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Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Palaearctic (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
410
11836
195891
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
409
11835
195891
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
393
11737
195065
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
321
11429
194056
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
53
462
6015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
150
3982
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
20
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
13
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Palaearctic
2 Families width 25 Species
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge12SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids13SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Palaearctic
13 Genera with 25 Species
Bezzia Kieffer, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1932Midge3SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Electrotermes Von Rosen, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19085SpeciesTaxom
Kloosia Kruseman, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Pontomyia Edwards, 19261SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Palaearctic
25 Species
Bezzia expolita Coquillett, 1901
Bezzia fascispinosa Clastrier, 1962
Bezzia pulverea Coquillett, 1901
Chironomus (Chironomus) calipterus Kieffer, 1908
Conchapelopia melanops Meigen, 1818
Conchapelopia viator Kieffer, 1911
Culicoides (Beltranmyia) sphagnumensis Williams, 1955
Culicoides (Oecacta) kibunensis Tokunaga, 1937Cafe falso
Culicoides (Oecacta) shortti Smith & Swam..., 1932
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) fasciigera Kieffer, 1925
Dicrotendipes pelochloris Kieffer, 1912
Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Electrotermes affinis H. Hagen, 1856
Electrotermes flecki A. Nel, 2006
Electrotermes girardi C. G. Giebel, 1856
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) hirtula Zetterstedt, 1838
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) hygrophila Kieffer, 1924Biting midge
Forcipomyia (Thyridomyia) frutetorum Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia (Thyridomyia) monilicornis Coquillett, 1905
Forcipomyia (Trichohelea) eques Johannsen, 1908
Kloosia pusillus Linnaeus, 1767
Microchironomus tener Kieffer, 1918
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubiferum Skuse, 1889Midge
Pontomyia natans Edwards, 1926

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Palaearctic
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
9
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



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