Chironomidae (informally known as
chironomids or
non-biting midges) are a family of
nematoceraNematocera , is a primitive suborder of elongated flies with thin, segmented antennae and mostly aquatic larvae, consisting of the mosquitoes, crane flies, gnats, and midges....
n
fliesTrue flies are insects of the order Diptera , possessing a single 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
CeratopogonidaeCeratopogonidae, or biting midges , are a family of small flies in the order Diptera...
, Simuliidae, and
ThaumaleidaeThaumaleidae, 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 and there are very few species known for this family...
. Many species superficially resemble mosquitoes but they lack the wing scales and elongate
mouthpartsThe mouthparts of arthropods have evolved into a number of forms, each adapted to a different style or mode of feeding. Most mouthparts represent modified, paired appendages, which in ancestral forms would have appeared more like legs than mouthparts. In general, arthropods have mouthparts for...
of the Culicidae. This is a large group of insects with over 5000 described species and 700 species in
North AmericaNorth America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and in the western hemisphere. It is bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southeast by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the North Pacific...
alone. Males are easily recognized by their plumose
antennaeAntennae in biology have historically been paired appendages used for sensing in arthropods and crustaceans. More recently, the term has also been applied to cilium structures present in many cell types of eukaryotes....
. Adults are sometimes known as "lake flies" in parts of
CanadaCanada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending 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 LakesThe Great Lakes are a collection of freshwater lakes located in eastern 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. They are sometimes referred to as the "Third...
area, and as "blind mosquitoes" in
FloridaFlorida is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the north. It was the 27th state admitted to the United States...
, USA.
Behavior and description
Larvae can be found in almost any aquatic or semiaquatic habitat, including treeholes, bromeliads, rotting vegetation, soil, and in sewage and artificial containers.
LarvaA larva is a young form of animal with indirect development, going through or undergoing metamorphosis ....
e of some species are bright red in color due to a
hemoglobinHemoglobin is the iron-containing oxygen-transport metalloprotein in the red blood cells of vertebrates, and the tissues of some invertebrates....
analog; these are often known as "bloodworms".
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 as food items for
fishA fish is any aquatic vertebrate animal that is typically ectothermic , covered with scales, and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins...
such as
troutTrout are a number of species of freshwater and saltwater fish belonging to the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family. Salmon belong to some of the same genera as trout but, unlike most trout, most salmon species spend almost all their lives in salt water...
and other
aquatic organismsAn 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...
. The flying midges themselves are also eaten by fish, and insectivorous birds such as
swallowThe 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. The
larvaA larva is a young form of animal with indirect development, going through or undergoing metamorphosis ....
e are consumed by certain
amphibianAmphibians , such as frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians, are ectothermic animals that metamorphose from a juvenile water-breathing form, to an adult air-breathing form. Though amphibians typically have four limbs, the Caecilians are notable for being limbless. Unlike other land...
s, such as the
rough-skinned newtThe rough-skinned newt is a North American newt known for its strong poison.- Subspecies :T. granulosa is divided into two subspecies. Both have rough or granular skin, except for breeding males, which additionally exhibit swollen vents and cornified toe pads.* The rough-skinned newt The...
. The species is also used by fly
anglerAngler may refer to:* A fisherman* One who practices the fishing method of angling*Angler * The angler, Lophius piscatorius, a goosefish* More generally, any anglerfish in the order Lophiiformes...
s, who design and tie imitators to catch trout.
They are also important as indicator organisms, i.e., the presence, absence, or quantities of various species in a given body of water can indicate whether pollutants may be present. Their fossils are also widely used by
palaeolimnologistPaleolimnology 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...
s as indicators of past environmental changes, including past climatic changes.
Subfamilies and genera
The family is divided into eleven subfamilies: Aphroteniinae,
BuchonomyiinaeBuchonomyiinae 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,
ChironominaeChironominae is a subfamily of midges in the non-biting midge family .-Genera:*Tribe Chironomini*Axarus
Roback 1980*Baeotendipes
Kieffer, 1913*Beckidia
Sæther 1979...
,
DiamesinaeDiamesinae is a subfamily of midges in the non-biting midge family .-Tribes & Genera:*Tribe Boreoheptagyiini Brundin, 1966*Genus Boreoheptagyia Brundin, 1966...
,
OrthocladiinaeOrthocladiinae 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...
,
PodonominaePodonominae 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...
