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Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Southern Illinois (Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
338
1795
2678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
338
1795
2678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
316
1711
2532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
224
1454
2170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
52
178
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
39
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
26
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
15
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Illinois
2 Families width 13 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids10SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Illinois
15 Genera with 13 Species
Axarus Roback, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1804Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1957Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19152SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Illinois
13 Species
Axarus festivus Say, 1823Indigobush
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) infuscatus Malloch, 1915
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Culicoides sonorensis (Wirth & Jones, 1957)⇒ Culicoides occidentalis Wirth & Jones, 1957
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Heterotrissocladius changi Saether, 1975Alpine French-honeysuckle
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Palpomyia subasper Coquillett, 1901
Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratanytarsus similatus Malloch, 1915
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort

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

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
12
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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