Chironomidae
Encyclopedia
Chironomidae are a family of nematocera
n flies
with a global distribution. They are closely related to the Ceratopogonidae
, Simuliidae, and Thaumaleidae
. Many species superficially resemble mosquitoes but they lack the wing scales and elongate mouthparts
of the Culicidae.
of insects; some estimates of the species numbers suggest well over 10000 world-wide. Males are easily recognized by their plumose antennae
. Adults are known by a variety of vague and inconsistent common names, largely by confusion with other insects. For example chironomids are known as "lake flies" in parts of Canada
, as "sand flies", "muckleheads", or "muffleheads" in various regions of the USA Great Lakes
area, and as "blind mosquitoes" or "chizzywinks" in Florida
, USA. However, they are not mosquitoes of any sort, and the term sandflies
generally refers to biting flies unrelated to the Chironomidae.
The biodiversity of Chironomidae often goes unnoticed because they are notoriously difficult to identify and ecologists usually record Chironomidae by species groups. Each morphologically distinct group comprises a number of morphologically (sibling) identical species that can only be identified by rearing adult males or by cytogenetic analysis of the polytene chromosome
s. Polytene chromosomes were originally observed in the larval salivary glands of Chironomus
midges by Balbiani in 1881. They form through repeated rounds of DNA replication without cell division, resulting in characteristic light and dark banding patterns which can be used to identify inversions and deletions which allow species identification.
Larva
e of some species are bright red in color due to a hemoglobin
analog; these are often known as "bloodworms".
Their ability to capture oxygen is further increased by making undulating movements.
Many reference sources in the past century or so have repeated the assertion that Chironomidae do not feed as adults, but an increasing body of evidence contradicts this view. It now is widely accepted that adults of many species do in fact feed. The natural foods reported include fresh fly dropping, nectar, pollen and honeydew and various sugar-rich materials.
The question whether feeding is of practical importance has by now been clearly settled for some Chironomus species at least; specimens that had fed on sucrose flew for far longer than starved specimens, and starved females longer than starved males, which suggested that they had eclosed
with larger reserves of energy than the males. Some authors suggest that the females and males apply the resources obtained in feeding differently. Males expend the extra energy on flight, while females use their food resources to achieve a longer life-span. The respective strategies should be compatible with maximal probability of successful mating and reproduction in those species that do not mate immediately after eclosion, and in particular in species that have more than one egg mass maturing, the less developed masses being oviposited after a delay. Such variables also would be relevant to species that exploit wind for dispersal, laying eggs at intervals. Chironomids that feed on nectar or pollen may well be of importance as pollinators, but currently evidence on such points is largely anecdotal. However, the content of protein and other nutrients in pollen, in comparison to nectar, might well contribute to the females' reproductive capacity.
Adults can be pests when they emerge in large numbers. They can damage paint, brick, and other surfaces with their droppings. When large numbers of adults die they can build up into malodorous piles. They can provoke allergic reactions in sensitive individuals.
such as trout
and stickleback
s and for other aquatic organisms
. An amphibian that eats them is the rough-skinned newt
. Many aquatic insects such as various predatory Hemiptera
in the families Nepidae, Notonectidae and Corixidae eat Chironomidae in their aquatic phases. So do predatory water beetles in families such Dytiscidae
and Hydrophilidae. Fly angler
s design and tie imitators to catch trout. The flying midges are eaten by fish and by insectivorous birds such as swallow
s and martins. They also are preyed on by bats and flying predatory insects such as Odonata
and dance flies
.
Chironomidae are important as indicator organisms, i.e., the presence, absence, or quantities of various species in a body of water can indicate whether pollutants are present. Also, their fossils are widely used by palaeolimnologist
s as indicators of past environmental changes, including past climatic variability.
, Chilenomyinae, Chironominae
, Diamesinae
, Orthocladiinae
, Podonominae
, Prodiamesinae
, Tanypodinae
, Telmatogetoninae
, Usambaromyiinae
.
Nematocera
Nematocera , is a suborder of elongated flies with thin, segmented antennae and mostly aquatic larvae, consisting of the mosquitoes, crane flies, gnats, and midges....
n flies
Fly
True flies are insects of the order Diptera . They possess a pair of wings on the mesothorax and a pair of halteres, derived from the hind wings, on the metathorax...
with a global distribution. They are closely related to the Ceratopogonidae
Ceratopogonidae
Ceratopogonidae, or biting midges , are a family of small flies in the order Diptera...
, Simuliidae, and Thaumaleidae
Thaumaleidae
Thaumaleidae, the solitary midges or trickle midges, are a group of nematoceran flies related to the Ceratopogonidae, Chironomidae, and the Simuliidae. They are small, stocky, yellow to brown flies . There are very few species known for this family...
. Many species superficially resemble mosquitoes but they lack the wing scales and elongate mouthparts
Insect mouthparts
Insects exhibit a range of mouthparts, adapted to particular modes of feeding. The earliest insects had chewing mouthparts...
of the Culicidae.
Common names and biodiversity
This is a large taxonTaxon
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of insects; some estimates of the species numbers suggest well over 10000 world-wide. Males are easily recognized by their plumose antennae
Antenna (biology)
Antennae in biology have historically been paired appendages used for sensing in arthropods. More recently, the term has also been applied to cilium structures present in most cell types of eukaryotes....
. Adults are known by a variety of vague and inconsistent common names, largely by confusion with other insects. For example chironomids are known as "lake flies" in parts of Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, as "sand flies", "muckleheads", or "muffleheads" in various regions of the USA Great Lakes
Great Lakes
The Great Lakes are a collection of freshwater lakes located in northeastern North America, on the Canada – United States border. Consisting of Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario, they form the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth by total surface, coming in second by volume...
area, and as "blind mosquitoes" or "chizzywinks" in Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, USA. However, they are not mosquitoes of any sort, and the term sandflies
Sandfly
thumb|Sandfly biting a human's little fingerthumb|Sandfly biteSandfly is a colloquial name for any species or genus of flying, biting, blood-sucking Dipteran encountered in sandy areas...
generally refers to biting flies unrelated to the Chironomidae.
The biodiversity of Chironomidae often goes unnoticed because they are notoriously difficult to identify and ecologists usually record Chironomidae by species groups. Each morphologically distinct group comprises a number of morphologically (sibling) identical species that can only be identified by rearing adult males or by cytogenetic analysis of the polytene chromosome
Polytene chromosome
To increase cell volume, some specialized cells undergo repeated rounds of DNA replication without cell division , forming a giant polytene chromosome...
s. Polytene chromosomes were originally observed in the larval salivary glands of Chironomus
Chironomus
Chironomus is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family, Chironomidae.-Species:*Chironomus anonimi Williston *Chironomus anthracinus Zetterstedt, 1860 *Chironomus athalassicus Cannings, 1975...
midges by Balbiani in 1881. They form through repeated rounds of DNA replication without cell division, resulting in characteristic light and dark banding patterns which can be used to identify inversions and deletions which allow species identification.
