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Taxonomy of Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
412
22844
306890
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
101
5519
102901
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
11
1863
38890
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
1260
25444
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
918
16138
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Chironomidae Erichson, 1842
SubfamilyAenneinae
Ansorge, 1999
1
2
Genus
Species
SubfamilyAphroteniinae
Brundin, 1966
4
11
Genera
Species
SubfamilyAphroteninae
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyBuchonomyiinae
Brundin & Saether, 1978
2
5
Genera
Species
SubfamilyChilenomyinae
Brundin, 1983
1
1
Genus
Species
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
146
6393
Genera
Species
SubfamilyDiamesinae
Kieffer, 1922
20
447
Genera
Species
SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
175
5331
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPodonominae
Thienemann & Edwards, 1937
21
322
Genera
Species
SubfamilyProdiamesinae
Sæther, 1976
4
67
Genera
Species
SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
57
1584
Genera
Species
SubfamilyTelmatogetoninae
Wirth, 1949
2
34
Genera
Species
SubfamilyUsambaromyiinae
Andersen & Saether, 1994
1
1
Genus
Species
GenusAblablesmyia
1Species
GenusAcutiforcipia
Seredszus & Wichard, 2009
3Species
GenusAdactylocladius
Saether, 1968
  ⇒ Eukiefferiella
2Species
GenusAdiamesa
Kieffer, 1906
  ⇒ Diamesa
2Species
GenusAgurayusurika
1Species
GenusAkiefferiella
3Species
GenusAlasion
Rondani, 1857
0Species
GenusAlaskacladius
Namayandeh, Hudson, Ghaderi, Vasquez & Ram, 2023
1Species
GenusAlitendipes
Hong, 2002
1Species
GenusAllochironomus
Kieffer, 1921
2Species
GenusAllopsectrocladius
Wülker, 1956
0Species
GenusAmazonimyia
1Species
GenusAmblycladius
Kieffer, 1923
1Species
GenusAmnihayesomyia
Niitsuma, 2007
4Species
GenusAmphismittia
Kawai, Okamoto & Imabayashi, 2002
1Species
GenusAnaphrotenia
Brundin, 1983
  ⇒ Aphroteniella
1Species
GenusAnatopsyche
1Species
GenusAnceus
Roback, 1963
0Species
GenusAncylocladius
Sublette & Wirth, 1972
1Species
GenusAndamanus
Maheshwari & Maheshwari, 2001
1Species
GenusApelopia
Roback, 1971
0Species
GenusAponteus
Roback, 1971
0Species
GenusArctomyia
Lundström, 1915
1Species
GenusAsachironomus
Kikuchi & Sasa, 1990
1Species
GenusAsaia
Roback, 1985
0Species
GenusAsclerina
Reiss, 1968
1Species
GenusAsiatermes
Ren, 1995
1Species
GenusAspinus
Hong, 1981
5Species
GenusAtanytarsus
Zavrel, 1934
0Species
GenusAtelopodella
Sæther, 1982
0Species
GenusAustrobrilla
1Species
GenusBaicalosergentia
Linevich, 1959
0Species
GenusBauseia
Kieffer, 1923
0Species
GenusBeckiella
Sæther, 1977
0Species
GenusBernhardia
Houst. ex Mill., 1754
1Species
GenusBethbilbekia
Fittkau & Murray, 1988
1Species
GenusBidsaiyusurika
Sasa & Kondo, 1991
0Species
GenusBisaiyusurika
6Species
GenusBiwatendipes
Tokunaga, 1965
3Species
GenusBrachydiamesa
Goetghebuer, 1933
0Species
GenusBranchiurus
Viviani, 1805
1Species
GenusBrunieria
Kieffer, 1921
1Species
GenusBryophaneocladius
2Species
GenusBucklandula
Handlirsch, 1906
1Species
GenusBurmeisteria
Salter, 1865
  ⇒ Brenskiella
3Species
GenusBurmochlus
Giłka, Zakrzewska & Makarchenko, 2019
1Species
GenusBythomyia
Zhang, 1989
1Species
GenusCaaporangombera
4Species
GenusCalochironomus
Kieffer, 1921
11Species
GenusCalopsectra
Kieffer, 1909
  ⇒ Tanytarsus
37Species
