Dataset Details - The Chironomidae (Diptera) of Ireland
The Chironomid fauna of Ireland
11/03/2015
12/09/2016
To increase knowledge of Chironomidae distribution and ecology in Ireland
Data collated from different sources, including field observations, historical published and un-published records.
The island of Ireland
1854-2014
Data quality is high - all records checked by Dr. Declan Murray
Complete. Majority of records have been published.
Records have been published in Murray, D. A.., Langton, P. H., O'Connor, J. P. & Ashe, P. J. (2013) Distribution records of Irish Chironomidae (Diptera): Part 1 – Buchonomyiinae, Podononminae, Tanypodinae, Telmatogetoninae, Diamesinae and Prodiamesinae. Bulletin of the Irish Biogeographical Society No. 37: 208-336.
University College Dublin
Restricted (Data can be viewed on the mapping system but is not available for download)
University College Dublin, The Chironomidae (Diptera) of Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, accessed 28 March 2024, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/199>
Dataset species distribution

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of species recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).
Live Map

Marine Map - 50Km

Distribution of the number of species recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Live Map
Dataset record distribution

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records within each 10km grid square (ITM).
Live Map

Marine Map - 50Km

Distribution of the number of records within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Live Map
Dataset Contacts
University College Dublin
Dr. Declan Murray
Department of Zoology, School of Biology and Environmental Science, Unviersity College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4
N/A
declan.murray@ucd.ie
Records per year
Species per year
Date Statistics
Resolution No. records
Day 19532
Year 504
Month Range 474
Month 443
Year Range 50
Unknown 39
Day Range 5
1852
2014
Record Statistics

21047

896

500

0

Resolution No. records
100m 21046
1km 1
2km 0
10km 0
50km 0
Dataset Attributes
Attribute Description
County Name of administrative county within which the record was made
Determiner name The name of the person(s) who verified the identification - used for verify records of difficult taxa
Source Original source of data
Recorded Species
TaxonId PrefnameTaxonId Name Authority Group Rank Records
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