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English species names 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

Order
 		Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies		412
22844
306890		Families
Genera
Species
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges		918
16138		Genera
Species


A
Antarctic midgeBelgica antarctica Jacobs, 1900


B
Biting midgeChironomus columbiensis Wulker, Sublette, Morath & Martini, 1989
Biting midgePseudosmittia maculiventris Edwards, 1933
Buzzer midgeChironomus plumosus Linnaeus, 1758


C
ChironomidOrthocladius dentifer Brundin, 1947


G
Gray wall jumperPsectrocladius oxyura Langton, 1985
Green MidgesTanytarsus van der Wulp, 1874


H
Harlequin flyChironomus riparius Meigen, 1804
Hydrilla Tip-mining MidgeCricotopus lebetis Sublette, 1964


L
Longbodied cellar spiderSynendotendipes dispar Meigen, 1830


M
Male buzzer midgeChironomus plumosus Linnaeus, 1758
Marbled cellar spiderParacladopelma nereis Townes, 1945
Marine midgeHalocladius variabilis Staeger, 1839
Marine splash midgeTelmatogeton japonicus Tokunaga, 1933
MidgeLarsia planensis Johannsen, 1946
MidgeTelmatogeton japonicus Tokunaga, 1933
MidgeClunio tsushimensis Tokunaga, 1933
MidgeCricotopus bicinctus Meigen, 1818
MidgeApedilum elachistum Townes, 1945
MidgePolypedilum nubiferum Skuse, 1889
MidgeChironomus crassiforceps Kieffer, 1916
MidgeGoeldichironomus amazonicus Fittkau, 1968
MidgeGoeldichironomus holoprasinus Goeldi, 1905
MidgeKiefferulus longilobus Kieffer, 1916


N
Non-biting midgeCricotopus trifasciatus Meigen, 1813
Non-biting midgesChironomus Meigen, 1803
Non-biting midgesChironomus (Chironomus) Meigen, 1803
Nonbiting midgesMurraycladius Ashe & O´Connor, 2007


O
OrthocladsOrthocladiinae Lenz, 1921
OrthocladsOrthocladiinae


P
Pantropical jumperLarsia atrocincta Goetghebuer, 1942
Phantom midgeCricotopus sylvestris Fabricius, 1794
Pitcher plant midgeMetriocnemus knabi Coquillett, 1904


R
Rice bloodwormChironomus tepperi Skuse, 1889


S
Seedling bean midgeSmittia aterrima Meigen, 1818
Sleeping chironomidPolypedilum vanderplanki Hinton, 1951
Snow MidgesDiamesa Meigen in Gistl, 1835
Snow MidgesDiamesa (Diamesa) Meigen in Gistl, 1835
Striped horse flyChironomus palidus Linevich, 1971


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