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Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Northwest Mexico (North Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
479
5421
11764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
478
5419
11762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
463
5359
11600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
4321
9644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
76
571
1255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
64
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
32
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
14
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northwest Mexico
2 Families width 63 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids7SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge56SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northwest Mexico
14 Genera with 63 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Clunio Haliday, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1953Midge24SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 197810SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 199311SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19735SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19014SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paryphoconus Enderlein, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 19641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northwest Mexico
63 Species
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Clunio fuscipennis Wirth, 1952Florida phlox
Culicoides (Amossovia) cochisensis Wirth & Blanton, 1967
Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) variipennis Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides (Oecacta) furens Poey, 1851
Culicoides arizonensis Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Culicoides bajensis Wirth & Assi..., 1979
Culicoides boydi Wirth & Mullens, 1992
Culicoides cacticola Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Culicoides copiosus Root & Hoffman, 1937Schaffner's wattle
Culicoides eadsi Wirth & Blanton, 1971
Culicoides hieroglyphicus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides hoguei Wirth & Assi..., 1979Longleaf phlox
Culicoides insolatus Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Culicoides iphthimus Zhou & Lee, 1984
Culicoides jamaicensis Edwards, 1922Biting midge
Culicoides kettlei Breidenbaugh..., 1999
Culicoides melleus Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides mohave Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Culicoides occidentalis Wirth & Jones, 1957
Culicoides ryckmani Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Culicoides sitiens Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Culicoides torridus Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Culicoides werneri Wirth & Blanton, 1971
Culicoides willistoni Wirth & Blanton, 1953
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) fasciigera Kieffer, 1925
Dasyhelea bajaensis
Dasyhelea bajensis Wirth, 1978
Dasyhelea cactorum Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Dasyhelea griseola Wirth, 1978
Dasyhelea longicerci
Dasyhelea pentalineata Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Dasyhelea pollex Borkent & Fo..., 1986
Dasyhelea ryckmani Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Dasyhelea sonorensis Wirth, 1978
Forcipomyia (Synthyridomyia) acidicola Tokunaga, 1937
Forcipomyia baueri Wirth, 1956Fall phlox
Forcipomyia cochisei Wirth & Spin..., 1993
Forcipomyia desertensis Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Forcipomyia dorsalis Wirth & Dow, 1972
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Forcipomyia goniognatha Wirth & Mess..., 1971Longleaf phlox
Forcipomyia leptognatha Wirth & Mess..., 1971Longleaf phlox
Forcipomyia pricei Wirth & Spin..., 1993
Forcipomyia sinuosa Dow & Wirth, 1972
Forcipomyia werneri Wirth & Spin..., 1993
Leptoconops doyeni Spinelli & R..., 1993
Leptoconops freeborni Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Leptoconops torrens Townsend, 1893
Leptoconops vargasi Clastrier & ..., 1978
Leptoconops werneri Wirth, 1973Smooth phlox
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Palpomyia armatipes Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Palpomyia bottimeri Grogan & Wirth, 1979Gregg's cloak fern
Palpomyia linsleyi Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Palpomyia subaspera Coquillett, 1901
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paryphoconus sonorensis Wirth & Rata..., 1972
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Sergentia psiloptera Edwards, 1935
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Tanypus parastellatus Sublette, 1964

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Northwest Mexico
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
7
56
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
7
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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