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Nearctic Chironomidae Agriculture I*l Canada A catalog of Nearctic Chironomidae A catalog of Catalogue des Nearctic Chironomidae Chironomidae delardgion ndarctique D.R. Oliver and M.E. Dillon D.R. Oliver et M.E. Dillon Biosystematics Research Centre Centre de recherches biosyst6matiques Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa (Ontario) K1A 0C6 K1A 0C6 and et P.S. Cranston P.S. Cranston Commonwealth Scientific and Organisation de la recherche Industrial Research scientifique et industrielle du Organization, Entomology Commonwealth, Entomologie Canberra ACT 2601 Canberra ACT 2601 Australia Australie Research Branch Direction g6n6rale de la recherche Agriculture Canada Agriculture Canada Publication 185718 Publication 185718 1 990 1 990 @Minister of Supply and Services Canada 1990 oMinistre des Approvisionnement et Services Canada 1990 Available in Canada through En vente au Canada par I'entremise de nos Authorized Bookstore Agents agents libraires agr66s et autres and other bmkstores libraires. or by mail from ou par la poste au Canadian Govemnent Publishing Centre Centre d'6dition du gouvemement du Supply and Servies Canada Canada Oltawa, Canada K1A 0S9 Approvisionnements et Seryies Canada Ottawa (Canada) K1A 0S9 Cat No. A43-I85'7ll99O N" de cat A43-785117990 ISBN 0-660-55839-4 ISBN 0-660-55839-4 Price subject to change without notic€ Prix sujet i changemenl sans pr6avis Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data Donn6ee de catalogage avant publication (Canada) Oliver, D.R. Oliver, D.R. A mtalog of Nearctic Chironomidae A atalog of Nearctic Chironomidae (Publication ; 1857/8) (Publiation ; 18578) Text in English and French- Texle en anglais et en frangais. Includes bibliographiel referenes. Comprend des r6f6rences bibliogr. Issued by Research Branch, Agriculture Canada. Publi6 par Direction g6n6rale de la recherche, Cat No. A43-1857/19908 Agriculture Canada ISBN 0-660-55839-4 N' de cal A43-1857/1990F ISBN 0-660-55839-4 1. Chironomidae--Ameria. 1. Chironomidae--Am6rique. 2. Chironomidae-- 2. Chironomidae--Nomenclature. I. Dillon, M.E Nonenclature. I. Dillon, M.E. II. Cranston, II. Cranston, P.S. III. Canada. Agriculture P.S. III. Canada. Agriculture Canada. IV. Canada. IV. Title. V. Title: Catalogue des Titre. V. Titre: C:talogue des Chironomidae de Chironomidae de la r6gion n6arctique. VI. la r6gion n6arctique. VI. Titre: Chironomidae Title: Nearctic Chironomidae. VII. Series: de la rEgion n6arctique. VII. Clllection: PubUcation (Canada. Agriculture Canada). Publiation (Canada. Agriculture Canada). English ; 1857,18. Franqais ; 1857,8. QL537.C45604 1990 595.77'7 C90-099ttt-98 QL537.C45604 1990 595.77',1 C90-099111-9F Cover Couverture Adult male of Chirnmw pfumm (Linnaeus) M6le adulte du Chironomw plumm (Linnaeus) Produced by Research Program Senrice Production du Seruie aux programmes de recherches TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE DES MATIERES INTRODUCTION.. ....1 INTRODUCTION . ....4 FORMAT ,,...1 MODEDEPRESENTATION .. ........ 4 ABBREVIATIONS .....2 ABREVIATIONS ....,.5 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS .......3 REMERCIEMENTS ....6 FamilyCHIRONOMIDAE .......7 Famille des CHIRONOMIDAE ......... 7 Subfamily TELMATOGETONINAE . 7 Sous-famille des TELMATOGETONINAE . 7 SubfamilyPODONOMINAE ....... 7 Sous-famille des PODONOMINAE . 7 TTibeBOREOCHLINI ........ 7 Tribu des BOREOCHLINI .. ...... 7 TTibePODONOMINI ......... 8 Tribu desPODONOMINI ........... 8 SubfamilyTANYPODINAE ........ 8 Sous-famille des TANYPODINAE . 8 Tribe COELOTANYPODINI . .. 8 Tribu des COELOTANYPODINI . 8 TTibeMACROPELOPIINI ...... 8 Tribu des MACROPELOPIINI . 8 TTibeNATARSIINI ...10 TTibUdesNATARSIINI ..... 10 TTibePENTANEURINI ....... 10 Tribu des PENTANEURINI . 10 TTibePROCLADIINI ........ 74 Tribu des PROCLADIINI . .. .... 14 Tribe TANYPODINI .. ....... 16 Tribu desTANYPODINI ..... 16 SubfamilyDIAMESINAE ...16 Sous-famille des DIAMESINAE . 16 Tribe BOREOHEPTAGYIINL . .'16 Tribu des BOREOHEPTAGYIINI . 16 TTibeDIAMESINI .. ........ 16 Tribu desDIAMESINI ...... 16 TTibePROTANYPINI . ....... 19 Tribu des PROTANYPINI . .. 19 SubfamiIyPRODLAMESINAE ..... 19 Sous-famille des PRODIAMESINAE . 19 SubfamilyORTIIOCLADIINAE . ... 20 Sous-famille des ORTHOCLADIINAE . 20 SubfamilyCHIRONOMINAE ... ... 40 Sous-famille des CHIRONOMINAE . 40 TTibeCHIRONOMINI ....... 40 Tribu des CHIRONOMINI . .... 40 Tribe PSEUDOCHIRONOMINI . 55 Tribu des PSEUDOCHIRONOMINL . 55 TTibeTANYIARSINI .. ...... 55 Tribu des TANYTARSINI . 55 REFERENCES ,.., ... 60 BIBLIOGRAPHIE .. ... 60 rNDEX .... 76 INDEX ... 