GenusCalotanypus
Roback, 1971
0Species
GenusCampontia
Johnston, 1828
1Species
GenusCamportia
Wiegmann, 1835
  ⇒ Campontia
0Species
GenusCamposia
Bolivar, 1909
  ⇒ Agriacris
4Species
GenusCamposimyia
Reiss, 1981
1Species
GenusCamptokiefferiella
1Species
GenusCantomyia
1Species
GenusCardiocladiuis
1Species
GenusCarteria
Kieffer, 1921
  ⇒ Tachardia
7Species
GenusCarteronica
Strand, 1928
  ⇒ Kiefferulus
0Species
GenusCataliptus
Bezzi, 1916
1Species
GenusCatalipus
1Species
GenusCaulochironomus
Heyn, 1993
0Species
GenusCedrimyia
Namayandeh & Hudson, 2022
1Species
GenusCerobregma
Sæther & Sundal, 1999
0Species
GenusChaetolabis
Townes, 1945
2Species
GenusCharadromyia
Terry, 1913
  ⇒ Telmatogeton
2Species
GenusChaudhuriomyia
1Species
GenusCheironomus
Wollaston, 1858
  ⇒ Chironomus
0Species
GenusChioronomus
Wiedemann, 1817
  ⇒ Chironomus
1Species
GenusChirocladius
Picado, 1914
1Species
GenusChironominae
71Species
GenusChironomini
288Species
GenusChironomopsis
Handlirsch, 1906
14Species
GenusChironozorina
Kocak & Kemal, 2008
  ⇒ Cryptochironomus
0Species
GenusCladoplema
1Species
GenusCladotendipes
Lenz, 1937
0Species
GenusCladpelma
1Species
GenusClaudiotendipes
Andersen, Mendes & Pinho, 2017
3Species
GenusClinochironomus
Kieffer, 1921
1Species
GenusClinocladius
Sublette, 1970
0Species
GenusClinotanytarsus
Kieffer, 1921
1Species
GenusCluneo
Schiner, 1856
  ⇒ Clunio
1Species
GenusCoelochironoma
Zhang & al., 1986
1Species
GenusCoffmania
Hazra & Chaudhuri, 2000
3Species
GenusColosmittia
Andersen & Sæther, 1993
1Species
GenusCompontia
Johnson in Theobald, 1892
  ⇒ Campontia
0Species
GenusComptochironomus
1Species
GenusConocladius
Kieffer, 1910
1Species
GenusCordiella
Coffman & Roback, 1984
0Species
GenusCorinonevra
Bigot, 1854
  ⇒ Corynoneura
0Species
GenusCoronapelopia
Cranston & Krosch, 2021
2Species
GenusCorytibacladius
1Species
GenusCretadiamesa
Veltz & al., 2007
1Species
GenusCretaenne
Azar, Veltz & Nel, 2008
3Species
GenusCretodiamesa
Kalugina, 1976
1Species
GenusCricotopiella
Meunier, 1916
1Species
GenusCrymaleomyia
Ashe & O´Connor, 2000
0Species
GenusCurvaria
1Species
GenusDactylocladius
Kieffer, 1906
  ⇒ Orthocladius
88Species
GenusDaitoyusurika
Sasa & Suzuki, 2001
1Species
GenusDiamesinae
49Species
GenusDicrotendipus
2Species
GenusDicrotondipes
1Species
GenusDidiamesa
Kieffer, 1924
2Species
GenusDidimiriforceps
1Species
GenusDiplomesa
Pagast, 1947
  ⇒ Pseudokiefferiella
1Species
GenusDitanytarsus
Kieffer, 1922
8Species
GenusDjalmabastica
Fittkau, 1968
0Species
GenusDolichocladius
Kieffer, 1911
1Species
GenusDolichopelma
Kieffer, 1918
3Species
GenusDryadontanytarsus
1Species
GenusDryadotanytarsus
Andersen, 1943
2Species
GenusDrydotanytarsus
Søgaard Andersen, 1943
0Species
GenusDychironomus
Lenz, 1941
0Species
GenusDyscamptocladius
Thienemann, 1921
0Species
GenusEdwardsidia
Sæther, 1990
2Species
GenusElectrotermes
Von Rosen, 1913
3Species
GenusEndochironmus
6Species
GenusEndotendipes
Lenz, 1955
0Species
GenusEnfeldia
1Species
GenusEonandeva
Gilka & Zakrzewska, 2015
2Species
GenusEoprocladius
Szadziewski et al., 2018
1Species
GenusEpiocladius
0Species
GenusEpotanytarsus
Matsumura, 1917
1Species
GenusEraniella
Namayandeh, Ghaderi, Ghobari & Mohammadi, 2021
1Species
GenusEtchuyusurika
Sasa & Okazawa, 1992
1Species
GenusEuclunio
Goetghebuer, 1950
0Species
GenusEucorynoneura
Goetghebuer, 1939
0Species
GenusEucricotopus
Thienemann, 1936
0Species
GenusEudactylocladius
Thienemann, 1935
  ⇒ Orthocladius
