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Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region West Midlands (English Midlands, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
425
3413
8111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
425
3413
8111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
400
3364
8028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
293
2941
7315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
87
720
2097
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
20
194
507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
38
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
27
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Midlands
2 Families width 34 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids24SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae (Newman, 1834)Biting midge10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Midlands
27 Genera with 34 Species
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Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1804Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1939Midge6SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Diplocladius Kieffer, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Macropelopia Thienemann, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Mesosmittia Brundin, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Protocuneus Cockerell, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1859Green Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Tvetenia Tvetenia, 19291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Midlands
34 Species
Bryophaenocladius tuberculatus Edwards, 1929
Ceratopogon punctatus (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Culicoides punctatus Meigen, 1804
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) vanderwulpi Edwards, 1929
Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846Coville's phlox
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) albiforceps Kieffer, 1916
Cricotopus (Isocladius) pilitarsis Zetterstedt, 1850
Cryptochironomus (Cryptochironomus) defectus Kieffer, 1913
Culicoides (Avaritia) chiopterus Meigen, 1830
Culicoides (Avaritia) dewulfi Goetghebuer, 1936
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides (Avaritia) scoticus Downes & Kettle, 1952
Culicoides (Culicoides) pulicaris Linnaeus, 1758Biting midge
Culicoides (Oecacta) brunnicans Edwards, 1939
Dicrotendipes nervosus Staeger, 1839
Diplocladius cultriger Kieffer, 1908Prairie fameflower
Macropelopia adaucta Kieffer, 1916
Mesosmittia flexuella Edwards, 1929
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) fuscipes Meigen, 1818
Palpomyia (Palpomyia) flavipes Meigen, 1804
Parachironomus arcuatus Goetghebuer, 1919
Paratanytarsus austriacus Kieffer, 1924
Paratendipes albimanus Meigen, 1818
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) uncinatum Goetghebuer, 1921
Protocuneus punctatus T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Psectrocladius (Allopsectrocladius) platypus Edwards, 1929
Psectrotanypus varius Fabricius, 1787
Rheocricotopus (Psilocricotopus) chalybeatus Edwards, 1929
Serromyia femorata (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Serromyia subinermis Kieffer, 1919
Tanypus (Tanypus) punctipennis Meigen, 1818
Tanytarsus samboni (Edwards, 1929)⇒ Tanytarsus debilis Meigen, 1830
Tanytarsus sylvaticus van der Wulp, 1859
Tvetenia calvescens Edwards, 1929

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in West Midlands
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
22
24
Genera
Species

Taxom



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