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Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Sicily (Italy)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
442
4789
12162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
439
4779
12141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
425
4738
12061
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
296
3753
9814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
71
561
1243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
18
129
316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
34
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
18
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sicily
2 Families width 45 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids20SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge25SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sicily
18 Genera with 45 Species
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1915Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Constempellina Brundin, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1976Midge24SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Larsia Fittkau, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Macropelopia Thienemann, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Nilotanypus Kieffer, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Trissopelopia Kieffer, 18391SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sicily
45 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) monilis Linnaeus, 1758
Chironomus (Chironomus) salinarius Kieffer, 1915Redmaids
Conchapelopia pallidula Meigen, 1818
Constempellina brevicosta Edwards, 1937
Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794Phantom midge
Culicoides (Avaritia) imicola Kieffer, 1913
Culicoides (Avaritia) montanus (Shakirzjanova, 1962)⇒ Culicoides neomontanus Wirth, 1976
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides (Beltranmyia) circumscriptus Kieffer, 1918
Culicoides (Beltranmyia) kirovabadicus (Dzhafarov, 1964)⇒ Culicoides circumscriptus Kieffer, 1918
Culicoides (Culicoides) newsteadi Austen, 1921
Culicoides (Culicoides) pulicaris Linnaeus, 1758Biting midge
Culicoides (Culicoides) punctatus Meigen, 1804
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) parroti Kieffer, 1922
Culicoides (Oecacta) azerbajdzhanicus Dzhafarov, 1962
Culicoides (Oecacta) cataneii Clastrier, 1957
Culicoides (Oecacta) festivipennis Kieffer, 1914
Culicoides (Oecacta) gejgelensis Dzhafarov, 1964
Culicoides (Oecacta) kibunensis Tokunaga, 1937Cafe falso
Culicoides (Oecacta) kurensis Dzhafarov, 1960
Culicoides (Oecacta) maritimus Kieffer, 1924
Culicoides (Oecacta) odiatus Austen, 1921
Culicoides (Oecacta) pictipennis (Staeger, 1839)⇒ Culicoides festivipennis Kieffer, 1914
Culicoides (Oecacta) sahariensis Kieffer, 1923
Culicoides (Pontoculicoides) sejfadinei Dzhafarov, 1958
Culicoides (Pontoculicoides) tauricus Gutsevich, 1959
Culicoides (Silvaticulicoides) picturatus Kremer & Deduit, 1961
Culicoides (Silvaticulicoides) subfasciipenis
Culicoides neomontanus Wirth, 1976Siberian phlox
Eukiefferiella ancyla Svensson, 1986
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) pulchrithorax Edwards, 1924
Larsia atrocincta Goetghebuer, 1942Pantropical jumper
Macropelopia nebulosa Meigen, 1804
Monopelopia tenuicalcar Kieffer, 1918
Nilotanypus dubius Meigen, 1804
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) obumbratus Johannsen, 1905Disphyma
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) laetum Meigen, 1818
Polypedilum (Tripodura) scalaenum Schrank, 1803
Procladius (Holotanypus) choreus Meigen, 1804
Procladius (Holotanypus) sagittalis Kieffer, 1909
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) limbatellus (Holmgren, 1869)⇒ Psectrocladius oxyura Langton, 1985
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) oxyura Langton, 1985Gray wall jumper
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) psilopterus Kieffer, 1906
Psectrotanypus varius Fabricius, 1787
Trissopelopia longimana Sæther, 1839

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Sicily
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
2
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
16
20
Genera
Species

Taxom



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