9Species
GenusEugenodiamesa
Lukashevich & Przhiboro, 2015
1Species
GenusEuphaenocladius
Thienemann, 1934
1Species
GenusEusmittia
Freeman, 1962
1Species
GenusEutanypus
Coquillett, 1899
  ⇒ Diamesa
1Species
GenusEutanytarsus
Bause, 1914
1Species
GenusEutrichocladius
Gouin, 1943
1Species
GenusEutrissocladius
Goetghebuer, 1950
0Species
GenusFlexicrus
Seredszus & Wichard, 2009
1Species
GenusFournieria
Kieffer, 1924
1Species
GenusFreemaniella
Sæther, 1976
1Species
GenusFriederia
Sæther & Andersen, 1998
1Species
GenusFurcobuchonomyia
Baranov, Goral & Ross, 2017
2Species
GenusGilkania
Lukashevich, 2020
1Species
GenusGlyptotendipus
2Species
GenusGoetghebueria
Kieffer, 1921
2Species
GenusGowiniella
Thienemann, 1950
0Species
GenusGripekovenia
Kieffer, 1918
1Species
GenusGuassutanypus
Roque & Trivinho-Strixino, 2003
1Species
GenusGujaratomyia
Giłka & Zakrzewska, 2018
1Species
GenusGunmayusurika
2Species
GenusGurvanomyia
Kalugina, 1986
4Species
GenusGuvanomyia
1Species
GenusGymnometriocnemis
1Species
GenusHabrobaenus
Saether, 1977
  ⇒ Parachaetocladius
1Species
GenusHaematotanypus
Azar & al., 2008
1Species
GenusHalirytus
Eaton, 1875
  ⇒ Telmatogeton
3Species
GenusHalliella
Ulrich, 1891
  ⇒ Halliellara
17Species
GenusHaloclaudius
1Species
GenusHalotanytarsus
1Species
GenusHanochironomus
Ree, 1992
4Species
GenusHenrardia
Goetghebuer, 1936
3Species
GenusHeplagyia
1Species
GenusHeptagia
Edwards, 1928
  ⇒ Heptagyia
4Species
GenusHeterotrissocola
1Species
GenusHexatanytarsus
Kieffer, 1921
1Species
GenusHeynotendipes
Spies & Sæther, 2004
  ⇒ Glyptotendipes
0Species
GenusHibarasmittia
Sasa & Suzuki, 1998
0Species
GenusHimatendipes
Tokunaga, 1959
6Species
GenusHintelmanniella
Baranov & Haug, 2022
1Species
GenusHintelmenniella
2Species
GenusHirosimayusurika
Sasa, Shimomura & Matsuo, 1991
1Species
GenusHolotanypus
Roback, 1982
0Species
GenusHoltedahlia
Kieffer, 1922
  ⇒ Tanytarsus
4Species
GenusHuabeitendipes
Hong, 1995
1Species
GenusHulstaertulus
Goetghebuer, 1948
0Species
GenusIkiprimus
Sasa & Suzuki, 1999
1Species
GenusIkisecundus
Sasa & Suzuki, 1999
1Species
GenusIndoaxarus
Maheshwari & Maheshwari, 2001
1Species
GenusIndocladius
Chaudhuri & Bhattacharyay, 1989
1Species
GenusIndoclavitarsus
0Species
GenusInermipupa
Langton & Cobo, 1997
0Species
GenusIonthosmittia
Sæther & Andersen, 1995
3Species
GenusIporangomberus
1Species
GenusIrisobrillia
Oliver, 1985
1Species
GenusIsocladius
Kieffer, 1909
  ⇒ Cricotopus
2Species
GenusIsoplasus
1Species
GenusIsoplatus
1Species
GenusJentzschiella
Meunier, 1899
1Species
GenusJurochlus
Kalugina, 1985
6Species
GenusJuropelopia
Evenhuis, 1994
1Species
GenusJururumberus
Mendes & Andersen, 2013
2Species
GenusKaluginia
Makarchenko, 1987
1Species
GenusKamelopelopia
Harrison, 1978
1Species
GenusKarelia
Roback, 1971
  ⇒ Ablabesmyia
1Species
GenusKimius
Ree, 1981
1Species
GenusKohlium
Enderlein, 1930
0Species
GenusKribibius
1Species
GenusKribiobius
Kieffer, 1921
2Species
GenusKribiocallis
Kieffer, 1921
2Species
GenusKribiocharis
Kieffer, 1921
  ⇒ Polypedilum
5Species
GenusKribiocladius
Kieffer, 1923
1Species
GenusKribiocosmus
Kieffer, 1921
3Species
GenusKribiocryptus
Kieffer, 1921
2Species
GenusKribiodoxa
Kieffer, 1921
3Species
GenusKribiomimus
Kieffer, 1921
6Species
GenusKribiomyia
Kieffer, 1921
1Species
GenusKribionympha
Kieffer, 1921
  ⇒ Polypedilum
1Species
GenusKribiopelma
Kieffer, 1921
1Species
GenusKribiophilus
Kieffer, 1921
0Species
GenusKribiotima
Kieffer, 1921
0Species