Behavior and description
Larval stages of Chironomidae can be found in almost any aquatic or semiaquatic habitat, including treeholes, bromeliads, rotting vegetation, soil, and in sewage and artificial containers. They form an important fraction of the macro zoobenthos of most freshwater ecosystems. They are often associated with degraded or low biodiversity ecosystems because some species have adapted to virtually anoxic conditions and are dominant in polluted waters.Larva
Larva
A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle...
e of some species are bright red in color due to a hemoglobin
Hemoglobin
Hemoglobin is the iron-containing oxygen-transport metalloprotein in the red blood cells of all vertebrates, with the exception of the fish family Channichthyidae, as well as the tissues of some invertebrates...
analog; these are often known as "bloodworms".
Their ability to capture oxygen is further increased by making undulating movements.
Many reference sources in the past century or so have repeated the assertion that Chironomidae do not feed as adults, but an increasing body of evidence contradicts this view. It now is widely accepted that adults of many species do in fact feed. The natural foods reported include fresh fly dropping, nectar, pollen and honeydew and various sugar-rich materials.
The question whether feeding is of practical importance has by now been clearly settled for some Chironomus species at least; specimens that had fed on sucrose flew for far longer than starved specimens, and starved females longer than starved males, which suggested that they had eclosed
Pupa
A pupa is the life stage of some insects undergoing transformation. The pupal stage is found only in holometabolous insects, those that undergo a complete metamorphosis, going through four life stages; embryo, larva, pupa and imago...
with larger reserves of energy than the males. Some authors suggest that the females and males apply the resources obtained in feeding differently. Males expend the extra energy on flight, while females use their food resources to achieve a longer life-span. The respective strategies should be compatible with maximal probability of successful mating and reproduction in those species that do not mate immediately after eclosion, and in particular in species that have more than one egg mass maturing, the less developed masses being oviposited after a delay. Such variables also would be relevant to species that exploit wind for dispersal, laying eggs at intervals. Chironomids that feed on nectar or pollen may well be of importance as pollinators, but currently evidence on such points is largely anecdotal. However, the content of protein and other nutrients in pollen, in comparison to nectar, might well contribute to the females' reproductive capacity.
Adults can be pests when they emerge in large numbers. They can damage paint, brick, and other surfaces with their droppings. When large numbers of adults die they can build up into malodorous piles. They can provoke allergic reactions in sensitive individuals.
Ecology
Larvae and pupae are important food items for fishFish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
such as trout
Trout
Trout is the name for a number of species of freshwater and saltwater fish belonging to the Salmoninae subfamily of the family Salmonidae. Salmon belong to the same family as trout. Most salmon species spend almost all their lives in salt water...
and stickleback
Stickleback
The Gasterosteidae are a family of fish including the sticklebacks. FishBase currently recognises sixteen species in the family, grouped in five genera. However several of the species have a number of recognised subspecies, and the taxonomy of the family is thought to be in need of revision...
s and for other aquatic organisms
Aquatic animal
An aquatic animal is an animal, either vertebrate or invertebrate, which lives in water for most or all of its life. It may breathe air or extract its oxygen from that dissolved in water through specialised organs called gills, or directly through its skin. Natural environments and the animals that...
. An amphibian that eats them is the rough-skinned newt
Rough-skinned Newt
The rough-skinned newt is a North American newt known for its strong poison.- Toxicity :Many newts produce toxins to avoid predation, but the toxins of the genus Taricha are particularly potent...
. Many aquatic insects such as various predatory Hemiptera
Hemiptera
Hemiptera is an order of insects most often known as the true bugs , comprising around 50,000–80,000 species of cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, shield bugs, and others...
in the families Nepidae, Notonectidae and Corixidae eat Chironomidae in their aquatic phases. So do predatory water beetles in families such Dytiscidae
Dytiscidae
Dytiscidae – based on the Greek dytikos , "able to dive" – are the predaceous diving beetles, a family of water beetles. They are about 25 mm long on average, though there is much variation between species. Dytiscus latissimus, the largest, can grow up to 45 mm long...
and Hydrophilidae. Fly angler
Angling
Angling is a method of fishing by means of an "angle" . The hook is usually attached to a fishing line and the line is often attached to a fishing rod. Fishing rods are usually fitted with a fishing reel that functions as a mechanism for storing, retrieving and paying out the line. The hook itself...
s design and tie imitators to catch trout. The flying midges are eaten by fish and by insectivorous birds such as swallow
Swallow
The swallows and martins are a group of passerine birds in the family Hirundinidae which are characterised by their adaptation to aerial feeding...
s and martins. They also are preyed on by bats and flying predatory insects such as Odonata
Odonata
Odonata is an order of insects, encompassing dragonflies and damselflies . The word dragonfly is also sometimes used to refer to all Odonata, but the back-formation odonate is a more correct English name for the group as a whole...
and dance flies
Empididae
Empididae is a family of flies with over 3,000 described species occurring worldwide, but the majority are found in the Holarctic. They are mainly predatory flies like most of their relatives in the Empidoidea, and exhibit a wide range of forms but are generally small to medium sized, non-metallic...
.
Chironomidae are important as indicator organisms, i.e., the presence, absence, or quantities of various species in a body of water can indicate whether pollutants are present. Also, their fossils are widely used by palaeolimnologist
Paleolimnology
Paleolimnology is a scientific subdiscipline closely related to both limnology and paleoecology. Palaeolimnological studies are concerned with reconstructing the paleoenvironments of inland waters – and especially changes associated with such events as climatic change, human impacts , and...
s as indicators of past environmental changes, including past climatic variability.
Subfamilies and genera
The family is divided into eleven subfamilies: Aphroteniinae, BuchonomyiinaeBuchonomyiinae
Buchonomyiinae is a subfamily of midges in the non-biting midge family . There is only one genera and 3 known species.-Genera And Species:*Buchonomyia Brundin and Sæther, 1978*B. thienemanni Fittkau, 1955...
, Chilenomyinae, Chironominae
Chironominae
Chironominae is a subfamily of midges in the non-biting midge family .-Genera:*Tribe Chironomini*Axarus Roback 1980*Baeotendipes Kieffer, 1913*Beckidia Sæther 1979*Carbochironomus Reiss & Kirschbaum 1990...
