 327
3569
8008 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 82
686
1473 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 17
179
447 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 6
52
111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
33
53 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Massachusetts
2 Families width 53 Species
Genera for Massachusetts
33 Genera with 53 Species #ACDEFHMPSXZ
| Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1959 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apsectrotanypus Fittkau, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atrichopogon Kieffer, 1908 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomus Meigen, 2010 | Non-biting midges | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Clinohelea Kieffer, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1794 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Culicoides Latreille, 1957 | Midge | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1952 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Echinohelea Macfie, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Forcipomyia Meigen, 1951 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Halocladius Hirvenoja, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteromyia Say, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrobaenus Fries, 1989 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macropelopia Thienemann, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micropsectra Kieffer, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microtendipes Kieffer, 1945 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monohelea Kieffer, 1964 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Palpomyia Meigen, 1975 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parabezzia Malloch, 1965 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parachironomus Lenz, 1915 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polypedilum Kieffer, 1945 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Procladius Skuse, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochironomus Malloch, 1945 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Schizohelea Kieffer, 1804 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenochironomus Kieffer, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stictochironomus Kieffer, 1945 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stilobezzia Kieffer, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xenochironomus Kieffer, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zavrelimyia Fittkau, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Massachusetts
53 Species | Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) aspera Roback, 1959 | | | Apsectrotanypus johnsoni Coquillett, 1901 | | | Atrichopogon farri Wirth, 1956 | Fall phlox | | Atrichopogon levis Coquillett, 1901 | Biting midge | | Atrichopogon peregrinus Johannsen, 1908 | | | Chironomus (Chaetolabis) atroviridis Townes, 1945 | | | Chironomus (Chironomus) anthracinus Zetterstedt, 1860 | Pygmy linanthus | | Chironomus (Chironomus) aprilinus Meigen, 1818 | | | Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916 | | | Chironomus halophilus (Packard, 1873) | ⇒ Chironomus aprilinus Meigen, 1818 | | Chironomus quinnitukqut Martin, Subl..., 2010 | | | Clinohelea bimaculata Loew, 1861 | | | Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818 | Midge | | Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794 | Phantom midge | | Culicoides (Oecacta) furens Poey, 1851 | | | Culicoides alexanderi Wirth & Hubert, 1962 | | | Culicoides hollensis Melander & B..., 1903 | Biting midge | | Culicoides melleus Coquillett, 1901 | | | Culicoides mulrennani Beck, 1957 | | | Dasyhelea pollinosa Wirth, 1952 | Hentz's phlox | | Downeshelea stonei Wirth, 1953 | Texan phlox | | Echinohelea lanei Wirth, 1951 | Trailing phlox | | Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) ciliata Winnertz, 1852 | | | Forcipomyia (Trichohelea) fairfaxensis Wirth, 1951 | Trailing phlox | | Halocladius (Halocladius) variabilis Staeger, 1839 | Marine midge | | Heteromyia fasciata Say, 1825 | | | Hydrobaenus travisi Saether, 1989 | | | Macropelopia decedens Walker, 1848 | | | Metriocnemus knabi Coquillett, 1904 | Pitcher plant midge | | Micropsectra xantha Roback, 1955 | | | Microtendipes caelum Townes, 1945 | Coastal plain milkwort | | Monohelea andersoni Wirth & Grogan, 1981 | Carpet phlox | | Monohelea bifurcata Wirth & Will..., 1964 | | | Monohelea obscura Wirth & Will..., 1964 | | | Palpomyia downesi Grogan & Wirth, 1979 | | | Palpomyia jonesi Grogan & Wirth, 1975 | | | Parabezzia alexanderi Wirth, 1965 | Downy phlox | | Parachironomus forceps Townes, 1945 | | | Parachironomus monochromus (Wulp, 1874) | ⇒ Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915 | | Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915 | | | Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) convictum Walker, 1856 | | | Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945 | Coastal plain milkwort | | Polypedilum ophioides Townes, 1945 | Coastal plain milkwort | | Procladius bellus Loew, 1866 | | | Psectrotanypus dyari Coquillett, 1902 | | | Pseudochironomus banksi Townes, 1945 | | | Pseudochironomus netta Townes, 1945 | Coastal plain milkwort | | Schizohelea leucopeza Meigen, 1804 | | | Stenochironomus hilaris Walker, 1848 | | | Stictochironomus lutosus Townes, 1945 | | | Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956 | | | Xenochironomus xenolabis Kieffer, 1916 | | | Zavrelimyia bifasciata Coquillett, 1901 | |
Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Massachusetts | Family | Ceratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies | 13
23 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges | 20
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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