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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Phanerozoic


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
821
5775
13294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
816
5759
13254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
742
5509
12775
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
450
4116
10294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
125
1056
3112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
42
580
2202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
178
498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
144
421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
108
241
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Phanerozoic
108 Genera with 241 Species
#ABCDEFGHJKLMNOPRSTUYZ
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Acutiforcipia Seredszus & ..., 20093SpeciesTaxom
Amberaspinus Evenhuis, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Apsectrotanypus Fittkau, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Archistempellina Gika & Zakrz..., 20143SpeciesTaxom
Asiatendipes Hong, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Beifangitendipes Hong, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Brundiniella Roback, 20073SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Buchonomyia Fittkau, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Bythomyia Zhang, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Caladomyia Sawedal, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocladius Kieffer, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Chaititendipes Hong, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Chasmatonotoides Doitteau & Nel, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1890Non-biting midges38SpeciesTaxom
Clavicornius Hong, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Clinotanypus Kieffer, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Coelotanypus Kieffer, 20073SpeciesTaxom
Corneliola Gika & Zakrz..., 20131SpeciesTaxom
Corynocera Zetterstedt, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Cretaenne Azar, Veltz ..., 20111SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopiella Meunier, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 190423SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1949Snow Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Djalmabatista Fittkau, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Dongbeitendipes Hong, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Electrotermes Von Rosen, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Eocenitendipes Evenhuis, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Eonandeva Gilka & Zakr..., 20152SpeciesTaxom
Eurycnemus van der Wulp, 19046SpeciesTaxom
Flexicrus Seredszus & ..., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Frutexitendipes Hong, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Furvitendipes Hong, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Fushunitendipes Hong, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Glushkovella Kalugina, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Hamicaudus Hong, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Hydrobaenus Fries, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Jentzschiella Meunier, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Jurochlus Kalugina, 20125SpeciesTaxom
Juropelopia Evenhuis, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Krenosmittia Thienemann &..., 20071SpeciesTaxom
Lacusitendipes Hong, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Lappodiamesa Serra-tosio, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Lasiodiamesa Kieffer, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Latitendipes Hong, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Liaotendipes Hong, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Longicopula Hong, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Longigastrula Hong, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Longipedia Hong, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Maculitendipes Hong, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Mailonia Kalugina, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Megacentron Freeman, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Mogsonomus Kalugina, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Mogsonus Vishnyakova, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Monodiamesa Kieffer, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Nandeva Wiedenbrug, ..., 20161SpeciesTaxom
