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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Baltic region (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
558
5618
16806
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
555
5609
16792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
529
5537
16633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
357
4531
14336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
807
2539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
20
349
1263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
96
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
82
375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
61
140
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Baltic region
61 Genera with 140 Species
#ABCDEGHLMOPRST
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Acricotopus Kieffer, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Archistempellina Gika & Zakrz..., 20142SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Caladomyia Sawedal, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19218SpeciesTaxom
Chironominae3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomini4SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1767Non-biting midges10SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19294SpeciesTaxom
Clinochironomus Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Clinotanypus Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Corneliola Gika & Zakrz..., 20131SpeciesTaxom
Corynocera Zetterstedt, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 17943SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19627SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotendipes Lenz, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Demicryptochironomus Lenz, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1953Snow Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Diamesinae2SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Edwardsidia Sæther, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Electrotermes Von Rosen, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Eonandeva Gilka & Zakr..., 20152SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Larsia Fittkau, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Monodiamesa Kieffer, 19181SpeciesTaxom
OrthocladiinaeOrthoclads10SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Paralauterborniella Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19092SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 18565SpeciesTaxom
Potthastia Kieffer, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 19274SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochironomus Malloch, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 20161SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19214SpeciesTaxom
Stempellina Thienemann &..., 19111SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 17813SpeciesTaxom
Syndiamesa Kieffer, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Synendotendipes Grodhaus, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Tanypodinae1SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1928Green Midges10SpeciesTaxom
Telmatogeton Schiner, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Thienemannimyia Fittkau, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tokyobrillia Kobayashi & ..., 20091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Baltic region
140 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) monilis Linnaeus, 1758
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) phatta Egger, 1864
Acricotopus litoris (Kieffer, 1924)⇒ Orthocladiinae litoris Kieffer, 1924
Acricotopus lucens Zetterstedt, 1850
Archistempellina falcifera W. Giłka, 2013
Archistempellina perkovskyi Giłka &..., 2014
Bryophaenocladius beuki Baranov & al., 2015
Caladomyia szadziewskii W. Giłka, 2013
Camptocladius albifolium (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Orthocladiinae albifolium Kieffer, 1921
Camptocladius bipilus (Kieffer, 1927)⇒ Orthocladiinae bipilus Kieffer, 1927
Camptocladius dampfi (Kieffer, 1927)⇒ Orthocladiinae dampfi Kieffer, 1927
Camptocladius dentatipalpis (Kieffer, 1927)⇒ Orthocladiinae dentatipalpis Kieffer, 1927
Camptocladius flaviventris (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Orthocladiinae flaviventris Kieffer, 1921
Camptocladius fuscifolum (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Orthocladiinae fuscifolum Kieffer, 1921
Camptocladius pallidipes (Kieffer, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae pallidipes Kieffer, 1918
Camptocladius tritoma (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Orthocladiinae tritoma Kieffer, 1921
Chironominae albicinctus Gimmerthal, 1845
Chironominae livonensis Gimmerthal, 1845
Chironominae virens Gimmerthal, 1847
Chironomini agilis Shobanov & D..., 1988
Chironomini longicerus Greze, 1951
Chironomini tshernovskii Vertshinn, 1962
Chironomini vulpinus Kieffer, 1921
Chironomus (Chironomus) alpestris Goetghebuer, 1934
Chironomus (Chironomus) annularius Meigen, 1818
Chironomus (Chironomus) entis Shobanov, 1989
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Chironomus albicinctus (Gimmerthal, 1845)⇒ Chironominae albicinctus Gimmerthal, 1845
Chironomus livonensis (Gimmerthal, 1845)⇒ Chironominae livonensis Gimmerthal, 1845
Chironomus nigripes (Gimmerthal, 1846)⇒ Orthocladiinae nigripes Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus plumosulus Golubeva, 1987
Chironomus sieberti Kieffer, 1921
Chironomus virens (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Chironominae virens Gimmerthal, 1847
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) atridorsum Kieffer, 1924
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) difficilis Brundin, 1947
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) mancus Walker, 1856
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) vanderwulpi Edwards, 1929
