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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
405
3264
7218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
404
3261
7215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
381
3178
6998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
273
2639
5762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
67
437
787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
120
245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
45
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
30
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Minnesota
2 Families width 57 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids50SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Minnesota
30 Genera with 57 Species
#ACDFHLMOPRSTZ
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1915Non-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Coelotanypus Kieffer, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1954Midge3SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1976Snow Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Halliella Ulrich, 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Larsia Fittkau, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Lasiodiamesa Kieffer, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19554SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19477SpeciesTaxom
Pagastia Oliver, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19292SpeciesTaxom
Paratrichocladius Thienemann, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Parorthocladius Thienemann, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 200010SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1947Green Midges5SpeciesTaxom
Tribelos Townes, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Zavreliella Kieffer, 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Minnesota
57 Species
Ablabesmyia illinoensis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Chironomus (Chironomus) tentans Fabricius, 1805
Chironomus utahensis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Cladopelma amachaerus Townes, 1945
Coelotanypus concinnus Coquillett, 1895
Culicoides denticulatus Wirth & Hubert, 1962
Culicoides paraimpunctatus Borkent, 1995
Culicoides stilobezzioides Foote & Pratt, 1954
Dasyhelea oppressa Thomsen, 1935Iberian geranium
Diamesa chiobates Hansen, 1976Lizard tails
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) brevipennis Macquart, 1826
Heterotrissocladius cooki Saether, 1975Alpine French-honeysuckle
Heterotrissocladius subpilosus Kieffer, 1911
Larsia berneri Beck & Beck, 1966
Lasiodiamesa brusti Saether, 1969Alpine sweetvetch
Limnophyes hastulatus Saether, 1975Alpine French-honeysuckle
Micropsectra neoappendica Anderson, St..., 2013
Micropsectra penicillata Anderson, St..., 2013
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Micropsectra xantha Roback, 1955
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) annectens Saether, 1969Alpine sweetvetch
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) cooki Soponis, 1977Bittersweet
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) nigritus (Malloch, 1915)⇒ Paratrichocladius spiesi Ashe & O´Con..., 2012
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) wiensi Saether, 1969Alpine sweetvetch
Orthocladius (Symposiocladius) holsatus Goetghebuer, 1937
Orthocladius (Symposiocladius) lignicola Kieffer, 1915Redmaids
Orthocladius (Symposiocladius) smolandicus (Brundin, 1947)⇒ Orthocladius holsatus Goetghebuer, 1937
Pagastia orthogonia Oliver, 1959Spotted mock orange
Palpomyia jamnbacki Grogan & Wirth, 1979Gregg's cloak fern
Parachironomus potamogeti Townes, 1945
Parakiefferiella smolandica Brundin, 1947
Paratanytarsus dubius Malloch, 1915
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratrichocladius spiesi Ashe & O´Con..., 2012
Parorthocladius nigritus Goetghebuer, 1938
Polypedilum angulum Maschwitz, 2000Palmer's wislizenia
Polypedilum angustum Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum atrichon Maschwitz, 2000
Polypedilum bergi Maschwitz, 2000Palmer's wislizenia
Polypedilum castornama Maschwitz, 2000
Polypedilum crassum Maschwitz, 2000
Polypedilum falciforme Maschwitz, 2000Palmer's wislizenia
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum nymphaeorum Maschwitz, 2000Palmer's wislizenia
Polypedilum tuberculum Maschwitz, 2000
Procladius macotricha
Procladius macrotrichus Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Procladius ruris Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Serromyia vockerothi Borkent, 1990
Tanytarsus debilis Meigen, 1830
Tanytarsus dendyi Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus martini Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus messersmthi Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus quadridentatus Brundin, 1947
Tribelos ater Townes, 1945
Zavreliella marmorata van der Wulp, 1859

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Minnesota
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
24
50
Genera
Species

Taxom



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