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Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Penobscot County (Maine, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
294
1559
2595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
293
1557
2593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
277
1495
2458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
207
1302
2200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
55
149
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
30
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
13
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
7
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Penobscot County
2 Families width 6 Species
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Penobscot County
7 Genera with 6 Species
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1818Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Penobscot County
6 Species
Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Forcipomyia (Trichohelea) eques Johannsen, 1908
Forcipomyia crinita Saunders, 1964
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Penobscot County
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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