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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
415
3421
6957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
412
3415
6951
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
393
3346
6803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
267
2730
5515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
54
288
472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
64
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
27
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
14
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mississippi
2 Families width 24 Species
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge18SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mississippi
14 Genera with 24 Species
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1956Midge5SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19593SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Phaenobezzia Haeselbarth, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19051SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19393SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mississippi
24 Species
Atrichopogon deyrupi Wirth, 1994
Bezzia laciniastyla Dow & Turner, 1976
Culicoides footei Wirth & Jones, 1956
Culicoides hollensis Melander & B..., 1903Biting midge
Culicoides mississippiensis Hoffman, 1926
Culicoides mulrennani Beck, 1957
Culicoides snowi Wirth & Jones, 1956
Forcipomyia eadsi Wirth & Spin..., 1993
Forcipomyia elegantula Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Forcipomyia nodosa Saunders, 1959
Monohelea bifurcata Wirth & Will..., 1964
Monohelea floridensis Wirth & Will..., 1964
Monohelea wirthi Khalaf, 1969
Palpomyia novitibialis Grogan & Wirth, 1975
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Phaenobezzia opaca Loew, 1861
Polypedilum floridense Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Rheotanytarsus exiguus Johannsen, 1905
Smittia aterrima Meigen, 1818Seedling bean midge
Stenochironomus unictus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stilobezzia beckae Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Stilobezzia glauca Macfie, 1939Clustered frostweed

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Mississippi
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
8
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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