AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Tribe Chironomini Newman, 1834
and region Belgium (Benelux)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
567
6611
20424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
564
6599
20409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
535
6518
20232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
354
5361
17525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
95
1134
3753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
23
377
1397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
142
679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
126
602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
109
439
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
38
215
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
27
141
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Belgium
27 Genera with 141 Species
#CDEGHKLMNPSX
Chironomus Meigen, 0Non-biting midges42SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 18183SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19216SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotendipes Lenz, 1941
0SpeciesTaxom
Demicryptochironomus Lenz, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18566SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 19647SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 190812SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Lauterborniella Thienemann &..., 19111SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 18564SpeciesTaxom
Nilothauma Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 192110SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Paralauterborniella Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Pentapedilum Kieffer, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 191925SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 17813SpeciesTaxom
Synendotendipes Grodhaus, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Belgium
141 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) acidophilus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus (Chironomus) acutiventris Wuelker, Rys..., 1983
Chironomus (Chironomus) alpestris Goetghebuer, 1934
Chironomus (Chironomus) aprilinus Meigen, 1818
Chironomus (Chironomus) arcuatus (Kieffer, 1917)⇒ Parachironomus arcuatus Goetghebuer, 1919
Chironomus (Chironomus) cingulatus (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Paramerina cingulata Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) commutatus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus (Chironomus) dorsalis Meigen, 1818
Chironomus (Chironomus) longistylus Goetghebuer, 1921
Chironomus (Chironomus) melanescens Keyl, 1961
Chironomus (Chironomus) obtusidens Goetghebuer, 1921
Chironomus (Chironomus) pallidivittatus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Chironomus (Chironomus) pilicornis Fabricius, 1794
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Chironomus (Chironomus) tentans Fabricius, 1805
Chironomus (Lobochironomus) albofasciatus (Staeger, 1839)⇒ Cryptochironomus albofasciatus Staeger, 1839
Chironomus (Lobochironomus) dorsalis (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Einfeldia dorsalis Meigen, 1818
Chironomus (Lobochironomus) nervosus (Staeger, 1839)⇒ Dicrotendipes nervosus Staeger, 1839
Chironomus (Lobochironomus) notatus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Dicrotendipes notatus Meigen, 1818
Chironomus corniger Goethebuer, 1921
Chironomus dichromus Kieffer, 1906
Chironomus grisescens Goethgebuer, 1921
Chironomus intersectus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Chironominae intersectus Meigen, 1838
Chironomus longipes (Staeger, 1839)⇒ Chironomus dorsalis Meigen, 1818
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Chironomus monochromus (Wulp, 1874)⇒ Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Chironomus nigricans (Goetghebuer, 1927)⇒ Endochironomus nigricans Johannsen, 1905
Chironomus nigrotibialis (Goetghebuer, 1921)⇒ Cryptochironomus nigrotibialis Goetghebuer, 1921
Chironomus parilis (Walker, 1856)⇒ Parachironomus parilis Walker, 1856
Chironomus perangustatus Goetghebuer, 1952
Chironomus signaticollis Goetghebuer, 1921
Chironomus sordidatus Kieffer, 1913
Chironomus sordidus Kieffer, 1912
Chironomus tenuicaudatus (Goetghebuer, 1950)⇒ Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Chironomus tenuicaudus (Tokunaga, 1964)⇒ Endochironomus tenuicaudus Tokunaga, 1964
Chironomus tenuis (Macquart, 1826)⇒ Chironominae tenuis Macquart, 1826
Chironomus triseta Thienemann &..., 1916
Chironomus villosus (Bigot, 1888)⇒ Anatopynia villosus Bigot, 1888
Chironomus viridanus (Ruthe, 1831)⇒ Parachironomus biannulatus Staeger, 1839
Chironomus viridis (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Glyptotendipes viridis Macquart, 1834
Chironomus viridulus Linnaeus, 0Cornish mallow
Cladopelma edwardsi Kruseman, 1933
Cladopelma overmeirensis Goetghebuer, 1932
Cladopelma virescens (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Cladopelma edwardsi Kruseman, 1933
Cryptochironomus (Cryptochironomus) albofasciatus Staeger, 1839
Cryptochironomus (Cryptochironomus) defectus Kieffer, 1913
Cryptochironomus (Cryptochironomus) denticulatus Goetghebuer, 1921