Clinochironomus vulpinus (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Chironomini vulpinus Kieffer, 1921
Clinotanypus nervosus Meigen, 1818
Corneliola avia W. Giłka, 2013
Corynocera ambigua Zetterstedt, 1838Narrowflower flaxflower
Corynocera brachyptera Linevich, 1962
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) algarum Kieffer, 1911
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794Phantom midge
Cryptochironomus (Cryptochironomus) defectus Kieffer, 1913
Cryptochironomus (Cryptochironomus) supplicans Meigen, 1830
Cryptochironomus (Cryptochironomus) ussouriensis Goetghebuer, 1933
Cryptochironomus agilis (Linevich, 1963)⇒ Chironomini agilis Shobanov & D..., 1988
Cryptochironomus longicerus (Greze, 1951)⇒ Chironomini longicerus Greze, 1951
Cryptochironomus sphagnorum Kieffer, 1924
Cryptochironomus tshernovskii (Vertshinn, 1962)⇒ Chironomini tshernovskii Vertshinn, 1962
Cryptotendipes nigronitens Edwards, 1929
Demicryptochironomus (Demicryptochironomus) vulneratus Zetterstedt, 1838
Diamesa longicapitis (Linevich, 1953)⇒ Diamesinae longicapitis Linevich, 1953
Diamesinae angarensis Linevich, 1953
Diamesinae longicapitis Linevich, 1953
Dicrotendipes nervosus Staeger, 1839
Edwardsidia philhygra Edwards, 1931
Einfeldia carbonaria Meigen, 1804
Einfeldia dissidens Walker, 1856
Electrotermes affinis H. Hagen, 1856
Electrotermes girardi C. G. Giebel, 1856
Endochironomus albipennis Meigen, 1830
Endochironomus impar Walker, 1856
Endochironomus oldenbergi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Eonandeva helva Gilka & Zakr..., 2015
Eonandeva latistyla Gilka & Zakr..., 2015
Eukiefferiella minor Edwards, 1929
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) glaucus Meigen, 1818
Glyptotendipes gripekoveni (Kieffer, 1913)⇒ Glyptotendipes cauliginellus Kieffer, 1913
Harnischia curtilamellata Malloch, 1915
Larsia curticalcar Kieffer, 1918
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Microchironomus tener Kieffer, 1918
Micropsectra exsecta Kieffer, 1911
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Microtendipes schenkling Kieffer, 1921
Monodiamesa bathyphila Kieffer, 1918
Orthocladiinae albifolium Kieffer, 1921
Orthocladiinae bipilus Kieffer, 1927
Orthocladiinae dampfi Kieffer, 1927
Orthocladiinae dentatipalpis Kieffer, 1927
Orthocladiinae flaviventris Kieffer, 1921
Orthocladiinae fuscifolum Kieffer, 1921
Orthocladiinae lactescens Goetghebuer, 1932
Orthocladiinae litoris Kieffer, 1924
Orthocladiinae nigripes Kieffer, 1911
Orthocladiinae pallidipes Kieffer, 1918
Orthocladius (Pogonocladius) consobrinus Holmgren, 1869
Orthocladius calosandolum Kieffer, 1921
Orthocladius lactescens (Goetghebuer, 1932)⇒ Orthocladiinae lactescens Goetghebuer, 1932
Parachironomus bicornutus Kieffer, 1927
Paracladopelma camptolabis Kieffer, 1913
Paralauterborniella nigrohalteralis Malloch, 1915
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratanytarsus lauterborni Kieffer, 1909
Paratendipes albimanus Meigen, 1818
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) sordens Wulp, 1874
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubeculosum Meigen, 1804
Polypedilum (Tripodura) bicrenatum Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum (Tripodura) scalaenum Schrank, 1803
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) convictum Walker, 1856
Potthastia longimana (Kieffer, 1922)⇒ Potthastia longimanus Kieffer, 1922
Procladius (Holotanypus) choreus Meigen, 1804
Psectrocladius brachytoma Kieffer, 1927
Psectrocladius skwarrai Kieffer, 1927
Psectrocladius sphagnicola Kieffer, 1924
Psectrocladius sphagnorum Kieffer, 1927
Pseudochironomus prasinatus Staeger, 1839
Rheotanytarsus hoffeinsorum Gilka & al., 2016
Smittia aphylla Kieffer, 1921
Smittia atriventris Kieffer, 1921
Smittia bacilliger Kieffer, 1924
Smittia fusciventris Kieffer, 1921
Stempellina bausei Kieffer, 1911
Stempellinella fibra Gilka & al., 2016
Stenochironomus (Petalopholeus) fascipennis Zetterstedt, 1838
Stictochironomus psammophilus Chernovskij, 1949
Stictochironomus rosenschoeldi Zetterstedt, 1838
Stictochironomus sticticus Fabricius, 1781
Syndiamesa angarensis (Linevich, 1953)⇒ Diamesinae angarensis Linevich, 1953
Synendotendipes impar Walker, 1856
Tanypodinae laticalcar Kieffer, 1918
Tanypus (Tanypus) punctipennis Meigen, 1818
Tanypus (Tanypus) vilipennis Kieffer, 1918
Tanypus laticalcar (Kieffer, 1918)⇒ Tanypodinae laticalcar Kieffer, 1918
Tanytarsus crocota Gilka & al., 2016
Tanytarsus curticornis (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Tanytarsus brundini Lindeberg, 1963
Tanytarsus glabrescens Edwards, 1929
Tanytarsus glaesarius Gilka & Zakr..., 2015
Tanytarsus gregarius (Kieffer, 1909)⇒ Tanytarsus bathophilus Kieffer, 1911
Tanytarsus protogregarius Gilka & Zakr..., 2015
Tanytarsus psiloptera (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Tanytarsini psiloptera Kieffer, 1911
Tanytarsus recurvatus Brundin, 1947
Tanytarsus serafini W. Giłka, 2010
Tanytarsus verralli Goetghebuer, 1928
Telmatogeton japonicus Tokunaga, 1933Marine splash midge
Thienemannimyia lentiginosa Fries, 1823
Tokyobrillia succinea F. Seredszus, 2009

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Baltic region
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
31
72
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiamesinae
Kieffer, 1922
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
10
37
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProdiamesinae
Sæther, 1976
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
7
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



Chironomidae (Erichson 1842)
Chironomidae (Erichson 1842)


Links, sources and further information
Chironomidae at artfakta.se
Chironomidae at dyntaxa.se
Chironomidae at gbif.org
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Chironomidae at itis.gov
Chironomidae at marinespecies.org