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Checklist for Genus Chironomus Meigen, 1803 (Non-biting midges)
and region Germany (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
876
10995
42130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
871
10984
42109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
774
10682
41391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
450
8597
35712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
117
1883
8990
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
30
706
4164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
244
1450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
202
1256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
167
1032
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
51
417
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeChironomini
Newman, 1834
35
257
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
GenusChironomus
Meigen, 1803
Non-biting midges
97Species 
Taxom
 


Genera for Germany
1 Genera with 97 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1924Non-biting midges98SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Germany
97 Species and 1 Subspecies
Chironomus (Chironomus) acutiventris Wuelker, Rys..., 1983
Chironomus acutiventris acutiventris
Chironomus (Chironomus) annularius Meigen, 1818
Chironomus (Chironomus) anthracinus Zetterstedt, 1860Pygmy linanthus
Chironomus (Chironomus) aprilinus Meigen, 1818
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Chironomus (Chironomus) bernensis Kloetzli, 1973
Chironomus (Chironomus) cingulatus (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Paramerina cingulata Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) commutatus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus (Chironomus) dorsalis Meigen, 1818
Chironomus (Chironomus) lugubris (Zetterstedt, 1850)⇒ Chironominae lugens Kieffer, 1906
Chironomus (Chironomus) luridus Strenzke, 1959
Chironomus (Chironomus) melanescens Keyl, 1961
Chironomus (Chironomus) melanotus Keyl, 1961
Chironomus (Chironomus) nuditarsis Keyl, 1961
Chironomus (Chironomus) nudiventris Ryser, Schol..., 1983
Chironomus (Chironomus) obtusidens Goetghebuer, 1921
Chironomus (Chironomus) pilicornis Fabricius, 1794
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Chironomus (Chironomus) pseudothummi Strenzke, 1959
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Chironomus (Chironomus) striatus Strenzke, 1959
Chironomus (Chironomus) tentans Fabricius, 1805
Chironomus (Lobochironomus) carbonarius Meigen, 1804
Chironomus (Lobochironomus) dorsalis (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Einfeldia dorsalis Meigen, 1818
Chironomus (Lobochironomus) lacustris (Kieffer, 1913)⇒ Harnischia curtilamellata Malloch, 1915
Chironomus affinis (Wiedemann, 1817)⇒ Paratanytarsus tenuis Meigen, 1830
Chironomus albidus (Konstantinov, 1956)⇒ Polypedilum convictum Walker, 1856
Chironomus albipes (Miegen, 1830)⇒ Tanytarsini albipes Miegen, 1830
Chironomus albolineatus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Metriocnemus albolineatus Meigen, 1818
Chironomus anticus (Walker, 1848)⇒ Microchironomus anticus Walker, 1848
Chironomus antiquus C. von Heyden, 1859
Chironomus atripes (Kieffer, 1910)⇒ Chironomini atripes Kieffer, 1910
Chironomus balticus (Kieffer, 1925)⇒ Microchironomus tener Kieffer, 1918
Chironomus bavaricus (Wulker & Ryser, 1983)⇒ Cryptochironomus bavaricus Goetghebuer, 1939
Chironomus bicolor (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Nanocladius dichromus Kieffer, 1906
Chironomus bicornutus Kieffer, 1913
Chironomus bilineatus Meigen, 1838
Chironomus bincus Kieffer, 1924
Chironomus binodulus Kieffer, 1922
Chironomus bituminosus von Heyden, 1870
Chironomus carbonaria (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Einfeldia carbonaria Meigen, 1804
Chironomus citrinellus Kieffer, 1913
Chironomus clarinervis Kieffer, 1924
Chironomus confinis (Staeger, 1839)⇒ Microtendipes confinis Meigen, 1830
Chironomus corax Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus decrepitus von Heyden, 1870
Chironomus denigrator (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Chironominae denigrator Meigen, 1838
Chironomus denigratus Meigen, 1838
Chironomus dimidiatus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Tanytarsini dimidiatus Meigen, 1838
Chironomus distans Kieffer, 1909
Chironomus dorminans Heyden, 1870
Chironomus elatior Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus fascipennis (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Stenochironomus fascipennis Zetterstedt, 1838
Chironomus flabellatus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Chironomini flabellatus Meigen, 1818
Chironomus fuscipennis Meigen, 1818
Chironomus fusiformis Kieffer, 1913
Chironomus gaudini O. Heer, 1865
Chironomus hirtimanus Kieffer & Th..., 1908
Chironomus indulgens Meigen, 1838
Chironomus intersectus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Chironominae intersectus Meigen, 1838
Chironomus laminatus Kieffer, 1918
Chironomus lenzi Kieffer, 1922
Chironomus leucura (Kieffer, 1915)⇒ Chironomini leucura Kieffer, 1915
Chironomus lineatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Axarus festivus Say, 1823
Chironomus longimanus (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Chironominae longimanus Meigen, 1830
Chironomus longipes (Staeger, 1839)⇒ Chironomus dorsalis Meigen, 1818
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Chironomus melanopus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus nitidus (Kieffer, 1913)⇒ Microtendipes nitidus Meigen, 1818
Chironomus niveipennis (Fabricius, 1805)⇒ Chironomus pilicornis Fabricius, 1794
Chironomus niveipes (Zetterstedt, 1850)⇒ Chironominae niveipes Zetterstedt, 1850
Chironomus nympha Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus obsoletus Heer, 1849
Chironomus ochrocoma Kieffer, 1922
Chironomus oeningensis O. Heer, 1849
Chironomus palaemon von Heyden, 1870
Chironomus pedestris (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Polypedilum pedestre Meigen, 1830
Chironomus percurrens Kieffer, 1909
Chironomus ploenesis Kieffer, 1922
Chironomus proximus (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Orthocladiinae proximus Meigen, 1830
Chironomus punctatus Fabricius, 1805
Chironomus pusio (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Orthocladiinae pusio Meigen, 1830
Chironomus rectilobus Kieffer, 1921
Chironomus restrictus Kieffer, 1922
Chironomus rivularis (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Chironominae rivularis Meigen, 1838
Chironomus rusticus Meigen, 1835
Chironomus scriptus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Orthocladiinae scriptus Meigen, 1838
Chironomus sordidatus Kieffer, 1913
Chironomus stricticornis Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus subrectus Kieffer, 1922
Chironomus sulphuricollis (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Chironomini sulphuricollis Meigen, 1830
Chironomus tenuis (Macquart, 1826)⇒ Chironominae tenuis Macquart, 1826
Chironomus thoracicus (Wiedemann, 1818)⇒ Chironominae thoracicus Wiedemann, 1818
Chironomus thummi (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Chironomus riparius Meigen, 1804
Chironomus venosus (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Chironominae venosus Meigen, 1830
Chironomus vernus (Miegen, 1818)⇒ Orthocladiinae vernus Miegen, 1818
Chironomus vulpes Kieffer, 1924


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