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Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Switzerland (West Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
519
5821
17620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
5819
17618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
494
5734
17452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
321
4726
15307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
652
1804
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
20
179
702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
36
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
28
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Switzerland
2 Families width 43 Species
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge18SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids25SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Switzerland
28 Genera with 43 Species
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Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocladius Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1830Non-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1996Midge9SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1964Snow Midges4SpeciesTaxom
Diamesinae1SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19963SpeciesTaxom
Hebetula Wirth & Debe..., 19961SpeciesTaxom
Macropelopia Thienemann, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Mallochohelea Wirth, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Monodiamesa Kieffer, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Nanocladius Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
OrthocladiinaeOrthoclads1SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19344SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochauliodites Handlirsch, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Smodicoptera Handlirsch, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 19241SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Switzerland
43 Species
Atrichopogon wallisensis Clastrier & ..., 1996
Bezzia hihifoi Clastrier & ..., 1996
Brachypogon (Brachypogon) fagicola Delecolle & ..., 1999
Cardiocladius latistilus Freeman, 1956
Chironomus (Lobochironomus) montuosus Ryser, Wuelk..., 1985
Chironomus bincus Kieffer, 1924
Chironomus pulcher (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Demeijerea rufipes Linnaeus, 1761
Corynoneura brevipennis Goetgebuer, 1935
Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794Phantom midge
Culicoides (Avaritia) chiopterus Meigen, 1830
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides (Beltranmyia) circumscriptus Kieffer, 1918
Culicoides (Culicoides) lupicaris (Downes & Kettle, 1952)⇒ Culicoides delta Edwards, 1939
Culicoides (Culicoides) pulicaris Linnaeus, 1758Biting midge
Culicoides (Oecacta) duddingstoni Kettle & Lawson, 1955
Culicoides (Silvaticulicoides) pallidicornis Kieffer, 1919
Culicoides (Trithecoides) bodemensis Clastrier & ..., 1996
Culicoides (Trithecoides) chazeaui Clastrier & ..., 1996
Dasyhelea hihifoi Clastrier & ..., 1996
Diamesa (Diamesa) cinerella Meigen, 1835
Diamesa (Diamesa) insignipes Kieffer, 1908Prairie fameflower
Diamesa (Diamesa) longipes (Goetghebuer, 1941)⇒ Diamesinae longipes Chernovskij, 1949
Diamesa (Diamesa) wuelkeri Serra-tosio, 1964
Diamesinae longipes Chernovskij, 1949
Endochironomus tendens Fabricius, 1775
Eukiefferiella minor Edwards, 1929
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) pseudonigra Delecolle & ..., 1999
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) sihlwaldensis Delecolle & ..., 1999
Forcipomyia (Lasiohelea) matautuensis Clastrier & ..., 1996
Hebetula uveae Clastrier & ..., 1996
Macropelopia felmanni Kieffer, 1912
Mallochohelea alpina Clastrier, 1962
Micropsectra oberaarensis Stur & Ekrem, 2008
Microtendipes chloris Meigen, 1818
Monodiamesa alpicola Brundin, 1952
Orthocladiinae melanosoma Goetghebuer, 1934
Orthocladius (Euorthocladius) rivicola Kieffer, 1911Quill fameflower
Orthocladius (Euorthocladius) rivulorum Kieffer, 1909Okanogan fameflower
Orthocladius (Mesorthocladius) frigidus Zetterstedt, 1838
Orthocladius melanosoma (Goetghebuer, 1934)⇒ Orthocladiinae melanosoma Goetghebuer, 1934
Pseudochauliodites helveticus O. Heer, 1877
Smodicoptera liasina O. Heer, 1852
Tanypus beringensis Müller, 1924

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Switzerland
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
9
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
19
25
Genera
Species

Taxom



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