,
ProdiamesinaeProdiamesinae 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...
,
TanypodinaeTanypodinae is a subfamily of midges in the non-biting midge family .-Tribes & Genera:*Tribe Anatopyniini*Anatopynia Johannsen, 1905*Tribe Coelotanypodini*Clinotanypus Kieffer, 1913...
,
TelmatogetoninaeTelmatogetoninae is a subfamily of midges in the non-biting midge family .-Genera & Species:*Genus Telmatogeton Schiner, 1866*T. abnormis *T. alaskensis Coquillett, 1900...
,
UsambaromyiinaeUsambaromyiinae 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....
.
- Abiskomyia
Abiskomyia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
EdwardsFrederick Wallace Edwards , was an English entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
, 1937
- Ablabesmyia
Ablabesmyia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
Johannsen, 1905
- Acamptocladius
Acamptocladius is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
Brundin, 1956
- Acricotopus
Acricotopus is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Afrozavrelia
Afrozavrelia 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
- Alotanypus
Alotanypus is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*A. aris Roback, 1971*A. kuroberobusta ...
Roback, 1971
- Anatopynia
Anatopynia is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
Johannsen, 1905
- Antillocladius
Antillocladius 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
- Apedilum
Apedilum is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*A. elachistus Townes, 1945*A. subcinctum Townes, 1945...
Townes, 1945
- Apometriocnemus
Apometriocnemus 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...
Sæther, 1984
- Apsectrotanypus
Apsectrotanypus is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
FittkauErnst Josef Fittkau is a German entomologist. He specializes in the Diptera, especially the family Chironomidae....
, 1962
- Arctodiamesa
Arctodiamesa is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Diamesinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*A. appendiculata *A. breviramosa Makarchenko, 1995...
Makarchenko, 1983
- Arctopelopia
Arctopelopia is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
FittkauErnst Josef Fittkau is a German entomologist. He specializes in the Diptera, especially the family Chironomidae....
, 1962
- Asheum
Asheum is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
- Australopelopia
Australopelopia is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
- Axarus
The 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
- Baeoctenus
Baeoctenus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
- Baeotendipes
Baeotendipes is a genus of European non-biting midges, in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Beardius
Beardius 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...
- Beckidia
Beckidia 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...
Sæther 1979
- Belgica
- Bethbilbeckia
- Boreochlus Edwards, 1938
- Boreoheptagyia
Boreoheptagyia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Diamesinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.Boreoheptagyia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Diamesinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
Brundin 1966
- Boreosmittia
Boreosmittia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
- Brillia
Brillia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the family .-Species:*B. bifida *B. flavifrons ...
KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Bryophaenocladius
Bryophaenocladius is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Thienemann, 1934
- Buchonomyia
Buchonomyia 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 Fittkau is a German entomologist. He specializes in the Diptera, especially the family Chironomidae....
, 1955
- Camptocladius
Camptocladius is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
van der Wulp, 1874
- Carbochironomus
Carbochironomus 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
- Cardiocladius
Cardiocladius is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Chaetocladius
Chaetocladius is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family .-Species:*C. subplumosus *C. acuminatus Brundin 1956...
KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Chernovskiia
Chernovskiia 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
- Chironomus
Chironomus is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family, Chironomidae.-Species:Chironomus contains the following species :* Chironomus anonymus
Williston...
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
- Cladopelma
Cladopelma is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*C. amachaerus *C. boydi ...
KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Cladotanytarsus
Cladotanytarsus 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...
KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Clinotanypus
Clinotanypus is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Clunio
Clunio 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...
Haliday, 1855
- Coelotanypus
- Compteromesa
Compteromesa is a genus of midges in the non-biting midge family ....
Sæther 1981
- Compterosmittia
- Conchapelopia
Conchapelopia 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 Fittkau is a German entomologist. He specializes in the Diptera, especially the family Chironomidae....
, 1957
- Constempellina
Constempellina 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
- Corynocera
Corynocera 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 Zetterstedt was a Swedish naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.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 and...
, 1838
- Corynoneura
Corynoneura 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...
Winnertz, 1846
- Corynoneurella
Corynoneurella is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Brundin, 1949
- Cricotopus
Cricotopus 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...
van der Wulp, 1874
- Cryptochironomus
Cryptochironomus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*C. albofasciatus *C. argus Roback, 1957...
KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Cryptotendipes
Cryptotendipes is a genus of holarctic non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*C. ariel *C. casuarius ...
