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Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Worcester County (Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
289
1477
2218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
288
1475
2216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
1425
2101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
194
1229
1848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
43
140
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
30
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
16
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
7
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Worcester County (Massachusetts)
2 Families width 6 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids4SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Worcester County (Massachusetts)
7 Genera with 6 Species
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Worcester County (Massachusetts)
6 Species
Atrichopogon levis Coquillett, 1901Biting midge
Clinohelea bimaculata Loew, 1861
Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) convictum Walker, 1856
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Xenochironomus xenolabis Kieffer, 1916

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Worcester County (Massachusetts)
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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