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Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Rocky View County (Calgary Metropolitan Region, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
311
1918
3114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
310
1916
3114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
294
1857
2982
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
219
1651
2735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
60
289
363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
71
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
30
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
24
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Rocky View County
2 Families width 16 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids12SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Rocky View County
24 Genera with 16 Species
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Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1949Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Edwardsidia Sæther, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2003Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Tvetenia Tvetenia, 19691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rocky View County
16 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) melanescens Keyl, 1961
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides travisi Vargas, 1949
Edwardsidia philhygra Edwards, 1931
Eukiefferiella claripennis Lundbeck, 1898
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Gymnometriocnemus (Rhaphidocladius) brumalis Edwards, 1929
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Micropsectra xantha Roback, 1955
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Tanypus (Tanypus) punctipennis Meigen, 1818
Tanytarsus aigos Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tvetenia paucunca Saether, 1969

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Rocky View County
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
21
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



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