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Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Wake County (North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
277
1355
1946
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
277
1355
1946
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
260
1295
1841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
180
1084
1535
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
43
128
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
25
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
13
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
7
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wake County
2 Families width 5 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids4SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wake County
7 Genera with 5 Species
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1901Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wake County
5 Species
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) trifascia Edwards, 1929
Culicoides stellifer Coquillett, 1901
Parachironomus directus Dendy & Subl..., 1959
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Wake County
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
5
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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