GenusKribioxenus
Kieffer, 1921
5Species
GenusKurobebrillia
Sasa & Ogata, 1999
1Species
GenusKuroyonyusurika
Sasa, 1996
2Species
GenusKuzinia
Shilova, 2001
1Species
GenusLangtonius
Lukashevich & Przhiboro, 2018
1Species
GenusLaurotanypus
De Oliveira, Da Conceicao Messias & Da Silva-Vasconcelos, 1992
2Species
GenusLauterbornia
Kieffer, 1911
  ⇒ Micropsectra
5Species
GenusLebanotermes
Engel & al., 2011
1Species
GenusLenzia
Oudemans, 1928
4Species
GenusLenziella
Kieffer, 1921
  ⇒ Cladotanytarsus
2Species
GenusLenziola
Kieffer, 1925
2Species
GenusLepidopodus
Freeman, 1958
1Species
GenusLeptochironomus
Pagast, 1931
  ⇒ Microchironomus
4Species
GenusLiauningius
Hong, 1982
1Species
GenusLibanodiamesa
Veltz & al., 2007
2Species
GenusLibanorthocladius
1Species
GenusLimnochironomus
Kieffer, 1920
  ⇒ Dicrotendipes
15Species
GenusLimnotendipes
Lenz, 1937
0Species
GenusLinacerus
Garrett, 1925
  ⇒ Lasiodiamesa
1Species
GenusLindebergia
Tuiskunen, 1984
2Species
GenusLobochironomus
Ryser, Wulker & Scholl, 1985
0Species
GenusLobosmittia
Sæther & Andersen, 1993
2Species
GenusLordella
Sæther & Sublette, 1983
0Species
GenusLundstroemia
Kieffer, 1921
  ⇒ Micropsectra
9Species
GenusLundstroemiola
Kieffer, 1924
0Species
GenusLunstroemia
1Species
GenusLymnophyes
6Species
GenusMacropelopini
13Species
GenusMacrpelopia
1Species
GenusMadachironomus
Andersen, 2016
2Species
GenusMailonia
Kalugina, 1985
1Species
GenusManlayamyia
Kalugina, 1980
2Species
GenusMapucheptagyia
1Species
GenusMariambera
2Species
GenusMaricladius
Sublette, 1970
0Species
GenusMaurius
Lehmann, 1981
0Species
GenusMaximberus
Andersen & Mendes, 2012
0Species
GenusMeigen
1Species
GenusMerotanypus
Roback, 1971
0Species
GenusMesoacentron
Gilka, Zakrzewska, Lukashevich & Cranston, 2021
1Species
GenusMesoelopia
Roback, 1971
0Species
GenusMesopelopia
Roback, 1971
  ⇒ Conchapelopia
1Species
GenusMesorthocladius
Saether, 2005
  ⇒ Orthocladius
0Species
GenusMetapelopia
Da Silva, Neubern De Oliveira & Trivinho-Strixino, 2014
2Species
GenusMetriocnemis
1Species
GenusMiambera
Andersen & Mendes, 2012
1Species
GenusMicotendipes
1Species
GenusMicrolenzia
Kieffer, 1925
4Species
GenusMicropelopia
Thienemann, 1916
11Species
GenusMicrospectra
2Species
GenusMiscellanea
Zorina, 2000
0Species
GenusMogsonomus
Kalugina, 1985
1Species
GenusMogsonus
Vishnyakova, 1981
1Species
GenusMongolchironomus
Sasa & Suzuki, 1997
2Species
GenusMongolcladius
Sasa & Suzuki, 1997
1Species
GenusMongolyusurika
Sasa & Suzuki, 1997
1Species
GenusMonotanytarsus
Kieffer, 1921
6Species
GenusMonstrella
Chernovskii, 1940
0Species
GenusMyanmaro
1Species
GenusNaelotanypus
Roback, 1982
1Species
GenusNandeca
0Species
GenusNatvigia
Kieffer, 1922
1Species
GenusNeelamia
Soponis, 1987
2Species
GenusNeoceratopogon
Malloch, 1915
0Species
GenusNeopodonomus
Chandhuri & Ghosh, 1981
  ⇒ Boreoheptagyia
1Species
GenusNesodiamesa
Storå, 1945
0Species
GenusNinelia
Makarchenko & Makarchenko, 2004
1Species
GenusNomochirus
Gil Collado, 1926
1Species
GenusNonella
1Species
GenusNubensia
1Species
GenusNylotanypus
2Species
GenusOchlus
Enderlein, 1912
1Species
GenusOdontocladius
Albu, 1974
0Species
GenusOeklandia
Kieffer, 1922
  ⇒ Micropsectra
1Species
GenusOkayamayusurika
Sasa, 1989
1Species
GenusOkinawayusurika
Sasa & Hasegawa, 1988
10Species
GenusOligosmittia
1Species
GenusOliveria
Sæther, 1976
0Species
GenusOmuracladius
Sasa & Suzuki, 1997
0Species
GenusOnychodiamesa
Pagast, 1947
0Species
GenusOropuella
Fasbender, 2020
3Species