Nilotanypus Kieffer, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Noditendipes Hong, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Nomochirus Gil Collado, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Oryctochlus Kalugina, 19859SpeciesTaxom
Pagastia Oliver, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Palaeoboreochlus Baranov & An..., 20141SpeciesTaxom
Paraboreochlus Thienemann, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Parachaetocladius Wulker, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Parachasmatonotus Doitteau & Nel, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 20142SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Pelopiina Statz, 02SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Ploegia Doitteau & Nel, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Podonomius Kalugina, 19855SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 20102SpeciesTaxom
Prodiamesa Kieffer, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Prolipiniella Doitteau & Nel, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochasmatonotus Doitteau & Nel, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Rheosmittia Brundin, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 20162SpeciesTaxom
Sendelia Meunier, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Sinaspinus Hong, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Spinitendipes Hong, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Spinorthocladius Doitteau & Nel, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Stempellina Thienemann &..., 20071SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 20144SpeciesTaxom
Tanypodites Kalugina, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 194413SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1904Green Midges9SpeciesTaxom
Tenuigastrulus Hong, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Tokunagaia Sæther, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Tokyobrillia Kobayashi & ..., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Tophocladius Kalugina, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Ulaia Kalugina, 19854SpeciesTaxom
Ulaimailia Kalugina, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Ulaimailonia Kalugina, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Ulaimailoniella Kalugina, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Yangitendipes Hong, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Zalutschia Lipina, 20091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Phanerozoic
241 Species
Ablabesmyia (Karelia) eocenica G. Doitteau, 2007
Ablabesmyia electrohispaniolana M. Grund, 2005
Acutiforcipia crusnotabile F. Seredszus, 2009
Acutiforcipia cuspilonga F. Seredszus, 2009
Acutiforcipia fittkaui F. Seredszus, 2009
Amberaspinus orientales Hong, 1981
Apsectrotanypus peculiaris F. Seredszus, 2007
Archistempellina bifurca W. Giłka, 2013
Archistempellina falcifera W. Giłka, 2013
Archistempellina perkovskyi Giłka &..., 2014
Asiatendipes labrosus Hong, 1981
Beifangitendipes limnetes Hong, 1981
Brundiniella glabrata G. Doitteau, 2007
Brundiniella patriciae G. Doitteau, 2007
Brundiniella soumyia G. Doitteau, 2007
Bryophaenocladius beuki Baranov & al., 2015
Bryophaenocladius circumclusus F. Seredszus, 2007
Buchonomyia succinea F. Seredszus, 2003
Bythomyia oryctes J. F. Zhang, 1989
Caladomyia szadziewskii W. Giłka, 2013
Camptocladius flexuosus F. Meunier, 1904
Camptocladius sinuosus F. Meunier, 1904
Chaetocladius incurvus F. Seredszus, 2007
Chaetocladius petruleviciusi G. Doitteau, 2007
Chaititendipes badius Y. C. Hong, 2002
Chasmatonotoides deharvengi G. Doitteau, 2007
Chasmatonotoides longiantennata G. Doitteau, 2007
Chironomus (Chironomus) kirklandi J. E. Sublette, 1969
Chironomus (Chironomus) uliginosus (Keyl, 1960)⇒ Chironomus pilicornis Fabricius, 1794
Chironomus abietarius F. Meunier, 1904
Chironomus almelanderi A. L. Melander, 1949
Chironomus antiquus C. von Heyden, 1859
Chironomus aquisextanus N. Theobald, 1937
Chironomus bituminosus von Heyden, 1870
Chironomus brevirostris C. G. Giebel, 1856
Chironomus caliginosus (F. Meunier, 1904)⇒ Glyptotendipes lobiferus Say, 1823
Chironomus decrepitus von Heyden, 1870
Chironomus depletus Scudder, 1877
Chironomus elegantulus F. Meunier, 1904
Chironomus gaudini O. Heer, 1865
