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Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Windward Islands (Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2533
4360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
353
2531
4358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
345
2499
4310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
233
1995
3533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
56
432
849
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
136
325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
44
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
27
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Windward Islands
2 Families width 62 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids30SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge32SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Windward Islands
27 Genera with 62 Species
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Antillocladius Sæther, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Baeohelea Wirth & Blanton, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 04SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Chironominae2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1905Non-biting midges5SpeciesTaxom
Compterosmittia Sæther, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19814SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1946Midge8SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19808SpeciesTaxom
Lipurometriocnemus Saether, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Onconeura Andersen & S..., 19811SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19973SpeciesTaxom
Pentaneura Philippi, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 20003SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Tanypodinae1SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Xestochironomus Sublette & W..., 19724SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Windward Islands
62 Species
Antillocladius antecalvus Sæther, 1981
Atrichopogon lituratus Williston, 1896
Atrichopogon sequax Williston, 1896
Atrichopogon thersites Williston, 1896
Baeohelea nana Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Bezzia flinti Spinelli, 1991
Bezzia punctipennis Williston, 1896
Bezzia venustula Spinelli, 1991
Bezzia venustulus
Brachypogon bifidus Spinelli & G..., 1998
Brachypogon telesfordi Spinelli & G..., 1998
Chironominae lugens Kieffer, 1906
Chironominae spilopterus Williston, 1896
Chironomus anonymus (Williston, 1896)⇒ Chironomus decorus Johannsen, 1905
Chironomus decorus Johannsen, 1905Disphyma
Chironomus lugens (Kieffer, 1906)⇒ Chironominae lugens Kieffer, 1906
Chironomus spilopterus (Williston, 1896)⇒ Chironominae spilopterus Williston, 1896
Chironomus willistoni Johannsen, 1905
Compterosmittia dentispina Saether, 1981
Cricotopus canditiba Saether, 1981
Cricotopus debilis Williston, 1896
Cricotopus nudisquamus Saether, 1981
Cricotopus pilocapsulus Saether, 1981
Culicoides (Hoffmania) foxi Ortiz, 1950
Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896
Culicoides archboldi Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Culicoides bredini Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Culicoides decor Williston, 1896
Culicoides dominicanus Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Culicoides heliconiae Fox & Hoffman, 1944
Culicoides trilineatus Fox, 1946
Dasyhelea pygmaea Williston, 1896
Forcipomyia archboldi Meillon & Wirth, 1980
Forcipomyia calatheae Wirth, 1982
Forcipomyia dominicana Meillon & Wirth, 1979
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Forcipomyia flava Williston, 1896
Forcipomyia hobbsi Wirth & Spin..., 1992
Forcipomyia lotus Williston, 1896
Forcipomyia spilmani Meillon & Wirth, 1980
Lipurometriocnemus glabalus Saether, 1981
Monohelea hieroglyphica Kieffer, 1917
Onconeura semifimbriata Saether, 1981
Palpomyia csikii Remm, 1981
Palpomyia longicornis (Williston, 1896)⇒ Palpomyia csikii Remm, 1981
Palpomyia tanycornis Borkent, 1997
Pentaneura indecisa Williston, 1896
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) barbimanus Edwards, 1929
Pseudosmittia digitata Saether, 1981
Pseudosmittia forcipata Goetghebuer, 1921
Pseudosmittia joaquimvenancioi Messias & de..., 2000
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Smittia windwardensis Saether, 1981
Stenochironomus innocuus Williston, 1896
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Tanypodinae flaveolus Williston, 1896
Tanypus flaveolus (Williston, 1896)⇒ Tanypodinae flaveolus Williston, 1896
Thienemanniella spreta Roback, 1962
Xestochironomus dominicanus Sublette & W..., 1972
Xestochironomus flinti Sublette & W..., 1972
Xestochironomus hobbsi
Xestochironomus luteifurcatus Sublette & W..., 1972

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Windward Islands
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
10
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
17
30
Genera
Species

Taxom



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