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Checklist of Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
for Peru (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
580
9390
28804
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
577
9384
28798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
552
9245
28393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
356
7215
23110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
90
1424
4419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
18
205
1314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
59
257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
33
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Peru
2 Families width 72 Species
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge39SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids33SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Peru
33 Genera with 72 Species
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Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocladius Kieffer, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 19442SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19606SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 2008Midge8SpeciesTaxom
Dactylocladius Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19783SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Diplosmittia Saether, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 191514SpeciesTaxom
Goeldichironomus Fittkau, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Heteromyia Say, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Ichthyocladius Fittkau, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Nilothauma Kieffer, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Paraheptagyia Brundin, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Parochlus Enderlein, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Paryphoconus Enderlein, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Podonomopsis Brundin, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Podonomus Philippi, 19664SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19833SpeciesTaxom
Probezzia Kieffer, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19602SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Stenoxenus Coquillett, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 20057SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1933Green Midges2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Peru
72 Species
Atrichopogon peruvianus Kieffer, 1917
Camptocladius microtomus (Kieffer, 1924)⇒ Orthocladiinae microtomus Kieffer, 1924
Cardiocladius travassosi Oliveira, 1951
Clinohelea damascenoi Lane & Duret, 1954
Clinohelea townsendi Lane, 1944
Cricotopus cantus Roback, 1960
Cricotopus eleanatis Roback, 1960
Cricotopus nalus Roback, 1960
Cricotopus ruber Roback, 1960
Cricotopus setis Roback, 1960
Cricotopus zuelis Roback, 1960
Cryptochironomus astax Roback, 1960
Culicoides diversus Felippe-Bauer, 2003
Culicoides efferus Fox, 1952
Culicoides hitchcocki Spinelli, 1991
Culicoides hylas Macfie, 1940
Culicoides jurbergi Felippe-Bauer, 2005
Culicoides palpalis (Macfie, 1948)⇒ Culicoides austropalpalis Lee & Reye, 1955
Culicoides peruvianus Felippe-Bauer, 2003
Culicoides pseudoheliconiae Felippe-Bauer, 2008
Dactylocladius peruvianus Kieffer, 1917
Dasyhelea hirtipes Kieffer, 1917
Dasyhelea mediomunda Minaya, 1978
Dicrotendipes paxillus Guha, Chaudh..., 1982
Diplosmittia recisa Saether, 1988
Diplosmittia recisus Saether, 1988
Forcipomyia brasiliana Clastrier & ..., 1995
Forcipomyia castneri Clastrier & ..., 1995
Forcipomyia dunklei Clastrier & ..., 1995
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Forcipomyia felippebauerae Clastrier & ..., 1995
Forcipomyia intrepida Macfie, 1936
Forcipomyia iquitosensis Clastrier & ..., 1995
Forcipomyia neotropica Clastrier & ..., 1995
Forcipomyia nigrimaxillata Clastrier & ..., 1995
Forcipomyia peruviana Clastrier & ..., 1995
Forcipomyia tettigonaris Wirth & Castner, 1990
Forcipomyia townsendi Knab, 1915
Forcipomyia utae Knab, 1915
Goeldichironomus amazonicus Fittkau, 1968Midge
Heteromyia orellana Roback, 1957
Ichthyocladius neotropicus Fittkau, 1974
Monopelopia caraguata Mendes, Marc..., 2003
Nilothauma aleta Roback, 1960
Nilothauma duena Roback, 1960
Palpomyia callangana Kieffer, 1917
Paraheptagyia cinerascens Edwards, 1931
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Parochlus peruvianus Brundin, 1966
Paryphoconus angustipennis Enderlein, 1912
Paryphoconus steineri Spinelli & W..., 1984
Paryphoconus terminalis Coquillett, 1904
Podonomopsis illiesi Brundin, 1966
Podonomus apolobambae Brundin, 1966
Podonomus fastigians Brundin, 1966
Podonomus fittkaui Brundin, 1966
Podonomus longispinus Brundin, 1966
Polypedilum titicacae Roback & Cof..., 1983
Polypedilum umayo Roback & Cof..., 1983
Polypedilum villcanota Roback & Cof..., 1983
Rheotanytarsus pela Roback, 1960
Stenochironomus gracilivalva Kieffer, 1917
Stenoxenus dimorphus Kieffer, 1909
Stenoxenus fulvus Johannsen, 1927
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stilobezzia beckae Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Stilobezzia merceri Cazorla & Sp..., 2005
Stilobezzia nitela Yu, 2005
Stilobezzia williamsi Cazorla , Sp..., 2005
Tanytarsus breda Roback, 1960
Tanytarsus pontophilus Tokunaga, 1933

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Peru
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
13
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
20
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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