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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
419
3097
6568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
417
3093
6563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
394
3002
6364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
278
2479
5175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
65
316
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
64
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
19
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
9
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Virginia
2 Families width 13 Species
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge6SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Virginia
9 Genera with 13 Species
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocladius Kieffer, 19564SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1896Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Halliella Ulrich, 01SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 18481SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Virginia
13 Species
Atrichopogon downesi Wirth, 1980Showy phlox
Bezzia flavitibia Dow & Turner, 1976
Cardiocladius africanus Freeman, 1955
Cardiocladius hessei (Freeman, 1956)⇒ Eukiefferiella hessei Freeman, 1956
Cardiocladius latistilus Freeman, 1956
Cardiocladius oliffi Freeman, 1956
Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896
Forcipomyia (Trichohelea) pluvialis Malloch, 1923Laysan bur cucumber
Halliella triplicata
Palpomyia canadensis Grogan & Wirth, 1979
Palpomyia walteri Grogan & Wirth, 1979Gregg's cloak fern
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Stenochironomus hilaris Walker, 1848

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in West Virginia
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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