Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region St. Thomas (U.S. Virgin Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 131
509
601 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 131
509
601 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 127
498
590 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 97
452
544 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 26
65
86 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 6
27
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 3
17
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
10
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for St. Thomas
2 Families width 11 Species
Genera for St. Thomas
10 Genera with 11 Species | Chironomus Meigen, 1804 | Non-biting midges | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Forcipomyia Meigen, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Paracladopelma Harnisch, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Procladius Skuse, 1889 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Smittia Holmgren, 1884 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1925 | Green Midges | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for St. Thomas
11 Species | Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804 | Bog marshcress | | Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846 | Coville's phlox | | Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923) | ⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923 | | Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Paracladopelma winnelli Jackson, 1977 | Mohave fishhook cactus | | Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885 | | | Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932 | Clambering polypody | | Smittia marsupialis Busk, 1884 | | | Tanytarsus guerlus Roback, 1957 | | | Tanytarsus heliomesonyctios Langton, 1999 | | | Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925 | |
Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in St. Thomas | Family | Ceratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges | 9
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information Chironomoidea at artfakta.se
Chironomoidea at dyntaxa.se
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