, Diamesinae
Diamesinae
Diamesinae is a subfamily of midges in the non-biting midge family .-Tribes & Genera:*Tribe Boreoheptagyiini Brundin, 1966*Genus Boreoheptagyia Brundin, 1966...
, Orthocladiinae
Orthocladiinae
Orthocladiinae is a subfamily of midges in the non-biting midge family . For lack of a better common name, they are simply referred to as orthoclads.-Genera:*Abiskomyia Edwards, 1937*Acamptocladius Brundin, 1956...
, Podonominae
Podonominae
Podonominae is a subfamily of midges in the non-biting midge family .-Tribes & Genera:*Tribe Boreochlini Saether, 1981*Genus Boreochlus Edwards, 1938*Genus Lasiodiamesa Kieffer, 1924*Genus Paraboreochlus Thienemann, 1939...
, Prodiamesinae
Prodiamesinae
Prodiamesinae is a subfamily of midges in the non-biting midge family .-Genera & Species:*Genus Compteromesa Saether, 1981*C. oconeensis Saether, 1981*Genus Monodiamesa Kieffer, 1922*M. bathyphila...
, Tanypodinae
Tanypodinae
Tanypodinae is a subfamily of midges in the non-biting midge family .-Tribes & Genera:*Tribe Anatopyniini*Anatopynia Johannsen, 1905*Tribe Coelotanypodini*Clinotanypus Kieffer, 1913*Tribe Macropelopiini...
, Telmatogetoninae
Telmatogetoninae
Telmatogetoninae is a subfamily of midges in the non-biting midge family .-Genera & Species:*Genus Telmatogeton Schiner, 1866*T. abnormis *T. alaskensis Coquillett, 1900*T. atlanticum Oliveira, 1950...
, Usambaromyiinae
Usambaromyiinae
Usambaromyiinae is a subfamily of midges in the non-biting midge family . The subfamily differs from other known adult Chironomidae in having nearly completely black wings in both males and Females & tibial spurs with lateral denticles....
.
- AagaardiaAagaardiaAagaardia is a genus of fly in the Chironomidae family. Aagaardia has been found in Finland, the mainland of Norway and Russia.-Species:There are five species described within this genus.*Aagaardia longicalcis...
Saether, or Sæther 2000 - AbiskomyiaAbiskomyiaAbiskomyia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
EdwardsFrederick Wallace EdwardsFrederick Wallace Edwards FRS , was an English entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
, 1937 - AblabesmyiaAblabesmyiaAblabesmyia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*A. longistyla *A. monilis *A. phatta -Ecology:...
Johannsen, 1905 - Acalcarella
- AcamptocladiusAcamptocladiusAcamptocladius is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
Brundin, 1956 - AcricotopusAcricotopusAcricotopus is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
- AcricotopusAcricotopusAcricotopus is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1921 - Aedokritus
- Aenne
- Afrochlus
- AfrozavreliaAfrozavreliaAfrozavrelia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae that are closely related to Zavrelia.-Species:*A. kribiensis...
Harrison, 2004 - Allocladius
- Allometriocnemus
- Allotrissocladius
- AlotanypusAlotanypusAlotanypus is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*A. aris Roback, 1971*A. kuroberobusta...
Roback, 1971 - Amblycladius
- Amnihayesomyia
- Amphismittia
- Anaphrotenia
- AnatopyniaAnatopyniaAnatopynia is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Distribution and Ecology:At present A. plumipes is the only species of Anatopynia known from the Palaearctic. The larvae can be found in polluted standing waters on anaerobic sediments and may be absent from nearby...
Johannsen, 1905 - Ancylocladius
- Andamanus
- AntillocladiusAntillocladiusAntillocladius is a genus of midges belonging to the family Chironomidae, subfamily Orthocladiinae. The name Antillocladius means orthoclad that occurs in the Antilles, where it was primarily recorded.-Distribution:...
Sæther, 1981 - Anuncotendipes
- ApedilumApedilumApedilum is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*A. elachistus Townes, 1945*A. subcinctum Townes, 1945...
Townes, 1945 - Aphrotenia
- Aphroteniella
- ApometriocnemusApometriocnemusApometriocnemus is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*A. beringensis Cranston and Oliver, 1988*A. fontinalis Sæther, 1984*A. japonicus Kobayashi & Suzuki, 1999...
Sæther, 1984 - ApsectrotanypusApsectrotanypusApsectrotanypus is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
FittkauErnst Josef FittkauErnst Josef Fittkau is a German entomologist. He specializes in the Diptera, especially the family Chironomidae.-References:...
, 1962 - Archaeochlus
- ArctodiamesaArctodiamesaArctodiamesa is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Diamesinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*A. appendiculata *A. breviramosa Makarchenko, 1995*A. marinae Makarchenko, 2005...
Makarchenko, 1983 - ArctopelopiaArctopelopiaArctopelopia is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
FittkauErnst Josef FittkauErnst Josef Fittkau is a German entomologist. He specializes in the Diptera, especially the family Chironomidae.-References:...
, 1962 - Arctosmittia
- Asachironomus
- Asclerina
- AsheumAsheumAsheum is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*A. beckae...
- AustralopelopiaAustralopelopiaAustralopelopia is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
- AustrobrilliaAustrobrilliaAustrobrillia is a genus of chironomid midges. For many years there was a single described species, A. longipes of Australia, but in 2000 two further South American species were described from pupal exuviae.-References:*...
- Austrochlus
- Austrocladius
- AxarusAxarusThe genus Axarus is widely distributed with records from the Holarctic, the Neotropics and Australasia . There are currently 5 described nearctic species . Erected as a subgenus of Xenochironomus , Axarus was subsequently renamed and elevated to generic status ...
Roback 1980 - BaeoctenusBaeoctenusBaeoctenus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
- BaeotendipesBaeotendipesBaeotendipes is a genus of European non-biting midges, in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1913 - Bavarismittia
- BeardiusBeardiusBeardius is a genus of Pan-american non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*B. parcus Reiss & Sublette, 1985*B. breviculus Reiss & Sublette, 1985*B. truncatus Reiss & Sublette, 1985...
- BeckidiaBeckidiaBeckidia is a genus of European and African non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*B. biraensis Zorina, 2006*B. connexa Zorina, 2006*B. hirsti...
Sæther 1979 - BelgicaBelgica (genus)Belgica is a flightless midge genus in the family Chironomidae containing the two species: Belgica albipes and Belgica antarctica....
- Bernhardia
- Bethbilbeckia
- Biwatendipes
- Boreochlus Edwards, 1938
- BoreoheptagyiaBoreoheptagyiaBoreoheptagyia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Diamesinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*B. alpicola Serra-Tosio, 1989*B. alulasetosa Makarchenko Wu & Wang, 2008*B. ambigua Makarchenko Wu & Wang, 2008...
