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Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Saint Lucia (Lesser Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
198
1056
1581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
198
1056
1581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
191
1026
1544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
134
846
1350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
45
188
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
34
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
17
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Saint Lucia
2 Families width 6 Species
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge4SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Saint Lucia
5 Genera with 6 Species
Culicoides Latreille, 1896Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saint Lucia
6 Species
Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896
Culicoides decor Williston, 1896
Forcipomyia brachyrhynchus Wirth & Dow, 1972
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Pseudosmittia digitata Saether, 1981
Smittia windwardensis Saether, 1981

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Saint Lucia
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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