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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
443
3998
9114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
442
3995
9110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
418
3889
8822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
300
3217
7263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
70
487
882
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
101
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
39
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
26
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wisconsin
2 Families width 42 Species
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge23SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids19SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wisconsin
26 Genera with 42 Species
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Bezzia Kieffer, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1999Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18262SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1956Midge9SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Lasiodiamesa Kieffer, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Macropelopia Thienemann, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Mallochohelea Wirth, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Monodiamesa Kieffer, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Nannoodes Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Pagastia Oliver, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19152SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Probezzia Kieffer, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Tribelos Townes, 19151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wisconsin
42 Species
Bezzia glabra Coquillett, 1902
Ceratopogon pandus Borkent & Gr..., 1995
Chironomus (Camptochironomus) dilutus Shobanov, Ki..., 1999
Cladotanytarsus saetheri Puchalski, P..., 2018
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) slossonae Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) triannulatus Macquart, 1826
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Culicoides (Amossovia) flukei Jones, 1956Arctic catchfly
Culicoides (Haematomyidium) paraensis Goeldi, 1905
Culicoides bergi Cochrane, 1973
Culicoides bickleyi Wirth & Hubert, 1962
Culicoides denticulatus Wirth & Hubert, 1962
Culicoides furensoides Williams, 1955
Culicoides paraimpunctatus Borkent, 1995
Culicoides piliferus Root & Hoffman, 1937Schaffner's wattle
Culicoides wisconsinensis Jones, 1956Arctic catchfly
Dasyhelea oppressa Thomsen, 1935Iberian geranium
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) titillans Winnertz, 1852
Lasiodiamesa arietina Coquillett, 1908
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Macropelopia decedens Walker, 1848
Mallochohelea flavidula Malloch, 1914
Microtendipes anticus Walker, 1848
Monodiamesa depectinata Saether, 1973
Monohelea floridensis Wirth & Will..., 1964
Monohelea grogani Delecolle & ..., 1995
Monohelea magnitheca Wirth & Grogan, 1981Carpet phlox
Nannoodes pseudocistela A. Handlirsch, 1906
Pagastia orthogonia Oliver, 1959Spotted mock orange
Palpomyia altispina Grogan & Wirth, 1975
Palpomyia jonesi Grogan & Wirth, 1975
Paracladopelma nixe Townes, 1945
Paracladopelma winnelli Jackson, 1977Mohave fishhook cactus
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratanytarsus similatus Malloch, 1915
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) braseniae Leathers, 1922
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Probezzia albitibia Wirth, 1971
Probezzia williamsi Wirth, 1971
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Tanypus (Tanypus) vilipennis Kieffer, 1918
Tribelos quadripunctatus Malloch, 1915

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Wisconsin
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
11
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
15
19
Genera
Species

Taxom



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