GenusOrtho
0Species
GenusOrthosmittia
Goetghebuer, 1943
  ⇒ Smittia
5Species
GenusOrtroya
Kieffer, 1921
1Species
GenusOrtroyia
Kieffer, 1921
  ⇒ Ortroya
1Species
GenusOrusa
Lin, 1980
1Species
GenusOschia
Sæther, 1983
1Species
GenusPachycladius
Kieffer, 1923
1Species
GenusPachydiamesa
Oliver, 1959
0Species
GenusPaggipelopia
1Species
GenusPaicheleria
Azar & Nel, 2010
1Species
GenusPalaeocentron
Gilka, Zakrzewska, Lukashevich & Cranston, 2021
1Species
GenusPalaeolycus
Etheridge & Olliff, 1890
1Species
GenusPalaeotanypus
1Species
GenusPalatovia
Makarchenko & Semenchenko, 2020
1Species
GenusPamirocesa
Kocak & Kemal, 2008
1Species
GenusParachironmus
9Species
GenusParachironominae
1Species
GenusParachlus
4Species
GenusParaclunio
Kieffer, 1911
  ⇒ Telmatogeton
5Species
GenusParacorynoneura
Goetghebuer, 1939
0Species
GenusParadentipes
2Species
GenusParadentipus
1Species
GenusParaharnischia
Lenz, 1941
0Species
GenusParametriochnemus
1Species
GenusParanilothauma
Soponis, 1987
2Species
GenusParapotthastia
Serra-tosio, 1969
2Species
GenusParapotthasttia
1Species
GenusParartrichocladius
1Species
GenusParaskusella
Cranston, 2018
3Species
GenusParastempellina
Brundin, 1947
1Species
GenusParatanypus
Garrett, 1925
  ⇒ Podonomus
1Species
GenusParatendipus
3Species
GenusParatrichlocladius
2Species
GenusPareoboreochlus
1Species
GenusPebapomberus
Mendes & Anderson, 2012
2Species
GenusPedionomus
Sublette, 1964
  ⇒ Alogenius
1Species
GenusPelomus
Reiss, 1989
5Species
GenusPelopia
Meigen, 1800
  ⇒ Tanypus
49Species
GenusPelopiina
Statz, 1944
2Species
GenusPentaneurini
8Species
GenusPentapelma
Kieffer, 1921
0Species
GenusPetalocladius
Sublette & Wirth, 1972
1Species
GenusPhaenocladius
Kieffer, 1921
  ⇒ Smittia
17Species
GenusPhaenopelma
Kieffer, 1921
1Species
GenusPhaenospectra
1Species
GenusPhycoidella
Saether, 1971
  ⇒ Acamptocladius
1Species
GenusPhytochironomus
Kieffer, 1921
10Species
GenusPhytotelmatocladius
1Species
GenusPhytotendipes
Goetghebuer, 1937
0Species
GenusPlatycladius
Sublette, 1970
0Species
GenusPodipedilum
1Species
GenusPotamoceroides
Munier-Chalmas, 1901
1Species
GenusPratorum
1Species
GenusProbolum
Andersen & Sæther, 2010
  ⇒ Polypedilum
1Species
GenusProchironomus
Kieffer, 1909
6Species
GenusProcladiini
40Species
GenusProlyda
Rasnitsyn, 1968
5Species
GenusPrope
0Species
GenusPropedilum
Lenz, 1937
0Species
GenusProphytochironomus
Lenz, 1957
0Species
GenusProrietha
2Species
GenusProriethia
Kieffer, 1921
5Species
GenusProsisoplastus
Kieffer, 1925
0Species
GenusProtanytarsus
Kieffer, 1921
1Species
GenusProtenthes
Johannsen, 1907
  ⇒ Tanypus
10Species
GenusProthenthes
Johannsen, 1907
2Species
GenusProtiethia
1Species
GenusProtobelgica
Seguy, 1965
  ⇒ Belgica
1Species
GenusProtobibio
Rohdendorf, 1946
2Species
GenusPsamathiomya
Deby, 1889
  ⇒ Telmatogeton
1Species
GenusPsammathiomyia
Edwards, 1929
  ⇒ Telmatogeton
1Species
GenusPsammocladius
Hirvenoja, 1973
0Species
GenusPseoudosmittia
1Species
GenusPseudhydrobaenus
Brèthes, 1913
1Species
GenusPseudobezzia
Malloch, 1915
0Species
GenusPseudochauliodites
Handlirsch, 1906
1Species
GenusPseudochironmus
1Species
GenusPseudocricotopus
Nishida, 1987
0Species
GenusPseudohydrobaenus
0Species
GenusPsilocerus
Ruthe, 1831
0Species
GenusPsilochironomus
Sublette, 1966
1Species
GenusPsilocricotopus
Sæther, 1985
0Species
GenusPsilodiamesa
Kieffer, 1918
  ⇒ Diamesa
5Species
GenusPsilotanypus
Kieffer, 1906
  ⇒ Procladius (Procladius)
7Species
GenusQiniella
Wang & Sæther, 1998
