Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 352
2671
5038 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 351
2670
5037 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 343
2630
4959 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 220
1988
3673 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 61
376
703 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 15
97
245 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 6
40
118 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
24
45 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Puerto Rico
2 Families width 45 Species
Genera for Puerto Rico
24 Genera with 45 Species #ABCFLMPRSTX
| Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atrichopogon Kieffer, 1956 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bezzia Kieffer, 1990 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachypogon Kieffer, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Ceratopogon Meigen, 1803 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomus Meigen, 1905 | Non-biting midges | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coelotanypus Kieffer, 1938 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1996 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Culicoides Latreille, 1946 | Midge | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Forcipomyia Meigen, 1971 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Labrundinia Fittkau, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Longipedia Hong, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesosmittia Brundin, 1985 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micropsectra Kieffer, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monohelea Kieffer, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palpomyia Meigen, 1989 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parabezzia Malloch, 1965 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pentaneura Philippi, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stilobezzia Kieffer, 1947 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2007 | Green Midges | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xestochironomus Sublette & W..., 1972 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Puerto Rico
45 Species | Ablabesmyia (Karelia) peleensis Walley, 1926 | | | Atrichopogon obscurus Ewen & Saunders, 1958 | | | Atrichopogon saundersi Ewen & Saunders, 1958 | | | Atrichopogon warmkei Wirth, 1956 | Fall phlox | | Bezzia globulosa Spinelli & W..., 1990 | | | Brachypogon impar Johannsen, 1938 | | | Chironomus calligraphus Goeldi, 1905 | | | Coelotanypus concinnus Coquillett, 1895 | | | Coelotanypus insulanus Johannsen, 1938 | | | Cricotopus aberrans Johannsen, 1938 | | | Cricotopus conformis Curran, 1928 | | | Cricotopus currani Spies & Reiss, 1996 | | | Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923) | ⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923 | | Culicoides (Hoffmania) foxi Ortiz, 1950 | | | Culicoides borinqueni Fox & Hoffman, 1944 | | | Culicoides hoffmani Fox, 1946 | | | Culicoides trilineatus Fox, 1946 | | | Forcipomyia (Phytohelea) oligarthra Saunders, 1957 | Biting midge | | Forcipomyia (Pterobosca) fusicornis Coquillett, 1905 | | | Forcipomyia aeria Saunders, 1956 | | | Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896 | | | Forcipomyia harpegonata | | | Forcipomyia incubans Macfie, 1937 | | | Forcipomyia jamaicensis Wirth, 1970 | | | Forcipomyia lesliei Wirth, 1974 | | | Forcipomyia spinosa Saunders, 1956 | | | Forcipomyia trigonata Johannsen, 1931 | | | Forcipomyia varipennis Wirth & Will..., 1957 | Flowery phlox | | Forcipomyia willistoni Wirth, 1971 | | | Labrundinia pilosella Loew, 1866 | | | Longipedia gonzalezi | | | Mesosmittia lobiga Saether, 1985 | | | Micropsectra dubia Malloch, 0 | | | Monohelea multilineata Lutz, 1914 | Biting midge | | Palpomyia insularis Spinelli & G..., 1989 | | | Parabezzia spangleri Wirth, 1965 | | | Paratanytarsus dubius Malloch, 1915 | | | Pentaneura marmorata Johannsen, 1938 | | | Rheotanytarsus meridionalis Johannsen, 1938 | | | Stilobezzia nigroflava Lane & Forat..., 1958 | | | Stilobezzia panamensis Lane & Forat..., 1958 | | | Stilobezzia paulistensis Lane, 1947 | | | Tanytarsus bromelicola Cranston, 2007 | | | Xestochironomus furcatus Johannsen, 1938 | | | Xestochironomus nebulosus Sublette & W..., 1972 | |
Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Puerto Rico | Family | Ceratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies | 10
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges | 14
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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