Brundin 1966 - BoreosmittiaBoreosmittiaBoreosmittia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
- Botryocladius
- BrilliaBrilliaBrillia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the family .-Species:*B. bifida *B. flavifrons *B. flavifrons...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1913 - Brundiniella
- Brunieria
- BryophaenocladiusBryophaenocladiusBryophaenocladius is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Thienemann, 1934 - BuchonomyiaBuchonomyiaBuchonomyia is the only genus of the midges sub family of the non-biting midge family . There are only 3 known species.-Species:*B. thienemanni Fittkau, 1955*B. burmanica Brundin and Sæther, 1978...
FittkauErnst Josef FittkauErnst Josef Fittkau is a German entomologist. He specializes in the Diptera, especially the family Chironomidae.-References:...
, 1955 - Caladomyia
- Camposimyia
- CamptocladiusCamptocladiusCamptocladius is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
van der Wulp, 1874 - Cantopelopia
- CarbochironomusCarbochironomusCarbochironomus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*C. improvisus Reiss & Kirschbaum, 1990...
Reiss & Kirschbaum 1990 - CardiocladiusCardiocladiusCardiocladius is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1912 - ChaetocladiusChaetocladiusChaetocladius is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family .-Species:*C. subplumosus *C. acuminatus Brundin 1956*C. acuticornis...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1911 - Chasmatonotus
- ChernovskiiaChernovskiiaChernovskiia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*C. macrocera Sæther, 1977*C. orbicus...
Sæther 1977 - Chilenomyia
- Chirocladius
- Chironomidae (genus)
- ChironominaeChironominaeChironominae is a subfamily of midges in the non-biting midge family .-Genera:*Tribe Chironomini*Axarus Roback 1980*Baeotendipes Kieffer, 1913*Beckidia Sæther 1979*Carbochironomus Reiss & Kirschbaum 1990...
- ChironominiChironominiChironomini is a tribe of midges in the non-biting midge family .-Genera & Species:*Genus Apedilum Townes, 1945 *A. elachistus Townes, 1945*A. subcinctum Townes, 1945*Genus Axarus Roback 1980*A. dorneri...
- ChironomusChironomusChironomus is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family, Chironomidae.-Species:*Chironomus anonimi Williston *Chironomus anthracinus Zetterstedt, 1860 *Chironomus athalassicus Cannings, 1975...
MeigenJohann Wilhelm MeigenJohann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
, 1803 - Chrysopelopia
- CladopelmaCladopelmaCladopelma is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae and tribe [] of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. Species are distributed world-wide Cladopelma is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae and tribe [(Chironomini)] of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1921 - CladotanytarsusCladotanytarsusCladotanytarsus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*C. amandus Hirvenoja, 1962*C. atridorsum Kieffer, 1924*C. australomancus Glover, 1973...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1921 - ClinotanypusClinotanypusClinotanypus is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1913 - ClunioClunioClunio is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family .-Species:*C. balticus Heimbach 1978*C. marinus Haliday 1855*C. marshalli Stone and Wirth, 1947...
Haliday, 1855 - Coelopynia
- Coelotanypus
- CoffmaniaCoffmaniaCoffmania is a genus of small yellow chironomid midges with two known species, both found in the Darjeeling and Sikkim areas of the Indian Himalayas. The generic name honours Professor W. P. Coffman of the University of Pittsburgh....
- Collartomyia
- Colosmittia
- CompteromesaCompteromesaCompteromesa is a genus of midges in the non-biting midge family ....
Sæther 1981 - Compterosmittia
- ConchapelopiaConchapelopiaConchapelopia is a genus of flies belonging to the family Chironomidae .-European species:*C. aagardi Murray, 1987 - Britain, Germany, Norway*C. abiskoensis Goetghebuer, 1940 - Finland, Sweden...
FittkauErnst Josef FittkauErnst Josef Fittkau is a German entomologist. He specializes in the Diptera, especially the family Chironomidae.-References:...
, 1957 - Conochironomus
- ConstempellinaConstempellinaConstempellina is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*C. bita Pankratova, 1983*C. brevicosta...
Brundin, 1947 - CorynoceraCorynoceraCorynocera is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*C. ambigua Zetterstedt, 1837*C. oliveri Lindeberg, 1970...
ZetterstedtJohan Wilhelm ZetterstedtJohan Wilhelm Zetterstedt was a Swedish naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.-Biography:Zetterstedt studied at the University of Lund, where he was a pupil of Anders Jahan Retzius. He received the title of professor in 1822 and succeeded Carl Adolph Agardh as professor of botany...
, 1838 - CorynoneuraCorynoneuraCorynoneura is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*C. arctica Kieffer, 1923*C. brundini Hirvenoja & Hirvenoja, 1988*C. carriana Edwards, 1924...
Winnertz, 1846 - CorynoneurellaCorynoneurellaCorynoneurella is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Brundin, 1949 - Corytibacladius
- CricotopusCricotopusCricotopus is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*C. annulator Goetghebuer, 1927*C. beckeri Hirvenoja, 1973*C. bicinctus *C. caducus Hirvenoja, 1973...
van der Wulp, 1874 - CryptochironomusCryptochironomusCryptochironomus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*C. albofasciatus *C. argus Roback, 1957*C. blarina...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1918 - CryptotendipesCryptotendipesCryptotendipes is a genus of holarctic non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*C. ariel *C. casuarius *C. darbyi...
Lenz, 1941 - CyphomellaCyphomellaCyphomella is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*C. argentea *C. cornea Sæther, 1977*C. gibbera Sæther, 1977*C. grisa...
Sæther 1977 - Dactylocladius
- Daitoyusurika
- DemeijereaDemeijereaDemeijerea is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*D. abruptus *D. brachialis *D. obreptus...
Kruseman, 1933 - DemicryptochironomusDemicryptochironomusDemicryptochironomus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*D. cuneatus *D. fastigatus *D. latior Reiss, 1988...
Lenz, 1941 - Denopelopia
- Derotanypus
- DiamesaDiamesaDiamesa is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Diamesinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*D. aberrata Lundbeck, 1898*D. alata Storå, 1945*D. alpina Tokunaga, 1936*D. amanoi Makarchenko & Kobayashi, 1997...
MeigenJohann Wilhelm MeigenJohann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
in Gistl, 1835 - DiamesinaeDiamesinaeDiamesinae is a subfamily of midges in the non-biting midge family .-Tribes & Genera:*Tribe Boreoheptagyiini Brundin, 1966*Genus Boreoheptagyia Brundin, 1966...