Chironomus inglorius F. Meunier, 1904
Chironomus lacunus F. Meunier, 1904
Chironomus lacus F. Meunier, 1904
Chironomus meticulosus F. Meunier, 1904
Chironomus microcephalus C. G. Giebel, 1856
Chironomus obsoletus Heer, 1849
Chironomus oeningensis O. Heer, 1849
Chironomus paludosus F. Meunier, 1904
Chironomus patens (Walker, 1856)⇒ Polypedilum pedestre Meigen, 1830
Chironomus pausatus A. L. Melander, 1949
Chironomus pliocenicus Piton, 1935
Chironomus primaevus A. L. Melander, 1949
Chironomus pristinus A. L. Melander, 1949
Chironomus proterus A. L. Melander, 1949
Chironomus requiescens A. L. Melander, 1949
Chironomus scudderiellus T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Chironomus septus S. H. Scudder, 1890
Chironomus serresi N. Theobald, 1937
Chironomus subobscurus F. Meunier, 1904
Chironomus tenebricosus F. Meunier, 1904
Chironomus tenebrosus F. Meunier, 1904
Chironomus umbraticus F. Meunier, 1904
Chironomus umbrosus F. Meunier, 1904
Chironomus vagabundus F. Meunier, 1904
Chironomus venerabilis R. Etheridge, 1890
Clavicornius lobotes Hong, 1981
Clinotanypus vagans J. F. Zhang, 1989
Coelotanypus antiquus F. Seredszus, 2010
Coelotanypus electronicus G. Doitteau, 2007
Coelotanypus validus F. Seredszus, 2007
Corneliola avia W. Giłka, 2013
Corynocera ambigua Zetterstedt, 1838Narrowflower flaxflower
Corynoneura eocenica G. Doitteau, 2007
Cretaenne rasnicyni E. D. Lukash..., 2011
Cricotopiella rostrata F. Meunier, 1916
Cricotopus abiegnus F. Meunier, 1904
Cricotopus alluvionis F. Meunier, 1904
Cricotopus ambiguus F. Meunier, 1904
Cricotopus amniculus F. Meunier, 1904
Cricotopus antiquus F. Meunier, 1904
Cricotopus coniferus F. Meunier, 1904
Cricotopus crassicornis F. Meunier, 1904
Cricotopus delicatus F. Meunier, 1904
Cricotopus dilapsus F. Meunier, 1904
Cricotopus exstinctus F. Meunier, 1904
Cricotopus insolitus (F. Meunier, 1904)⇒ Cricotopus currani Spies & Reiss, 1996
Cricotopus minutissimus F. Meunier, 1904
Cricotopus minutulus F. Meunier, 1916
Cricotopus minutus F. Meunier, 1904
Cricotopus nemorivagus F. Meunier, 1904
Cricotopus paganus F. Meunier, 1904
Cricotopus parvulus (F. Meunier, 1916)⇒ Nanocladius parvulus Kieffer, 1909
Cricotopus permutabilis F. Meunier, 1904
Cricotopus pulchellus F. Meunier, 1904
Cricotopus pygmaeus F. Meunier, 1904
Cricotopus robustus F. Meunier, 1904
Cricotopus saltuosus F. Meunier, 1904
Cricotopus variabilis F. Meunier, 1904
Cryptochironomus (Cryptochironomus) defectus Kieffer, 1913
Diamesa extincta A. L. Melander, 1949
Djalmabatista maillardi G. Doitteau, 2007
Dongbeitendipes foliolatus Y. C. Hong, 2002
Electrotermes affinis H. Hagen, 1856
Electrotermes flecki A. Nel, 2006
Electrotermes girardi C. G. Giebel, 1856
Endochironomus eocenicus G. Doitteau, 2007
Eocenitendipes melainus Hong, 1981
Eonandeva helva Gilka & Zakr..., 2015
Eonandeva latistyla Gilka & Zakr..., 2015
Eurycnemus appendiculatus F. Meunier, 1904
Eurycnemus hyalinus F. Meunier, 1904
Eurycnemus pilosellus F. Meunier, 1904
Eurycnemus stagnum F. Meunier, 1904
Eurycnemus tenellus F. Meunier, 1904
Eurycnemus vulgaris F. Meunier, 1904
Flexicrus palaeobalticus F. Seredszus, 2009
Frutexitendipes dongzhouheensis Y. C. Hong, 2002
Furvitendipes minimus Y. C. Hong, 1974
Fushunitendipes eocenicus Hong, 1981
Fushunitendipes longipalpulatus Hong, 1981
Glushkovella pallida N. S. Kalugina, 1993
Hamicaudus osteneus Y. C. Hong, 2002
Heterotrissocladius naibuchi V. Baranov, 2014
Heterotrissocladius paleolacustris Seredszus & ..., 2007
Hydrobaenus torpidus F. Seredszus, 2007
Jentzschiella jentzschi N. L. Evenhuis, 1994
Jurochlus limbatus E. D. Lukash..., 2012
Jurochlus lineatus E. D. Lukash..., 2012
Jurochlus rigor N. S. Kalugina, 1985
Jurochlus sibiricus N. S. Kalugina, 1985
Jurochlus trivittatus E. D. Lukash..., 2012
Juropelopia fittkaui Kalugina, 1985
Krenosmittia paleofontana F. Seredszus, 2007
Lacusitendipes latus Y. C. Hong, 2002
Lappodiamesa deploegi G. Doitteau, 2007
Lasiodiamesa eocenica F. Seredszus, 2009
Lasiodiamesa sinefoliis F. Seredszus, 2007
Latitendipes platomodes Hong, 1981
Latitendipes wanghuacunensis Y. C. Hong, 2002
Liaotendipes longifemerales Hong, 1981
Longicopula xilutianensis Y. C. Hong, 2002
Longigastrula fushunensis Y. C. Hong, 2002
Longipedia longa Y. C. Hong, 2002
Maculitendipes sinabarius Y. C. Hong, 2002
Mailonia pallida N. S. Kalugina, 1985
Megacentron eocenicus G. Doitteau, 2007
Microtendipes eocenicus G. Doitteau, 2007
Mogsonomus tophus N. S. Kalugina, 1985