3Species
GenusRabackia
1Species
GenusRaphidocladius
Sæther, 1983
0Species
GenusReissia
Brundin, 1981
0Species
GenusRhaphidocladius
Saether, 1983
0Species
GenusRheoclus
3Species
GenusRheomus
Laville & Reiss, 1988
2Species
GenusRheomyia
Roback, 1986
1Species
GenusRheorthocladius
Thienemann, 1935
  ⇒ Orthocladius
2Species
GenusRhopalocladius
Kieffer, 1911
1Species
GenusRietha
0Species
GenusRosenia
Kieffer, 1921
  ⇒ Rotoa
2Species
GenusSaetheromyia
Niitsuma, 2007
2Species
GenusSartaia
Roback, 1983
0Species
GenusSasacricotopus
Kobayashi & Sæther, 1999
1Species
GenusSchadinia
Lipina, 1939
  ⇒ Demicryptochironomus
1Species
GenusScopelodromus
Chevrel, 1903
2Species
GenusSendelia
Meunier, 1899
1Species
GenusSeppia
Ekrem & Sæther, 2000
1Species
GenusSergentina
1Species
GenusSernowia
Aristovskaya, 1935
0Species
GenusSetukoyusurika
Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
1Species
GenusShinanoyasurika
Sasa & Hirabayashi, 1991
0Species
GenusShinanoyusurika
Sasa & Hirabayashi, 1991
1Species
GenusShinlustia
Kalugina, 1986
1Species
GenusSigmoitendipes
Andersen, Mendes & Pinho, 2017
5Species
GenusSinoryctochlus
Zhang, 1991
1Species
GenusSiolimyia
Fittkau, 1968
1Species
GenusSmodicoptera
Handlirsch, 1906
1Species
GenusStenochiyonomus
1Species
GenusStenotanypus
Kieffer, 1927
0Species
GenusSticochironomus
0Species
GenusStictotendipes
Lenz, 1937
1Species
GenusStylotanytarsus
Kieffer, 1921
  ⇒ Paratanytarsus
3Species
GenusSuccinaspinus
Hong, 2002
1Species
GenusSumatendipes
Kikuchi & Sasa, 1990
1Species
GenusSymmetriocnemus
Thienemann, 1937
0Species
GenusSymposiocladius
Cranston, 1982
  ⇒ Orthocladius
1Species
GenusSyncricotopus
Brundin, 1956
  ⇒ Paratrichocladius
4Species
GenusSynparatendipes
Thienemann, 1913
0Species
GenusSynpsilocerus
Kieffer, 1923
0Species
GenusSyntanytarsus
Bause & Thienemann, 1914
7Species
GenusTanipus
Rondani, 1856
  ⇒ Tanypus
0Species
GenusTanyarsus
1Species
GenusTanypodinae
83Species
GenusTanypodites
Kalugina, 1985
1Species
GenusTanytarsini
111Species
GenusTanytermes
Engel & al., 2007
1Species
GenusTaotieichnus
Xing & al., 2013
1Species
GenusTapajos
Trivinho-Strixino, Da Silva & De Oliveira, 2013
1Species
GenusTelmatogon
1Species
GenusTendipedini
1Species
GenusTendipes
Meigen, 1800
  ⇒ Chironomus
156Species
GenusTendipopsis
Hong & Wang, 1990
1Species
GenusTendipus
9Species
GenusTendochironomus
Lenz, 1937
0Species
GenusTeutonium
1Species
GenusThienimanniella
0Species
GenusThiennemannimyia
3Species
GenusTinactum
Lin, 1980
1Species
GenusTitimbera
3Species
GenusTobachironomus
Kikuchi & Sasa, 1990
1Species
GenusTogasmittia
1Species
GenusTokyobrillia
Kobayashi & Sasa, 1991
3Species
GenusTomotanytarsus
Kieffer, 1922
0Species
GenusTonegayusurika
1Species
GenusTophocladius
Kalugina, 1985
1Species
GenusTosacladius
Sasa, Suzuki & Sakai, 1998
0Species
GenusTosayusurika
Sasa, Suzuki & Sakai, 1998
2Species
GenusTownsia
Sublette, 1966
1Species
GenusToyamadiamesa
Sasa, 1994
0Species
GenusToyamasmittia
Sasa, 1996
1Species
GenusToyamayusurika
Sasa & Kawai, 1987
6Species
GenusTrichocladius
Schaus, 1911
  ⇒ Rheocricotopus
166Species
GenusTrichodiamesa
Goetghebuer, 1926
1Species
GenusTrichosmittia
Yamamoto, 1999
2Species
GenusTrichotendipes
Guha, Das, Chaudhuri & Choudhuri, 1985
  ⇒ Glyptotendipes
1Species
GenusTrichotomesa
Pagast, 1940
0Species
GenusTripedilum
Kieffer, 1921
  ⇒ Polypedilum
1Species
GenusTripelma
Kieffer, 1913
1Species
GenusTripodura
Townes, 1945
0Species
GenusTrissoclunio