- DicrotendipesDicrotendipesDicrotendipes is a worldwide genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*D. adnilus Epler, 1987 *D. aethiops *D. botaurus...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1913 - DiplocladiusDiplocladiusDiplocladius is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*D. cultriger Kieffer in Kieffer & Thienemann, 1908...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1908 - Diplosmittia
- Djalmabatista FittkauErnst Josef FittkauErnst Josef Fittkau is a German entomologist. He specializes in the Diptera, especially the family Chironomidae.-References:...
, 1968 - Doithrix
- Doloplastus
- Doncricotopus
- Dratnalia
- Echinocladius
- Edwardsidia
- EinfeldiaEinfeldiaEinfeldia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*E. austini Beck & Beck, 1970*E. brunneipennis Johannsen, 1905*E. chelonia...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1924 - EndochironomusEndochironomusEndochironomus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*E. albipennis *E. nigricans *E. oldenbergi Goetghebuer, 1932...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1918 - Endotribelos
- EpoicocladiusEpoicocladiusEpoicocladius is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. There is one known species.-Species:*E. ephemerae...
Sulc & ZavÍel, 1924 - Eretmoptera
- EukiefferiellaEukiefferiellaEukiefferiella is a genus of European non-biting midgets in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Thienemann, 1926 - EurycnemusEurycnemusEurycnemus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
van der Wulp, 1874 - EuryhapsisEuryhapsisEuryhapsis is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Oliver, 1981 - Eusmittia
- Fissimentum
- Fittkauimyia
- FleuriaFleuriaFleuria is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*F. lacustris Kieffer, 1924...
- Freemaniella
- Friederia
- GeorthocladiusGeorthocladiusGeorthocladius is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Strenzke, 1941 - Gillotia KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1921 - Glushkovella
- GlyptotendipesGlyptotendipesGlyptotendipes is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*G. aequalis *G. amplus Townes, 1945*G. barbipes...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1913 - Goeldichironomus
- GraceusGraceusGraceus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*G. ambiguus Goetghebuer 1928...
Goetghebuer, 1928 - Gravatamberus
- Gressittius
- Guassutanypus
- GuttipelopiaGuttipelopiaGuttipelopia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*G. currani Beck & Beck, 1966*G. guttipennis *G. rosenbergi Bilyj, 1984...
FittkauErnst Josef FittkauErnst Josef Fittkau is a German entomologist. He specializes in the Diptera, especially the family Chironomidae.-References:...
, 1962 - GymnometriocnemusGymnometriocnemusGymnometriocnemus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Goetghebeur, 1932 - Gynnidocladius
- GynocladiusGynocladiusGynocladius is a parthenogenetic genus in the subfamily Orthocladiinae . A single species is recorded from Southeast Brazil, Gynocladius scalpellosus, described by Mendes, Sæther and Andrade-Morraye in 2005...
Mendes, Sæther & Andrade-Morraye, 2005 - Hahayusurika
- Halirytus
- HalocladiusHalocladiusHalocladius is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Hirvenoja, 1973 - Hanochironomus
- Hanocladius
- HarnischiaHarnischiaHarnischia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*H. angularis Albu & Botnariuc, 1966*H. curtilamellata *H. fuscimana Kieffer, 1921...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1921
- Harrisius
- Harrisonina
- HayesomyiaHayesomyiaHayesomyia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
Murray & Fittkau, 1985 - HeleniellaHeleniellaHeleniella is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Gouin, 1943 - HelopelopiaHelopelopiaHelopelopia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*H. cornuticaudata *H. pilicaudata...
Roback, 1971 - HenrardiaHenrardiaHenrardia is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*...
- Heptagyia
- HeterotanytarsusHeterotanytarsusHeterotanytarsus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Spärck, 1923 - HeterotrissocladiusHeterotrissocladiusHeterotrissocladius is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Spärck, 1923 - Hevelius
- Himatendipes
- Hirosimayusurika
- HudsonimyiaHudsonimyiaHudsonimyia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*H. karelena Roback, 1979*H. parrishi Caldwell & Soponis, 1982...
Roback, 1979 - Hydrobaenus
- Hyporhygma
- IchthyocladiusIchthyocladiusIchthyocladius is a genus of chironomid midges that belongs to the subfamily Orthocladiinae described by Fittkau based on one species, Ichthyocladius neotropicus, from Peru, though some other species were recognised, the lack of knowledge did not allow their description...
FittkauErnst Josef FittkauErnst Josef Fittkau is a German entomologist. He specializes in the Diptera, especially the family Chironomidae.-References:...
, 1974 - Ikiprimus
- Ikisecundus
- Imparipecten
- Indoaxarus
- Indocladius
- Ionthosmittia
- Irisobrillia
- Kaluginia
- Kamelopelopia
- Kaniwhaniwhanus
- Kiefferophyes
- KiefferulusKiefferulusKiefferulus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*K. dux *K. tendipediformis...
Goetghebuer, 1922 - Knepperia
- KloosiaKloosiaKloosia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*K. pusilla...
Kruseman 1933 - KrenopelopiaKrenopelopiaKrenopelopia is a Holarctic genus of the subfamily Tanypodinae of the non-biting midge family Chironomidae.*Krenopelopia alba Tokunaga, 1937*Krenopelopia amaminova Sasa, 1991*Krenopelopia binotata...
FittkauErnst Josef FittkauErnst Josef Fittkau is a German entomologist. He specializes in the Diptera, especially the family Chironomidae.-References:...
, 1962 - Krenopsectra
- KrenosmittiaKrenosmittiaKrenosmittia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Thienemann & Krüger, 1939 - Kribiobius
- Kribiocosmus
- Kribiodosis
- Kribiopelma
- Kribiothauma
- Kribioxenus
- Kurobebrillia
- Kuschelius
- LabrundiniaLabrundiniaLabrundinia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
FittkauErnst Josef FittkauErnst Josef Fittkau is a German entomologist. He specializes in the Diptera, especially the family Chironomidae.-References:...
, 1962 - LappodiamesaLappodiamesaLappodiamesa is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Diamesinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*L. multiseta Makarchenko, 1995*L. vidua *L. willasseni Makarchenko et Kerkis, 1991...
Serra-Tosio, 1968 - Lappokiefferiella
- Lapposmittia
- LarsiaLarsiaLarsia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*L. atrocincta *L. curticalcar...
FittkauErnst Josef FittkauErnst Josef Fittkau is a German entomologist. He specializes in the Diptera, especially the family Chironomidae.-References:...
, 1962 - Lasiodiamesa KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1924 - Laurotanypus
- Lauterborniella Thienemann & Bause, 1913
- Lepidopelopia
- Lepidopodus
- LerheimiaLerheimiaLerheimia is a genus of chironomid midges containing four described species found in Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.These are small chironomids with bare, protruding eyes, and distinctive wing venation with extended costa and down-curved anal vein.-References:*...