Mogsonus cerasius V. N. Vishny..., 1981
Monodiamesa guglielmia G. Doitteau, 2007
Nandeva pudens Gilka & al., 2016
Nilotanypus prieuri G. Doitteau, 2007
Noditendipes guchengziensis Y. C. Hong, 2002
Nomochirus sampelayoi J. Gil Collado, 1926
Oryctochlus affinis N. S. Kalugina, 1985
Oryctochlus brundini E. D. Lukash..., 2012
Oryctochlus kaluginae E. D. Lukash..., 2012
Oryctochlus longilobus N. S. Kalugina, 1985
Oryctochlus minor N. S. Kalugina, 1985
Oryctochlus minutus N. S. Kalugina, 1985
Oryctochlus mirificus N. S. Kalugina, 1993
Oryctochlus placidus N. S. Kalugina, 1993
Oryctochlus vulcanus N. S. Kalugina, 1985
Pagastia menieri G. Doitteau, 2007
Palaeoboreochlus inornatus V. Baranov, 2014
Paraboreochlus bisaetiger F. Seredszus, 2007
Parachaetocladius balticus F. Seredszus, 2007
Parachasmatonotus oesiensis G. Doitteau, 2007
Parametriocnemus electri F. Seredszus, 2007
Paraphaenocladius evenhuisi Ashe & O´Con..., 2014
Paraphaenocladius nadezhdae V. Baranov, 2014
Paratendipes separata G. Doitteau, 2007
Pelopiina exuvia G. Statz, 1944
Pelopiina pupa
Phaenopsectra meunieri F. Seredszus, 2007
Ploegia occulata G. Doitteau, 2007
Podonomius blepharis E. D. Lukash..., 2011
Podonomius macromastix E. D. Lukash..., 2011
Podonomius robustus E. D. Lukash..., 2011
Podonomius splendidus Kalugina, 1985
Podonomius tugnuicus Kalugina, 1985
Procladius (Holotanypus) enigmaticus G. Doitteau, 2007
Procladius eocenicus F. Seredszus, 2010
Prodiamesa indeserta F. Seredszus, 2009
Prolipiniella magnifica G. Doitteau, 2007
Psectrocladius trigonatus F. Seredszus, 2007
Pseudochasmatonotus furcatus G. Doitteau, 2007
Pseudorthocladius perantiquus F. Seredszus, 2007
Pseudorthocladius zherikhini V. Baranov, 2013
Pseudosmittia kodrulae V. Baranov, 2014
Rheosmittia pertenuis F. Seredszus, 2007
Rheosmittia seni G. Doitteau, 2007
Rheotanytarsus alliciens W. Giłka, 2013
Rheotanytarsus hoffeinsorum Gilka & al., 2016
Sendelia mirabilis N. L. Evenhuis, 1994
Sinaspinus amblopteres Hong, 1981
Sinaspinus stenopteres Hong, 1981
Smittia sukachevae Baranov & al., 2015
Spinitendipes uracanthodes Hong, 1981
Spinorthocladius enigmaticus G. Doitteau, 2007
Stempellina exigua F. Seredszus, 2007
Stempellinella bicorna F. Seredszus, 2007
Stempellinella electra Gilka & Zakr..., 2015
Stempellinella fibra Gilka & al., 2016
Stempellinella ivanovae Giłka &..., 2014
Tanypodites gorchonensis N. S. Kalugina, 1985
Tanypus compactus F. Meunier, 1904
Tanypus dorminans von Heyden, 1870
Tanypus eridanus F. Meunier, 1904
Tanypus filiformis F. Meunier, 1904
Tanypus fusiformis F. Meunier, 1904
Tanypus longicornis F. Meunier, 1904
Tanypus obscurus (Macquart, 1826)⇒ Tanypus fuscus Freeman, 1955
Tanypus pagasti Statz, 1944
Tanypus palaemon von Heyden, 1870
Tanypus parvus F. Meunier, 1904
Tanypus porrectus F. Meunier, 1904
Tanypus subrotundatus F. Meunier, 1904
Tanypus thienemanni Statz, 1944
Tanytarsus congregabilis W. Giłka, 2013
Tanytarsus crocota Gilka & al., 2016
Tanytarsus fereci Gilka, 2011
Tanytarsus glaesarius Gilka & Zakr..., 2015
Tanytarsus insularis (F. Meunier, 1904)⇒ Micropsectra notescens Walker, 1856
Tanytarsus maritimus (F. Meunier, 1904)⇒ Tanytarsus upoluensis Ashe, 1985
Tanytarsus protogregarius Gilka & Zakr..., 2015
Tanytarsus serafini W. Giłka, 2010
Tanytarsus wulpii F. Meunier, 1904
Tenuigastrulus trichodes Hong, 1981
Tokunagaia azari G. Doitteau, 2007
Tokyobrillia succinea F. Seredszus, 2009
Tophocladius stygialis N. S. Kalugina, 1985
Ulaia communis N. S. Kalugina, 1993
Ulaia magna N. S. Kalugina, 1985
Ulaia montana N. S. Kalugina, 1985
Ulaia reducta N. S. Kalugina, 1985
Ulaimailia vetula N. S. Kalugina, 1985
Ulaimailonia mixta N. S. Kalugina, 1985
Ulaimailoniella fusiformis N. S. Kalugina, 1985
Yangitendipes longivalvatus Y. C. Hong, 2002
Zalutschia electra F. Seredszus, 2009

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Phanerozoic
SubfamilyBuchonomyiinae
Brundin & Saether, 1978
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
40
94
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiamesinae
Kieffer, 1922
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
24
59
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPodonominae
Thienemann & Edwards, 1937
6
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProdiamesinae
Sæther, 1976
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
9
27
Genera
Species

Taxom



Chironomidae (Erichson 1842)
Chironomidae (Erichson 1842)


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