Kieffer, 1920
0Species
GenusTritanytarsus
Kieffer, 1921
2Species
GenusTschernovskiella
Zvereva, 1950
0Species
GenusTsudayusurika
Sasa, 1985
5Species
GenusTusimayusurika
Sasa & Suzuki, 1999
2Species
GenusUlaia
Kalugina, 1985
5Species
GenusUlaimailia
Kalugina, 1985
1Species
GenusUlaimailonia
Kalugina, 1985
1Species
GenusUlaimailoniella
Kalugina, 1985
1Species
GenusUralia
Kukalova-Peck & Sinichenkova, 1992
3Species
GenusUresicladius
Sasa & Suzuki, 1997
0Species
GenusUresipedilum
Sasa & Okazawa, 1991
0Species
GenusViduata
Lin, 1980
1Species
GenusWulpiella
Kieffer, 1899
1Species
GenusXenotanytarsus
Kieffer, 1921
1Species
GenusYaeprimus
Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
3Species
GenusYaequartus
Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
1Species
GenusYaequintus
Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
1Species
GenusYaesecundus
Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
1Species
GenusYaetanytarsus
Sasa, 1990
15Species
GenusYaetertius
Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
1Species
GenusYaethauma
Yamamoto, Yamamoto & Tang, 2018
1Species
GenusYanjingtermes
Ren, 1995
1Species
GenusYarrhpelopia
2Species
GenusYuasaiella
Tokunaga, 1938
1Species
GenusZelentsoviella
1Species
GenusZhouomyia
Sæther & Wang, 1993
1Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Chironomidae
GermanSchwarmmücken, Tanzmücken, Zuckmücken
EnglishChironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
DutchDansmuggen
DanishDansemyg
SwedishFjädermyggor
FinnishSurviaissääsket
NorwegianFjærmygg
FrenchMoucherons


Distribution and Species lists of Chironomidae Erichson, 1842
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Afghanistan
11 Genera  12 Species
Albania
1 Genus  1 Species
Algeria
32 Genera  47 Species
Andorra
1 Genus  1 Species
Angola
2 Genera  2 Species
Argentina
77 Genera  185 Species
Armenia
3 Genera  5 Species
Australia
133 Genera  411 Species
Austria
65 Genera  156 Species
Azerbaijan
1 Genus  1 Species
Bahamas
2 Genera  2 Species
Bangladesh
3 Genera  6 Species
Belarus
28 Genera  46 Species
Belgium
109 Genera  439 Species
Belize
5 Genera  5 Species
Benin
2 Genera  2 Species
Bhutan
2 Genera  2 Species
Bolivia
26 Genera  22 Species
Botswana
4 Genera  5 Species
Brazil
117 Genera  358 Species
Brunei
1 Genus  1 Species
Bulgaria
12 Genera  13 Species
Burkina Faso
14 Genera  30 Species
Cameroon
29 Genera  70 Species
Canada
156 Genera  687 Species
Cape Verde
29 Genera  17 Species
Central African Republic
1 Genus  1 Species
Chad
26 Genera  60 Species
Chile
69 Genera  172 Species
China
137 Genera  336 Species
Colombia
82 Genera  48 Species
Costa Rica
41 Genera  63 Species
Croatia
6 Genera  6 Species
Cuba
9 Genera  10 Species
Cyprus
1 Genus  1 Species
Czech Republic
115 Genera  347 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
21 Genera  38 Species
Denmark
134 Genera  424 Species
Dominica
1 Genus  4 Species
Dominican Republic
5 Genera  4 Species
Ecuador
21 Genera  30 Species
Egypt
23 Genera  49 Species
El Salvador
2 Genera  2 Species
Estonia
55 Genera  105 Species
Ethiopia
26 Genera  35 Species
Fiji
5 Genera  9 Species
Finland
163 Genera  1150 Species
France
145 Genera  500 Species
Gabon
3 Genera  4 Species
Gambia
2 Genera  2 Species
Georgia
62 Genera  74 Species
Germany
167 Genera  1032 Species
Ghana
27 Genera  69 Species
Greece
42 Genera  41 Species
Guatemala
26 Genera  49 Species
Guinea-Bissau
1 Genus  1 Species
Guyana
8 Genera  8 Species