- Limaya
- LimnophyesLimnophyesLimnophyes is a genus of non-biting midges belonging to the family Chironomidae.-Holarctic species:*L. asquamatus*L. brachytomus*L. eltoni*L. minimus - global distribution except Australasia...
Eaton, 1875 - Lindebergia
- Linevitshia
- LipiniellaLipiniellaLipiniella is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*L. araenicola Shilova, 1961*L. moderata Kalugina, 1970*L. prima Shilova, Kerkis & Kiknadze, 1993...
Shilova 1961 - Lipurometriocnemus
- Lithotanytarsus
- LitocladiusLitocladiusLitocladius is a genus of chironomid midges that belongs to the subfamily Orthocladiinae and is composed of three species, Litocladius confusus Mendes et Andersen , Litocladius mateusi Mendes, Andersen & Sæther , and Litocladius floripa Mendes et Andersen all described from Brazil only...
Andersen, Mendes & Sæther 2004 - Ljungneria
- Lobodiamesa
- Lobomyia
- Lobosmittia
- Lopescladius
- Lunditendipes
- LyrocladiusLyrocladiusLyrocladius is a genus of chironomid midges that belongs to the subfamily Orthocladiinae and is composed of a single species, Lyrocladius radulatus Mendes et Andersen , described from Brazil. The genus is known from male adult stage only...
Mendes & Andersen, 2008 - MacropelopiaMacropelopiaMacropelopia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Thienemann, 1916 - Macropelopini
- Manoa
- Maoridiamesa
- Mapucheptagyia
- Maryella
- Mecaorus
- Megacentron
- Mesocricotopus
- MesosmittiaMesosmittiaThe genus Mesosmittia is cosmopolitan, thus occurring in all biogeographical regions except for Antarctica. Almost nothing or very little is known about its ecology, the larva of one species was described by Strenze as terrestrial, but adults can be collected using emergence traps set over...
Brundin, 1956 - MetriocnemusMetriocnemusMetriocnemus is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*M. acutus Sæther, 1995*M. aequalis Johannsen, 1934*M. albolineatus...
van der Wulp, 1874 - MicrochironomusMicrochironomusMicrochironomus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*M. deribae *M. lendli *M. nigrovittatus...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1918 - MicropsectraMicropsectraMicropsectra is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1909 - MicrotendipesMicrotendipesMicrotendipes is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*M. anticus *M. brevitarsis Brundin, 1947*M. britteni...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1915 - Microzetia
- MolleriellaMolleriellaMolleriella is a genus of fungi in the family Elsinoaceae....
- Mongolchironomus
- Mongolcladius
- Mongolyusurika
- MonodiamesaMonodiamesaMonodiamesa is a genus of midges in the non-biting midge family .-Species:*M. bathyphila *M. depectinata Saether, 1973*M. ekmani *M. prolilobata Saether, 1973*M. tuberculata Saether, 1973...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1922 - MonopelopiaMonopelopiaMonopelopia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
FittkauErnst Josef FittkauErnst Josef Fittkau is a German entomologist. He specializes in the Diptera, especially the family Chironomidae.-References:...
, 1962 - Murraycladius
- Nakataia
- Nandeca
- NanocladiusNanocladiusNanocladius is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1913 - Naonella
- Nasuticladius
- NatarsiaNatarsiaNatarsia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*N. baltimoreus *N. fastuosa *N. miripes *N. nugax...
FittkauErnst Josef FittkauErnst Josef Fittkau is a German entomologist. He specializes in the Diptera, especially the family Chironomidae.-References:...
, 1962 - Neelamia
- Neobrillia
- Neopodonomus
- Neostempellina
- NeozavreliaNeozavreliaNeozavrelia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. From the tribe Tanytarsini, There are 23 described species.-Distribution:...
Goetghebuer, 1941 - Nesiocladius
- Nilodorum
- Nilodosis
- NilotanypusNilotanypusNilotanypus is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1923 - NilothaumaNilothaumaNilothauma is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*N. babiyi *N. bicorne *N. mirabile...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1921 - Nimbocera
- Notocladius
- OdontomesaOdontomesaOdontomesa is a genus of midges in the non-biting midge family .-Species:*O. ferringtoni Saether, 1985*O. fulva *O. lutosopra...
Pagast, 1947 - Okayamayusurika
- Okinawayusurika
- Olecryptotendipes
- Oleia
- OliveridiaOliveridiaOliveridia is a genus of midges and consists of two species: hugginsi and tricornis.Oliveridia hugginsi Ferrington and Sæther is known from the Big Caney River in Kansas. It commonly emerges in January. This is the southern-most record of a species of the genus Oliveridia....
Sæther, 1980 - OmisusOmisusOmisus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*O. caledonicus *O. pica Townes, 1945...
Townes, 1945 - Onconeura
- Ophryophorus
- Oreadomyia
- OrthocladiinaeOrthocladiinaeOrthocladiinae is a subfamily of midges in the non-biting midge family . For lack of a better common name, they are simply referred to as orthoclads.-Genera:*Abiskomyia Edwards, 1937*Acamptocladius Brundin, 1956...
- OrthocladiusOrthocladiusOrthocladius is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
van der Wulp, 1874 - Oryctochlus
- Oukuriella
- PagastiaPagastiaPagastia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Diamesinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*P. sequax *P. altaica Makarchenko Kerkis & Ivanchenko, 1997*P. lanceolata...
Oliver, 1959 - PagastiellaPagastiellaPagastiella is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*P. orophila *P. ostansa...
Brundin, 1949 - Paraboreochlus Thienemann, 1939
- Parachaetocladius
- ParachironomusParachironomusParachironomus is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*P. abortivus *P. aculeatus *P. acutus...
Lenz, 1921 - ParacladiusParacladiusParacladius is a genus of European non-biting midget in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Hirvenoja, 1973 - ParacladopelmaParacladopelmaParacladopelma is a genus of Palearctic and Nearctic non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*P. alphaeus *P. camptolabis *P. doris...
Harnisch, 1923 - ParacricotopusParacricotopusParacricotopus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Thienemann & Harnisch, 1932 - ParakiefferiellaParakiefferiellaParakiefferiella is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Thienemann, 1936 - ParalauterborniellaParalauterborniellaParalauterborniella is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*P. nigrohalteralis...
Lenz, 1941 - ParalimnophyesParalimnophyesParalimnophyes is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Brundin, 1956 - ParamerinaParamerinaParamerina is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
FittkauErnst Josef FittkauErnst Josef Fittkau is a German entomologist. He specializes in the Diptera, especially the family Chironomidae.-References:...
