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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
408
4022
7977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
406
4020
7976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
392
3956
7800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
254
3229
6440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
53
292
605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
59
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
33
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
16
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Mexico
2 Families width 26 Species
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge18SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Mexico
16 Genera with 26 Species
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Ceratoculicoides Wirth & Rata..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1911Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1922Midge5SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19373SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Schizonyxhelea Clastrier, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19535SpeciesTaxom
Telmatogeton Schiner, 19491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Mexico
26 Species
Alluaudomyia caribbeana Spinelli & W..., 1984Flowering spurge
Brachypogon cuacuahuitlus Huerta, 2005
Ceratoculicoides aliciae Huerta, 2005
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus callichirus Kieffer, 1911
Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896
Culicoides (Oecacta) furens Poey, 1851
Culicoides aureus Ortiz, 1951
Culicoides eadsi Wirth & Blanton, 1971
Culicoides jamaicensis Edwards, 1922Biting midge
Dasyhelea azteca Huerta & Grogan, 2006
Dasyhelea calvescens Macfie, 1938
Dasyhelea scissurae Macfie, 1937Bushy frostweed
Dicrotendipes californicus Johannsen, 1905
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Monopelopia caraguata Mendes, Marc..., 2003
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Schizonyxhelea thomsenae Wirth, 1953
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stilobezzia kiefferi Lane, 1947Wetherill's buckwheat
Stilobezzia rabelloi Lane, 1947Wetherill's buckwheat
Stilobezzia thomsenae Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Telmatogeton latipenne Wirth, 1949

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in West Mexico
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
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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