Lenz, 1941
- Cyphomella
Cyphomella 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...
Sæther 1977
- Demeijerea
Demeijerea is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*D. abruptus *D. brachialis ...
Kruseman, 1933
- Demicryptochironomus
Demicryptochironomus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*D. cuneatus *D. fastigatus ...
Lenz, 1941
- Denopelopia
- Derotanypus
- Diamesa
Diamesa 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...
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
- Dicrotendipes
Dicrotendipes is a world-wide genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*D. adnilus Epler, 1987 *D. aethiops ...
KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Diplocladius
Diplocladius 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 Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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 Fittkau
Ernst Josef Fittkau is a German entomologist. He specializes in the Diptera, especially the family Chironomidae....
, 1968
- Doithrix
- Doncricotopus
- Echinocladius
- Einfeldia
Einfeldia 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...
KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Endochironomus
Endochironomus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*E. albipennis *E. nigricans ...
KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Epoicocladius
Epoicocladius 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
- Eukiefferiella
Eukiefferiella is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Thienemann, 1926
- Eurycnemus
Eurycnemus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
van der Wulp, 1874
- Euryhapsis
Euryhapsis is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Oliver, 1981
- Fittkauimyia
- Georthocladius
Georthocladius is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Strenzke, 1941
- Gillotia
Gillotia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*G. alboviridis ...
KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Glyptotendipes
Glyptotendipes is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*G. aequalis *G. amplus Townes, 1945...
KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Graceus
Graceus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
Goetghebuer, 1928
- Gravatamberus
- Guttipelopia
Guttipelopia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
FittkauErnst Josef Fittkau is a German entomologist. He specializes in the Diptera, especially the family Chironomidae....
, 1962
- Gymnometriocnemus
Gymnometriocnemus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Goetghebeur, 1932
- Gynocladius
Gynocladius 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
- Halocladius
Halocladius is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Hirvenoja, 1973
- Harnischia
Harnischia 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 ...
KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Hayesomyia
Hayesomyia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
Murray & Fittkau, 1985
- Heleniella
Heleniella is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Gouin, 1943
- Helopelopia
Helopelopia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*H. cornuticaudata *H. pilicaudata ...
Roback, 1971
- Heterotanytarsus
Heterotanytarsus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Spärck, 1923
- Heterotrissocladius
Heterotrissocladius is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Spärck, 1923
- Hudsonimyia
Hudsonimyia 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
- Ichthyocladius
Ichthyocladius 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 Fittkau is a German entomologist. He specializes in the Diptera, especially the family Chironomidae....
, 1974
- Irisobrillia
- Kiefferulus
Kiefferulus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*K. dux *K. tendipediformis ...
Goetghebuer, 1922
- Kloosia
Kloosia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*K. pusilla ...
Kruseman 1933
- Krenopelopia
Krenopelopia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
FittkauErnst Josef Fittkau is a German entomologist. He specializes in the Diptera, especially the family Chironomidae....
, 1962
- Krenosmittia
Krenosmittia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Thienemann & Krüger, 1939
- Labrundinia
Labrundinia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
FittkauErnst Josef Fittkau is a German entomologist. He specializes in the Diptera, especially the family Chironomidae....
, 1962
- Lappodiamesa
Lappodiamesa is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Diamesinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*L. multiseta Makarchenko, 1995*L. vidua ...
Serra-Tosio, 1968
- Larsia
Larsia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*L. atrocincta *L. curticalcar ...
FittkauErnst Josef Fittkau is a German entomologist. He specializes in the Diptera, especially the family Chironomidae....
, 1962
- Lasiodiamesa Kieffer
Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Lauterborniella Thienemann & Bause, 1913
- Limnophyes
Limnophyes 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
- Lipiniella
Lipiniella 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...
Shilova 1961
- Lipurometriocnemus
- Litocladius
Litocladius 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
- Lopescladius
- Lyrocladius
Lyrocladius 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
- Macropelopia
Macropelopia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Thienemann, 1916
- Mesocricotopus
- Mesosmittia
The 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
- Metriocnemus
Metriocnemus 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...
van der Wulp, 1874
- Microchironomus
Microchironomus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*M. deribae *M. lendli ...
KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Micropsectra
Micropsectra is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Microtendipes
Microtendipes is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*M. anticus *M. brevitarsis Brundin, 1947...
KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Monodiamesa
Monodiamesa is a genus of midges in the non-biting midge family .-Species:*M. bathyphila *M. depectinata Saether, 1973*M. ekmani ...
KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Monopelopia
Monopelopia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
FittkauErnst Josef Fittkau is a German entomologist. He specializes in the Diptera, especially the family Chironomidae....
, 1962
- Nanocladius
Nanocladius is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Natarsia
Natarsia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
FittkauErnst Josef Fittkau is a German entomologist. He specializes in the Diptera, especially the family Chironomidae....
, 1962
- Neozavrelia
Neozavrelia 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
- Nilotanypus
Nilotanypus is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Nilothauma
Nilothauma is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*N. babiyi *N. bicorne ...
KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Odontomesa
Odontomesa is a genus of midges in the non-biting midge family .-Species:*O. ferringtoni Saether, 1985*O. fulva *O. lutosopra ...
Pagast, 1947
- Oliveridia
Oliveridia is a genus of midges and consists of two species: hugginsi and tricornis.Oliveridia hugginsi Ferrington and Saether 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
- Omisus
Omisus 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
- Oreadomyia
- Orthocladius
Orthocladius is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
van der Wulp, 1874
- Pagastia
Pagastia 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...
Oliver, 1959
- Pagastiella
Pagastiella 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
- Parachironomus
Parachironomus is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*P. abortivus *P. aculeatus ...
Lenz, 1921
- Paracladius
Paracladius is a genus of European non-biting midget in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Hirvenoja, 1973
- Paracladopelma
Paracladopelma is a genus of Palearctic and Nearctic non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*P. alphaeus *P. camptolabis ...
Harnisch, 1923
- Paracricotopus
Paracricotopus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Thienemann & Harnisch, 1932
- Parakiefferiella
Parakiefferiella is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Thienemann, 1936
- Paralauterborniella
Paralauterborniella is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*P. nigrohalteralis ...
Lenz, 1941
- Paralimnophyes
Paralimnophyes is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Brundin, 1956
- Paramerina
Paramerina is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
FittkauErnst Josef Fittkau is a German entomologist. He specializes in the Diptera, especially the family Chironomidae....
, 1962
- Parametriocnemus
Parametriocnemus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Goetghebuer, 1932
- Parapentaneura
- Paraphaenocladius
Paraphaenocladius is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Thienemann, 1924
- Parapsectra
Parapsectra is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
Reiss, 1969
- Parasmittia
- Paratanytarsus
Paratanytarsus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
Thienemann & Bause, 1913
- Paratendipes
Paratendipes is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*P. albimanus *P. basidens Townes, 1945...
KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Paratrichocladius
Paratrichocladius is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Thienemann, 1942
- Paratrissocladius
Paratrichocladius is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
ZavÍel, 1937
- Parochlus Enderlein
Günther Enderlein was a German zoologist, entomologist and later a manufacturer of pharmaceutical products near Hamburg...
, 1912
- Parorthocladius
Parorthocladius is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Thienemann, 1935
- Pentaneura
- Phaenopsectra
Phaenopsectra is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*P. albescens *P. dyari ...
KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Parapsectra
Parapsectra is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
Reiss, 1969
- Paratanytarsus
Paratanytarsus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
Thienemann & Bause, 1913
- Pirara
- Platysmittia
Platysmittia 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
- Polypedilum
Lauterborniella 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 Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Potthastia
Potthastia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Diamesinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*P. gaedii *P. iberica Serra-tosio, 1971...
KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Procladius
Procladius is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
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
- Prodiamesa
Prodiamesa is a genus of midges in the non-biting midge family .-Species:*P. cubita Garrett, 1925*P. olivacea *P. rufovittata Goetghebuer, 1932...
KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Protanypus
Protanypus is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Diamesinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*P. caudatus Edwards, 1924*P. forcipatus ...
KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Psectrocladius
Psectrocladius is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Psectrotanypus
Psectrotanypus is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Pseudokiefferiella
Pseudokiefferiella is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
Zavrel, 1941
- Pseudochironomus
Pseudochironomus 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...
MallochJohn Russell Malloch was a Scottish entomologist who specialised in Diptera.In 1910 he emigrated to Urbana, Illinois, United States.-References:See...
, 1915
- Pseudodiamesa
Pseudodiamesa is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Diamesinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*P. arctica *P. branickii ...