, 1962 - ParametriocnemusParametriocnemusParametriocnemus is a genus of non-biting midges, distributed world-wide , in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the family ....
Goetghebuer, 1932 - Pamirocesa
- Paraborniella
- Parachironominae
- Paradoxocladius
- Paraheptagyia
- Paranilothauma
- Parapentaneura
- ParaphaenocladiusParaphaenocladiusParaphaenocladius is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Thienemann, 1924 - Paraphrotenia
- ParapsectraParapsectraParapsectra is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*P. chionophila *P. nana...
Reiss, 1969 - Parapsectrocladius
- Parasmittia
- ParatanytarsusParatanytarsusParatanytarsus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:* Paratanytarsus corbii Trivinho-Strixino, 2010* Paratanytarsus grimmi...
Thienemann & Bause, 1913 - ParatendipesParatendipesParatendipes is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*P. albimanus *P. basidens Townes, 1945*P. fuscitibia Sublette, 1960...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1911 - ParatrichocladiusParatrichocladiusParatrichocladius is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Thienemann, 1942 - ParatrissocladiusParatrissocladiusParatrichocladius is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
ZavÍel, 1937
- Parochlus EnderleinGünther EnderleinGünther Enderlein was a German zoologist, entomologist and later a manufacturer of pharmaceutical products. Enderlein got some international renown because of his insect research but in Germany he became famous because of his concept of the pleomorphism of microorganisms and his hypotheses about...
, 1912 - ParorthocladiusParorthocladiusParorthocladius is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Thienemann, 1935 - Parvitergum
- Paucispinigera
- Pelomus'
- Pentaneura
- Pentaneurella
- PentaneuriniPentaneuriniPentaneurini is a tribe of midges in the non-biting midge family .-Genera & Species:* Genus Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905*A. longistyla Fittkau, 1962*A. monilis *A. phatta...
- Pentapedilum
- Petalocladius
- PhaenopsectraPhaenopsectraPhaenopsectra is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*P. albescens *P. dyari *P. flavipes *P. incompta...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1921 - Physoneura
- Pirara
- PlatysmittiaPlatysmittiaPlatysmittia is a genus of midges in the non-biting midge family .Only two species are known. P. fimbriata is recorded from Tennessee and North Carolina. P. bilyji is known from Pennsylvania and Maryland,...
Saether, 1982 - Plhudsonia
- Podochlus
- Podonomopsis
- Podonomus
- PolypedilumPolypedilumPolypedilum is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. This is probably is the most species-rich of all chironomid genera.-Species:*Subgenus Cerobregma Zhang & Wang 1999...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1912 - Pontomyia
- PotthastiaPotthastiaPotthastia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Diamesinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*P. gaedii *P. iberica Serra-tosio, 1971*P. longimana Kieffer, 1922*P. montium...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1922 - Prochironomus
- ProcladiiniProcladiiniProcladiini is a tribe of midges in the non-biting midge family .-Genera & Species:*Genus Procladius Skuse, 1889*Sub Genus Holotanypus Roback, 1982...
- ProcladiusProcladiusProcladius is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*P. abetus Roback, 1971*P. abrupta *P. appropinquatus *P. arcuata...
SkuseFrederick A. Askew SkuseFrederick A. Askew Skuse was a British-Australian Entomologist.- Biography :thumb|Skuse's description of the Asian tiger mosquito under the name of Culex albopictus....
, 1889 - ProdiamesaProdiamesaProdiamesa is a genus of midges in the non-biting midge family .-Species:*P. cubita Garrett, 1925*P. olivacea *P. rufovittata Goetghebuer, 1932...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1906 - Propsilocerus
- Prosmittia
- ProtanypusProtanypusProtanypus is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Diamesinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*P. caudatus Edwards, 1924*P. forcipatus *P. hamiltoni Saether, 1975*P. morio...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1906 - PsectrocladiusPsectrocladiusPsectrocladius is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1906 - PsectrotanypusPsectrotanypusPsectrotanypus is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1909 - Pseudobrillia
- PseudochironomusPseudochironomusPseudochironomus is a genus of European and North American non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*P. anas Townes, 1945*P. articaudus Saether, 1977*P. badius Saether, 1977...
MallochJohn Russell MallochJohn Russell Malloch was a Scottish entomologist who specialised in Diptera.In 1910 he emigrated to Urbana, Illinois, United States.-References:See...
, 1915 - PseudodiamesaPseudodiamesaPseudodiamesa is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Diamesinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*P. arctica *P. branickii *P. latistyla Makarchenko, 1989...
Goetghebuer, 1939 - Pseudohydrobaenus
- PseudokiefferiellaPseudokiefferiellaPseudokiefferiella is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
Zavrel, 1941 - PseudorthocladiusPseudorthocladiusPseudorthocladius is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Goetghebuer, 1932 - PseudosmittiaPseudosmittiaPseudosmittia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Goetghebuer, 1932 - Psilochironomus
- PsilometriocnemusPsilometriocnemusPsilometriocnemus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Sæther, 1969 - Pterosis
- QiniellaQiniellaQiniella is a genus of non-biting midges in the diptera subfamily Orthocladiinae of the family Chironomidae.The genus Qiniella was first described by Xinhua Wang & Ole A. Sæther in 1998 for a single species, Q. lii, recorded from China. Posteriorly, Mendes and Andersen described two additional...
- Reissmesa
- Rheochlus
- RheocricotopusRheocricotopusRheocricotopus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Brundin, 1956 - Rheomus
- Rheomyia
- RheopelopiaRheopelopiaRheopelopia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
FittkauErnst Josef FittkauErnst Josef Fittkau is a German entomologist. He specializes in the Diptera, especially the family Chironomidae.-References:...
, 1962 - RheosmittiaRheosmittiaRheosmittia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Brundin, 1956 - RheotanytarsusRheotanytarsusRheotanytarsus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
Thienemann & Bause, 1913 - Rhinocladius
- Riethia
- RobackiaRobackiaRobackia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*R. claviger *R. demeijerei *R. pilicauda Sæther, 1977...
Sæther, 1977 - SaetheriaSaetheriaSaetheria is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*S. hirta Saether, 1983*S. reissi Jackson, 1977*S. tylus...
Jackson, 1977 - SaetheriellaSaetheriellaSaetheriella is a genus of North American non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family .-Genera & Species:*S. amplicristata Halvorsen, 1982...