Cryptochironomus (Cryptochironomus) rostratus Kieffer, 1921
Cryptochironomus (Cryptochironomus) supplicans Meigen, 1830
Cryptochironomus nigrotibialis Goetghebuer, 1921
Demicryptochironomus (Demicryptochironomus) vulneratus Zetterstedt, 1838
Dicrotendipes lobiger Kieffer, 1921
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Dicrotendipes nervosus Staeger, 1839
Dicrotendipes notatus Meigen, 1818
Dicrotendipes objectans Walker, 1856
Dicrotendipes pulsus (Walker, 1856)⇒ Dicrotendipes objectans Walker, 1856
Einfeldia dorsalis Meigen, 1818
Einfeldia longipes (Staeger, 1839)⇒ Chironomus dorsalis Meigen, 1818
Einfeldia pagana Meigen, 1838
Endochironomus albipennis Meigen, 1830
Endochironomus dispar (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Synendotendipes dispar Meigen, 1830
Endochironomus lepidus (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Synendotendipes lepidus Meigen, 1830
Endochironomus nigricans Johannsen, 1905
Endochironomus nymphaeae Willem, 1908
Endochironomus tendens Fabricius, 1775
Endochironomus tenuicaudus Tokunaga, 1964
Glyptotendipes (Caulochironomus) caulicola Kieffer, 1913
Glyptotendipes (Caulochironomus) foliicola Contreras-Li..., 1997
Glyptotendipes (Caulochironomus) viridis Macquart, 1834
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) barbipes Staeger, 1839
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) cauliginellus Kieffer, 1913
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) glaucus Meigen, 1818
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) ospeli Contreras-Li..., 1999
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) pallens Meigen, 1804
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) paripes Edwards, 1929
Glyptotendipes annulaimanus Goetghebuer, 1921
Glyptotendipes gripekoveni (Kieffer, 1913)⇒ Glyptotendipes cauliginellus Kieffer, 1913
Glyptotendipes sparganii Kieffer, 1908
Harnischia curtilamellata Malloch, 1915
Harnischia mutila Goetghebuer, 1921
Kiefferulus (Kiefferulus) tendipediformis Goetghebuer, 1921
Lauterborniella agrayloides Kieffer, 1911
Microchironomus deribae Freeman, 1957
Microchironomus tener Kieffer, 1918
Microtendipes chloris Meigen, 1818
Microtendipes lugubris Kieffer, 1921
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Microtendipes tarsalis Walker, 1856
Nilothauma brayi Goetghebuer, 1921
Parachironomus acutus Goetghebuer, 1936
Parachironomus arcuatus Goetghebuer, 1919
Parachironomus biannulatus Staeger, 1839
Parachironomus frequens Johannsen, 1905
Parachironomus major Goetghebuer, 1921
Parachironomus monochromus (Wulp, 1874)⇒ Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Parachironomus parilis Walker, 1856
Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Parachironomus varus Goetghebuer, 1921
Parachironomus vitiosus Goetghebuer, 1921
Paracladopelma winnelli Jackson, 1977Mohave fishhook cactus
Paralauterborniella nigrohalteralis Malloch, 1915
Paratendipes albimanus Meigen, 1818
Paratendipes plebeius Meigen, 1818
Pentapedilum fodiens (Kieffer, 1916)⇒ Polypedilum fodiens Kieffer, 1916
Phaenopsectra flavipes Meigen, 1818
Phaenopsectra punctipes Wiedemann, 1817
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) mellense Goetghebuer, 1942
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) sordens Wulp, 1874
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) tritum Walker, 1856
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) uncinatum Goetghebuer, 1921
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) albicorne Meigen, 1838
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) arundineti Goetghebuer, 1921
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) laetum Meigen, 1818
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubeculosum Meigen, 1804
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) pedestre Meigen, 1830
Polypedilum (Tripodura) bicrenatum Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum (Tripodura) pullum Zetterstedt, 1838
Polypedilum (Tripodura) quadriguttatum Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum (Tripodura) scalaenum Schrank, 1803
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) convictum Walker, 1856
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) cultellatum Goetghebuer, 1931Forkvein polypody
Polypedilum appendiculatum Goetghebuer, 1939
Polypedilum cyclus Zhang & Wang, 2005
Polypedilum dickebuschense Goetghebuer, 1936
Polypedilum flavonervosum (Staeger, 1839)⇒ Polypedilum bicrenatum Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum flavoviride Goetghebuer, 1939
Polypedilum fodiens Kieffer, 1916
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum maculipes Goethghebuer, 1933
Polypedilum simulans (Townes, 1945)⇒ Polypedilum halteralis Coquillett, 1901
Polypedilum tetrachaetum Goetghebuer, 1919
Sergentia baueri Wuelker, Kik..., 1999
Stenochironomus (Stenochironomus) gibbus Fabricius, 1794
Stictochironomus devinctus Say, 1829
Stictochironomus maculipennis Meigen, 1818
Stictochironomus sticticus Fabricius, 1781
Synendotendipes dispar Meigen, 1830Longbodied cellar spider
Synendotendipes lepidus Meigen, 1830
Xenochironomus xenolabis Kieffer, 1916


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