Goetghebuer, 1939
- Pseudorthocladius
Pseudorthocladius is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Goetghebuer, 1932
- Pseudosmittia
Pseudosmittia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Goetghebuer, 1932
- Psilometriocnemus
Psilometriocnemus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Sæther, 1969
- Rheocricotopus
Rheocricotopus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Brundin, 1956
- Rheomyia
- Rheopelopia
Rheopelopia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
FittkauErnst Josef Fittkau is a German entomologist. He specializes in the Diptera, especially the family Chironomidae....
, 1962
- Rheosmittia
Rheosmittia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Brundin, 1956
- Rheotanytarsus
Rheotanytarsus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
Thienemann & Bause, 1913
- Robackia
Robackia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*R. claviger *R. demeijerei ...
Sæther, 1977
- Saetheria
Saetheria 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...
Jackson, 1977
- Saetheriella
Saetheriella 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
- Schineriella
Schineriella is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
Murray & Fittkau, 1988
- Semiocladius
- Sergentia
Sergentia 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...
KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Smittia
Smittia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family .-Species:*S. albipennis *S. amoena Caspers, 1985...
Holmgren, 1869
- Stackelbergina
- Stelechomyia
- Stempellina
Stempellina is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
Thienemann & Bause, 1913
- Stempellinella
Stempellinella is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
Brundin, 1947
- Stenochironomus
Stenochironomus 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...
KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Stictochironomus
Stictochironomus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*S. albicrus *S. annulicrus ...
KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Stilocladius Rossaro, 1979
- Sublettea
- Sublettiella
- Symbiocladius Kieffer
Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Sympotthastia
Sympotthastia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Diamesinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*S. fulva *S. gemmaformis Makarchenko, 1994...
Pagast, 1947
- Syndiamesa
Syndiamesa is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Diamesinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*S. edwardsi *S. hygropetrica ...
KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Synendotendipes
Synendotendipes is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*S. luski Grodhaus, 1987*S. abranchius ...
Grodhaus, 1987
- Synorthocladius
Synorthocladius is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Thienemann, 1935
- Tanypus
Tanypus is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
Meigen, 1803
- Tanytarsus
Tanytarsus 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...
van der Wulp, 1874
- Tavastia
- Telmatogeton
Telmatogeton is a genus of midges in the non-biting midge family .-Species:*T. abnormis *T. alaskensis Coquillett, 1900*T. atlanticum Oliveira, 1950...
Schiner, 1866
- Telmatopelopia
Telmatopelopia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
FittkauErnst Josef Fittkau is a German entomologist. He specializes in the Diptera, especially the family Chironomidae....
, 1962
- Telopelopia
- Tethymyia
- Thalassomya
Thalassomya is a genus of midges in the non-biting midge family .-Species:*T. africana Edwards, 1926*T. bureni Wirth, 1949*T. frauenfeldi Schiner, 1856...
Schiner, 1856
- Thalassosmittia
Thalassosmittia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Strenzke & Remmert, 1957
- Thienemannia
Thienemannia is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Thienemanniella
Thienemanniella is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Thienemannimyia
Thienemannimyia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
FittkauErnst Josef Fittkau is a German entomologist. He specializes in the Diptera, especially the family Chironomidae....
, 1957
- Tokunagaia
Tokunagaia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family ....
Sæther, 1973
- Tribelos
Tribelos is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*T. ater *T. donatoris ...
Townes, 1945
- Trichochilus
- Trichotanypus Kieffer
Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Trissocladius
Trissocladius is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Trissopelopia
Trissopelopia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Tvetenia
Tvetenia is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Unniella
Unniella is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
Sæther, 1982
- Usambaromyia
Usambaromyia 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
- Virgatanytarsus
Virgatanytarsus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
Pinder, 1982
- Vivacricotopus
- Xenochironomus
Xenochironomus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*X. trisetosis *X. ugandae ...
KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Xenopelopia
Xenopelopia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
FittkauErnst Josef Fittkau is a German entomologist. He specializes in the Diptera, especially the family Chironomidae....
, 1962
- Xestochironomus
- Xylotopus
- Zalutschia
Zalutschia is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
Lipina, 1939
- Zavrelia
Zavrelia 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 Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Zavreliella
Zavreliella is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*Z. marmorata ...
KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French entomologist who specialised in 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
- Zavrelimyia
Zavrelimyia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
FittkauErnst Josef Fittkau is a German entomologist. He specializes in the Diptera, especially the family Chironomidae....
, 1962
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