76 INTRODUCTION Adults of the family Chironomidae are Subtette 0[ iver, Di [ [on commonly called chironomids, midges, and and nonbiting midges, or chironomid midges, and Subtette Cranston 't965 1990 the red larvae of some groups are called bloodworms. Chironomid larvae occur in all G ene Fa 205 types of aquatic and semiaquatic habitats and to a lesser extent in brackish and marine Spec i es 601 1 051 waters, and semiterrestrial and terrestrial habitats. Aquatic ecosystems are usually dominated by larval chironomids, in terms of The need for an updated catalog of Nearctic number of species, biomass, or both. They Chironomidae is evident. are important in the breakdown of organic Accordingly we have prepared a catalog of material and recycling nutrients, as food for the taxa of Chironomidae recorded from the fish, birds, and both terrestrial and aquatic Nearctic region, with information on their invertebrates, and as predators of aquatic distribution and revelent literature. ThiS invertebrates. Some species can tolerate the catalog is based only on published data to the most polluted conditions, whereas others have end of 1989; it does not include unpublished very special requirements and quickly data in collections, such as the Canadian disappear when their habitat is stressed. National Collection of Insects. We have Thus the Chironomidae have exceptional attempted to list all published names, valid or potential to act as biological indicators of not, that have been used in the literature aquatic environmental health. pertaining to the Nearctic region. A few The family is distributioned around the older faunal lists (Leonard 1928; Johnson world, occurring in all zoogeographical 1925; Brimley 1938; Petch and Maltais 1932) regions, including Antarctica. Currently 10 are not included because they contain many subfamilies and 24 tribes (Ashe 1983) are obviously incorrect determinations. As the recognized, of which 7 subfamilies and 14 taxa are presented uncritically in their most tribes occur in the Nearctic region. A recently published taxonomic position, it minimum of 5000 species are found around should not be construed that we are in the world and at least 2000 of these in the agreement with all the taxonomic placements. Nearctic region. This catalog will be continuously updated The nonspecialist was faced, until recently, with periodic publication of additions and with two generic classifications. This dual corrections. To assist us in keeping an system arose during the first half of this updated list, we request any errors or century, because one group of workers omissions, and copies of publications with principally emphasized the immature stages information on taxonomy and distribution of and the other emphasized adults. Pinder Nearctic Chironomidae. be sent to either of (1983) gives a brief history of the the first two authors. development of the two systems and their reconciliation. Reconciliation of the two FORMAT systems has culminated in the classification The arrangement of names is alphabetical, used in the three volumes of the except for the subfamily-group names which Chironomidae of the Holarctic region edited follow the phylogenetic arrangement of the by Wiederholm (1983, 1986, 1989) and that Holarctic Chironomidae volumes. Species- classification is used herein. group names follow the subfamily, tribe, The last catalog of Nearctic Chironomidae genus, and subgenus headings (not all groups (Sublette and Sublette 1965) was published have been assigned tribes or subgenera). The about 25 years ago. The intervening years first occurrence of all valid names are printed has been a period of intense chironomid in boldface type along the left margin of each research, including much taxonomic and column. Valid taxa that have been ecological study. The following table shows incorrectly reported from the Nearctic region the increase in the number of valid generic- are also listed along the left margin but they and species-level names between 1965 and are printed in italics as are all other listing of 1989. names, valid or invalid. Citations for genus-group names are arranged as in the following example. NEARCTIC CHIRONOMIDAE Genus NANOCLADIUS Kieffer original binomial citation is next, followed by Nanocladius Kieffer, 1913d: 31. subspecies or varieties and then synonyms (if Type-species, vitellinus Kieffer any), which are cited in their original form (orig. des.). with author, date, page, and type-locatity. Microcric otopas Thienemann & Type-localities for Canada and the United Ilarnisch, 1.932: 1.37. States are listed by province, territory or Type-species, Cricotopus state; all others are listed by country or al b icornis Goetghebuer larger geographical regions where country is (Goetghebuer in Goetghebuer & not known. Lenz, 1944: 114) = Chironomus bicolor Zetterstedt. ABBREVIATIONS The abbreviations used are as follows: Subgenus Nanocladius Kieffer General &- and The original citation is given in the second o., E.- east, eastern line, indented, followed by synonyms (if any), emend.- emended also indented. The genus name is followed I., Is.- Island,
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