Halvorsen, 1982 - Saetherocladius
- Saetherocryptus
- Saetheromyia
- Saetherops
- Sasayusurika
- SchineriellaSchineriellaSchineriella is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
Murray & Fittkau, 1988 - Semiocladius
- Setukoyusurika
- Seppia
- SergentiaSergentiaSergentia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*S. albescens *S. baueri Wülker, Kiknadze, Kerkis & Nevers, 1999*S. coracina...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1922 - Shangomyia
- Shilovia
- Skusella
- Skutzia
- SmittiaSmittiaSmittia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family .-Species:*S. albipennis *S. amoena Caspers, 1985*S. aterrima...
Holmgren, 1869 - Stackelbergina
- Stelechomyia
- StempellinaStempellinaStempellina is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
Thienemann & Bause, 1913 - StempellinellaStempellinellaStempellinella is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
Brundin, 1947 - StenochironomusStenochironomusStenochironomus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*S. aestivalis Townes, 1945*S. albipalpus Borkent, 1984*S. annettae Borkent, 1984...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1919 - StictochironomusStictochironomusStictochironomus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*S. albicrus *S. annulicrus *S. crassiforceps...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1919 - Stictocladius
- Stictotendipes
- Stilocladius Rossaro, 1979
- Sublettea
- Sublettiella
- Sumatendipes
- Symbiocladius KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1925 - SympotthastiaSympotthastiaSympotthastia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Diamesinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*S. fulva *S. gemmaformis Makarchenko, 1994*S. huldeni Tuiskunen, 1986...
Pagast, 1947 - SyndiamesaSyndiamesaSyndiamesa is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Diamesinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*S. edwardsi *S. hygropetrica *S. mira *S. nigra Rossaro, 1980...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1918 - SynendotendipesSynendotendipesSynendotendipes is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*S. luski Grodhaus, 1987*S. abranchius *S. dispar *S. impar...
Grodhaus, 1987 - SynorthocladiusSynorthocladiusSynorthocladius is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Thienemann, 1935 - TanypodinaeTanypodinaeTanypodinae is a subfamily of midges in the non-biting midge family .-Tribes & Genera:*Tribe Anatopyniini*Anatopynia Johannsen, 1905*Tribe Coelotanypodini*Clinotanypus Kieffer, 1913*Tribe Macropelopiini...
- TanypusTanypusTanypus is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
Meigen, 1803 - TanytarsiniTanytarsiniTanytarsini is a tribe of midges in the non-biting midge family .-Genera & Species:* Genius Afrozavrelia Harrison, 2004*A. kribiensis * Genius Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1921*C. amandus Hirvenoja, 1962...
- TanytarsusTanytarsusTanytarsus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family .-Species:*T. aberrans Lindeberg, 1970*T. aculeatus Brundin, 1949*T. anderseni Fittkau & Reiss, 1971...
van der Wulp, 1874 - Tavastia
- TelmatogetonTelmatogetonTelmatogeton is a genus of midges in the non-biting midge family .-Species:*T. abnormis *T. alaskensis Coquillett, 1900*T. atlanticum Oliveira, 1950*T. australicus Womersley, 1936...
Schiner, 1866 - TelmatopelopiaTelmatopelopiaTelmatopelopia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
FittkauErnst Josef FittkauErnst Josef Fittkau is a German entomologist. He specializes in the Diptera, especially the family Chironomidae.-References:...
, 1962 - Telopelopia
- Tempisquitoneura
- Tethymyia
- ThalassomyaThalassomyaThalassomya is a genus of midges in the non-biting midge family .-Species:*T. africana Edwards, 1926*T. bureni Wirth, 1949*T. frauenfeldi Schiner, 1856*T. japonica Tokunaga & Komyo, 1996*T. longipes Johnson, 1924...
Schiner, 1856 - ThalassosmittiaThalassosmittiaThalassosmittia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Strenzke & Remmert, 1957 - ThienemanniaThienemanniaThienemannia is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1909 - ThienemanniellaThienemanniellaThienemanniella is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1911 - ThienemannimyiaThienemannimyiaThienemannimyia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
FittkauErnst Josef FittkauErnst Josef Fittkau is a German entomologist. He specializes in the Diptera, especially the family Chironomidae.-References:...
, 1957 - Thienemanniola
- Tobachironomus
- TokunagaiaTokunagaiaTokunagaia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Sæther, 1973 - Tokunagayusurika
- Tokyobrillia
- Tosayusurika
- Townsia
- Toyamayusurika
- TribelosTribelosTribelos is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*T. ater *T. donatoris *T. fuscicorne...
Townes, 1945 - Trichochilus
- Trichosmittia
- Trichotanypus KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1906 - TrissocladiusTrissocladiusTrissocladius is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1908 - TrissopelopiaTrissopelopiaTrissopelopia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*T. conformis *T. dimorpha Cheng & Wang, 2005*T. flavida Kieffer, 1923...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1923 - Trondia
- Tsudayusurika
- Tusimayusurika
- TveteniaTveteniaTvetenia is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1922 - UnniellaUnniellaUnniella is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
Sæther, 1982 - UsambaromyiaUsambaromyiaUsambaromyia is a genus of African non-biting midges, and is the only genus in the subfamily Usambaromyiinae.-Species:*U. nigrala Andersen & Sæther, 1994...
Andersen & Sæther, 1994 - VirgatanytarsusVirgatanytarsusVirgatanytarsus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
Pinder, 1982 - Vivacricotopus
- Wirthiella
- XenochironomusXenochironomusXenochironomus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*X. trisetosis *X. ugandae...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1921 - XenopelopiaXenopelopiaXenopelopia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
FittkauErnst Josef FittkauErnst Josef Fittkau is a German entomologist. He specializes in the Diptera, especially the family Chironomidae.-References:...
, 1962 - Xestochironomus
- Xestotendipes
- Xiaomyia
- Xylotopus
- Yaeprimus
- Yaequartus
- Yaequintus
- Yaesecundus
- Yaetanytarsus
- Yaetertius
- Yama
- ZalutschiaZalutschiaZalutschia is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
Lipina, 1939 - ZavreliaZavreliaZavrelia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.Species of the genus are small to minute chironomids, which are recorded from both continents of the northern hemisphere...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1913 - ZavreliellaZavreliellaZavreliella is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*Z. marmorata...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1920 - ZavrelimyiaZavrelimyiaZavrelimyia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
FittkauErnst Josef FittkauErnst Josef Fittkau is a German entomologist. He specializes in the Diptera, especially the family Chironomidae.-References:...
, 1962 - Zelandochlus
- Zhouomyia
- Zuluchironomus
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- The Chironomid Home Page
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- Family Chironomidae at Soil and Water Conservation Society of Metro Halifax
- Checklist of UK Recorded Chironomidae
- Chironomidae at Nomina Insecta Nearctica
- Chironomid Palaeoecology @ UBC Okanagan
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