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Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Sonora (Northwest Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3274
5460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
353
3273
5459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
342
3230
5363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
229
2671
4510
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
59
305
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
40
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
21
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
10
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sonora
2 Families width 33 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids5SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge28SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sonora
10 Genera with 33 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Clunio Haliday, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1953Midge13SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19786SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19936SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paryphoconus Enderlein, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sonora
33 Species
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Clunio fuscipennis Wirth, 1952Florida phlox
Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) variipennis Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides (Oecacta) furens Poey, 1851
Culicoides arizonensis Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Culicoides cacticola Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Culicoides eadsi Wirth & Blanton, 1971
Culicoides hieroglyphicus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides insolatus Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Culicoides jamaicensis Edwards, 1922Biting midge
Culicoides mohave Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Culicoides ryckmani Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Culicoides werneri Wirth & Blanton, 1971
Culicoides willistoni Wirth & Blanton, 1953
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) fasciigera Kieffer, 1925
Dasyhelea cactorum Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Dasyhelea longicerci
Dasyhelea pentalineata Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Dasyhelea ryckmani Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Dasyhelea sonorensis Wirth, 1978
Forcipomyia baueri Wirth, 1956Fall phlox
Forcipomyia cochisei Wirth & Spin..., 1993
Forcipomyia goniognatha Wirth & Mess..., 1971Longleaf phlox
Forcipomyia leptognatha Wirth & Mess..., 1971Longleaf phlox
Forcipomyia pricei Wirth & Spin..., 1993
Forcipomyia werneri Wirth & Spin..., 1993
Leptoconops torrens Townsend, 1893
Leptoconops werneri Wirth, 1973Smooth phlox
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paryphoconus sonorensis Wirth & Rata..., 1972
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Sonora
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
5
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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