Honduras
7 Genera  7 Species
Hungary
29 Genera  43 Species
Iceland
75 Genera  161 Species
India
79 Genera  455 Species
Indonesia
68 Genera  160 Species
Iran
4 Genera  5 Species
Iraq
3 Genera  3 Species
Ireland
123 Genera  480 Species
Israel
20 Genera  38 Species
Italy
134 Genera  470 Species
Ivory Coast
10 Genera  11 Species
Jamaica
8 Genera  9 Species
Japan
171 Genera  943 Species
Jordan
1 Genus  1 Species
Kazakhstan
8 Genera  13 Species
Kenya
24 Genera  37 Species
Kiribati
3 Genera  5 Species
Kyrgyzstan
6 Genera  4 Species
Latvia
20 Genera  40 Species
Lebanon
51 Genera  86 Species
Lesotho
26 Genera  30 Species
Liberia
3 Genera  3 Species
Libya
1 Genus  1 Species
Lithuania
17 Genera  23 Species
Luxembourg
55 Genera  103 Species
Madagascar
36 Genera  60 Species
Malawi
10 Genera  14 Species
Malaysia
5 Genera  6 Species
Mali
9 Genera  12 Species
Marshall Islands
7 Genera  15 Species
Mauritius
1 Genus  1 Species
Mexico
69 Genera  156 Species
Micronesia
36 Genera  116 Species
Mongolia
37 Genera  73 Species
Morocco
23 Genera  34 Species
Mozambique
12 Genera  15 Species
Myanmar
17 Genera  37 Species
Namibia
53 Genera  80 Species
Nepal
18 Genera  39 Species
Netherlands
147 Genera  555 Species
New Zealand
73 Genera  182 Species
Nicaragua
13 Genera  9 Species
Niger
6 Genera  9 Species
Nigeria
27 Genera  53 Species
Niue
4 Genera  3 Species
North Korea
11 Genera  13 Species
Norway
334 Genera  2837 Species
Oman
2 Genera  2 Species
Pakistan
15 Genera  32 Species
Palau
18 Genera  58 Species
Palestine
2 Genera  1 Species
Panama
20 Genera  30 Species
Papua New Guinea
14 Genera  28 Species
Paraguay
13 Genera  24 Species
Peru
20 Genera  33 Species
Philippines
12 Genera  14 Species
Poland
59 Genera  161 Species
Portugal
55 Genera  109 Species
Republic South Africa
129 Genera  482 Species
Romania
18 Genera  23 Species
Russia
164 Genera  680 Species
Rwanda
2 Genera  2 Species
Saint Lucia
3 Genera  2 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
17 Genera  28 Species
Samoa
9 Genera  14 Species
Saudi Arabia
22 Genera  48 Species
Senegal
20 Genera  28 Species
Seychelles
22 Genera  26 Species
Sierra Leone
6 Genera  6 Species
Singapore
6 Genera  8 Species
Slovakia
16 Genera  32 Species
Solomon Islands
7 Genera  6 Species
South Korea
21 Genera  34 Species
Spain
49 Genera  54 Species
Sri Lanka
13 Genera  39 Species
Sudan
33 Genera  67 Species
Suriname
7 Genera  8 Species
Sweden
191 Genera  1481 Species
Switzerland
19 Genera  25 Species
Syria
2 Genera  3 Species
Taiwan
51 Genera  182 Species
Tajikistan
12 Genera  16 Species
Tanzania
31 Genera  46 Species
Thailand
34 Genera  47 Species
Tonga
1 Genus  1 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
3 Genera  3 Species
Tunisia
10 Genera  18 Species
Turkey
50 Genera  85 Species
Tuvalu
3 Genera  4 Species
Uganda
32 Genera  48 Species
Ukraine
18 Genera  12 Species
United Arab Emirates
6 Genera  7 Species
United Kingdom
169 Genera  862 Species
Uruguay
6 Genera  5 Species
USA
234 Genera  1338 Species
Uzbekistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Vanuatu
3 Genera  3 Species
Venezuela
22 Genera  26 Species
Vietnam
4 Genera  6 Species
Yemen
4 Genera  4 Species
Zambia
8 Genera  7 Species
Zimbabwe
66 Genera  176 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


Ecozone
Grasslands, Lakes, Mountains, Riversides, Wetland


Baltic amber
Bog


Chironomidae (Erichson 1842)
Chironomidae (Erichson 1842)


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