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Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region The Palisades (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
232
1127
1594
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
231
1126
1593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
213
1078
1501
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
168
959
1348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
40
135
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
34
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
20
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
17
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for The Palisades
2 Families width 12 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids10SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for The Palisades
17 Genera with 12 Species
Axarus Roback, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1961Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1956Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Larsia Fittkau, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Mallochohelea Wirth, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1967Green Midges2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for The Palisades
12 Species
Axarus festivus Say, 1823Indigobush
Chironomus (Chironomus) melanescens Keyl, 1961
Corynoneura arctica Kieffer, 1923
Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846Coville's phlox
Culicoides wisconsinensis Jones, 1956Arctic catchfly
Larsia planensis Johannsen, 1946Midge
Mallochohelea smithi Lewis, 1956
Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925
Tanytarsus volgensis Miseiko, 1967

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

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
15
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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